SIMPLE PRESENT

TENSE
 Simple Present Tense
NOMINAL VERBAL

I am a student at this I go to school

.school .everymoring
You are a teacher at
.this school She goes to
He is a lecturer at school
.this college .everymorning
Let’s look
at some
Do you know when
.examples we use simple
?present tense
 PRESENT SIMPLE
We use the Present Simple to
describe habits, facts, states and
regular actions.
It is the most common tense in
English.
: Rule 1 We will divide the Pronouns into 2
groups.

Basic form of the

I, You, We, They verbs

He, She, It
s es
or +
It ‘s always like this
always

on
Mondays never

once
sometimes
a week

every day often

usually
 :Rule 2
For third person singular form, verbs have
to be changed as follows

–o
,Verbs ending in
s, -x,-ch,-sh- Add -es

Verbs ending in y
Remove

Consonant +y
Add -ies
Rules For Adding S To
He She It
1) We add es to the base form when the verb ends
with ch, sh, s, x, z, o

watch watches O

S Sh Ch X Z
2) When the verb ends with Y and there is a
consonant before , we will drop it and add ies

fly fl flies

3) When a verb ends with y and there is a vowel

before, we will NOT drop the y and add just s
play plays
 Positive Sentences (+)

Subject Rest of the

verb1
I + + sentence
You We They

The boys go to the pool.

They work in the bank.
 + +
verb1+s
Subject
es rest of the
ies sentence
He She It

The boy goes to the pool.

She works in the bank
)-( Negative Sentence
Subject + Do not/Does not + Verb 1 + Complement

I, You, We, They = Do not

She, He, It = Does not
: Example
You do not work in the bank
Nana does not work in the bank
)?( Interrogative Sentence

? Do /Does + Subjcet + Verb 1 + Complement

I, You, We, They = Do
She, He, It = Does
: Example
? Do you work in the bank
? Does Nana work in the bank
LET’S PRACTISE
Fill in :
1) My brother sometimes _____ (go) fishing.
2) The dolls _____ (sit) on the cupboard.
3) The boys ______ (play) on the beach every summer.
4) The girl ______ (brush) her hair twice a day.
LET’S CHECK
Fill in :
1) My brother sometimes goes fishing.
2) The dolls sit on the cupboard.
3) The boys play on the beach every summer.
4) The girl brushes her hair twice a day.
 Time expressions Adverb of
Frequency
Beginning or end of Before the main verb
sentence After family Be
..every ..once a always never sometimes

On Sundays ..twice a usually often seldom

They go to ballet She always walks to

lesson once a week. school.
He is often late for
school.
They don’t usually read.