The document provides information about the simple present tense in English. It defines the simple present tense as describing habits, unchanging situations, general truths, and fixed arrangements. It notes that the base verb form is used for all persons except 3rd person singular, which takes -s. Examples of affirmative, interrogative, and negative forms are provided along with exercises for learners to practice forming simple present tense verbs.
The document provides information about the simple present tense in English. It defines the simple present tense as describing habits, unchanging situations, general truths, and fixed arrangements. It notes that the base verb form is used for all persons except 3rd person singular, which takes -s. Examples of affirmative, interrogative, and negative forms are provided along with exercises for learners to practice forming simple present tense verbs.
The document provides information about the simple present tense in English. It defines the simple present tense as describing habits, unchanging situations, general truths, and fixed arrangements. It notes that the base verb form is used for all persons except 3rd person singular, which takes -s. Examples of affirmative, interrogative, and negative forms are provided along with exercises for learners to practice forming simple present tense verbs.
_________________________________________________________________________ READ AGAIN AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
WHAT DOES LUCY DO BEFORE SCHOOL?
She helps her mom
WHERE DOES SHE DO HER HOMEWORK?
In the diner she does her homework
WHEN DO LUCY’S FRIENDS VISIT HER?
In the evening my friends sometimes come to the diner
HOW OFTEN DOES SHE WORK TILL TEN?
Once a week, on saturdays till 10 p.m
WHAT DOES LUCY DO EVERY EVENING?
Take a long shower because she smell like fried food PRESENT SIMPLE The simple present tense is one of several forms of present tense in English. It is used to describe habits, unchanging situations, general truths, and fixed arrangements. The simple present tense is simple to form. Just use the base form of the verb: (I take, you take, we take, they take) The 3rd person singular takes an -s at the end. (he takes, she takes)
Affirmative Interrogative Negative
I think Do I think? I do not think You think Do you think? You do not think He thinks Does he think? He does not think She thinks Does she think? She does not think It thinks Does it think? It does not think We think Do we think? We do not think. They think Do they think? They do not think. NOTES ON THE SIMPLE PRESENT, THIRD PERSON SINGULAR •In the third person singular the verb always ends in -s: he wants, she needs, he gives, she thinks.
•Negative and question forms use DOES (= the third person of the auxiliary 'DO') + the infinitive of the verb. He wants ice cream. Does he want strawberry? He does not want vanilla.
•Verbs ending in -y : the third person changes the -y to -ies:
fly --> flies, cry --> cries
Exception: if there is a vowel before the -y:
play --> plays, pray --> prays
•Add -es to verbs ending in:-ss, -x, -sh, -ch:
he passes, she catches, he fixes, it pushes Affirmative: Interrogative. 1.- She goes to school every day. 1.- Does she go to school every day? 2.- She drinks coffee in the morning. 2.- Does she drink coffee in the morning? 3.- He works with her father.. 3.- Does he work with her father? 4.- Luis likes to play the guitar. 4.- Does Luis like to play the guitar? 5.- Alicia has two kids. 5.- Does Alicia have two kids? 6.- He lives here. 6.- Do you live here?
Negative: Short Answers
1.- She doesn't go to school every day. 1.- Yes, she does 2.- She doesn't drink coffee in the morning. 2.- No, she doesn't 3.- He doesn'tworks with her father.. 3.- Yes, he does 4.- Luis doesn't like to play the guitar. 4.- No, he doesn't 5.- Alicia doesn't have two kids. 5.- Yes, she does 6.- He doesn´t live here. 6.- Yes, I do Exercises Fill the blank using the simple present tense
Ben ________ (work) in a hospital.
_____ he _____ (want) to eat? _____ you _____ (like) fish? Samantha _____ (play) tennis twice a week. She _____ (not/teach) English Valerie _____ (study) English at university. Matthew never _____ (watch) television.
_____ she _____ (play) football?
They always _____ (eat) dinner at 7 o'clock
We _____ (not/live) in a big house.
Exercises Fill the blank using the simple present tense
Ben _does__ (work) in a hospital.
_Does__ he _wants__ (want) to eat? _Do__ you _like__ (like) fish? Samantha _plays__ (play) tennis twice a week. She __does not teach__ (not/teach) English Valerie _studies_ (study) English at university. Matthew never __watches__ (watch) television.