Simple Present Tense

Tengku Nurizzah Iwani Binti Tengku Hasni

Muhd Idzham Bin Md Zakri
Definitions

 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.
 Example :

I smoke (habit) ; I work in London (unchanging situation); London is a large city (general truth)
How to Form the Simple Present

 Example : play

 First-person singular: I play

Second-person singular: You play
Third-person singular: He/she/it plays (note the ‑s)
First-person plural: We play
Second-person plural: You play
Third-person plural: They play
 Quiz Time!!

Choose the correct form. Negative Sentences

Make negative sentences.
1. We sometimes ________ books.
A. read B. reads My father makes breakfast. → ___________________
They are eleven. → ___________________
2. Emily _____ to the disco. She writes a letter. → ___________________
A. go B. goes

3. It often ______ on Sundays.

A. rain B. rains

4. Pete and his sister _______ the family car.

A. wash B. washes

5. I always ______ to the bus stop.

A. hurry B. hurries