Simple Present Tense

Presentation by Kristi Reyes

Simple Present Tense:
Uses
 Everyday activities: What do you do
every day?

 Routines, habits

 General truths
What do these people do?
bake
cut / style hair
build
deliver
draw / design
drive
fix / repair plumbing,
appliances
fly
garden
guard
manage / supervise
paint
use a computer / program
answer telephone, type, file,
take messages
sell
serve, help customers
teach
research, do experiments
wash dishes
clean, wax
weld
Third Person

 He / She / It
 Singular subject (my friend, the boss,
a co-worker)

 Verb + s
 Goes, works, talks, does, speaks
 Spelling rules: Third person
verbs in simple present tense
1. teach
research

wash
push
Third Person Spelling Rules

passes

fixes
waxes

Rule 1: verbs ending in –ch, -sh, -ss,

and –x + es
Third Person Spelling Rules

2. flies
dries
tries
studies

Rule 2: final consonant + y ->

- y + ies
Third Person Spelling Rules

3. does
goes
have
Online Practice

 Practice 1
 Practice 2
What about you?

 Ask and answer these questions

with a classmate:
1. What time do you get up in the
morning? I get up at …
2. What time do you go to bed? How
many hours do you sleep per night?
3. Do you eat breakfast? What do you
usually have?
What about you?

3. What do you like to do in your free

time?

4. Do you exercise? What exercises

do you do or what sports do you
play?
What about you?

5. What chores do you do in your

household?

6. What do you do at your job?

 Find and correct the mistakes:

1. I work for a very good company, and I am also a

student at MiraCosta College.
2. The manager talks with all employees once a
week.
3. The manager and I have a meeting today.
4. The company’s profits looks good.
5. The technician fixes any computer problems we
have.
6. Everybody works hard every day, and the
company morale is high.
7. The people in this company really like working
here.
Negatives in Simple Present
Tense
 Change these to negative:
1. I work. I don’t work.
2. I like my job. I don’t like my job
3. They have benefits. They don’t have
benefits.
4. We have a nice boss. We don’t have
a nice boss.
Negatives in Simple Present
Tense
 Change these to negative:
1. She has a lot of experience.
2. She doesn’t have experience
3. He drives to his work.
4. He doesn’t drive to his work.
5. The new employee comes early.
6. The new employee doesn’t come early.
7. My co-worker talks to me. My co
workers doesn’t talk to me.
Negatives in simple present
tense
1. I / you / we / they
Plural subject (the workers, the
people)
+ do not (don’t) + verb
2. He / she / it
Singular subject
+ does not (doesn’t) + verb (no –s)
Questions in Simple Present
Tense
 Change these statements to
questions:

1. I work. Do you work?

2. I like my job. Do you like your job?
3. They have benefits. Do they have
benefits?
4. We have a nice boss. Do we have a
nice boss?
Questions in Simple Present
Tense
 Change these statements to questions:
1. She has a lot of experience.
2. Does she have a lot of experience.
3. He drives to his work.
4. Does he drive to his work.
5. The new employee comes early.
6. Does the new employee comes early
7. Your co-worker talks to you.
Questions in Simple Present
Tense
1. Do + I / you / we / they + verb + ?

2. Does he / she / it + verb + ?

Partner Practice
Online Practice

 Quiz: Questions and negatives

 All + Trivia

 Type the negatives 1

 Simple Present Questions

 Type the negatives 2

 Type yes/no questions

Any questions?
Time to write a paragraph

 The instructor will show you a picture.

Write a paragraph of 6 – 10 sentences
describing the actions of the people in
the picture.
 Use simple present tense verbs
(affirmative and negative).
 Use a topic sentence and conclusion.