Simple Present Tense

Simple Present Tense

USES

• Everyday activities: What do you do every day?

• Routines, habits
• General truths
Rule 3: do, go, have
I like to watch television TV.

No, I don’t. I never do exercises.

 I wash the dishes.

I manage my team.
Subject + do/does + not + v
Example:
• I don’t like pizza.
• She doesn’t like pizza.
The
That (1 benda/orang) woman
Those (more than 1) women/ Those two
women don’t like pizza.
1. I don’t work.
2. I don’t like my job.
3. They don’t have benefits.
4. We don’t have a nice boss.
1. She doesn’t have a lot of experience.
2. He doesn’t drive to his work.
3. The new employee doesn’t come early.
4. My co-worker doesn’t talk to me.
1. Do you work?
2. Do you like your job?
3. Do they have benefits?
4. Do you have a nice boss?
1. Does she have a lot of experience?
2. Does he drive to his work?
3. Does the new employee come early?
4. Does my co-worker talk to me?
I will show you a picture.
• I brush my teeth in the morning. After that, I have breakfast and my
mom cooks in the kitchen.
• Usually, my father watches television and my brother goes to school.
• At 2 pm, I prepare to go home.
• In the afternoon, my sister watches television and I study in my
bedroom.
• At 10 pm, usually my father sleeps and I study beside him.
Keterang Waktu (jumat kasi lagi+exercise)
• Every …
• Usually
• Always
• Never
• Sometimes
• Often
 SIGNAL WORDS FOR
THE SIMPLE PRESENT
These words tell you what tense you have to
use. For the Simple Present these are adverbs
of frequency:
These words tell you what tense you have to use. For
the Simple Present these are adverbs of frequency:
• always
Example:
• often
I always get up at 5 am.
• usually She often drinks vitamin
• sometimes in the morning.
• seldom I usually eat breakfast at 7 am.
• never
Other phrases of time can occur, like:
• every day Example:
• every week She goes to the library every
Wednesday.
• every year They make cake on Sundays.
• on Mondays They play football after school.
• after school
goes
 Joe and Sue don’t work on Saturdays.

Maria has breakfast on the balcony

My aunt doesn’t prefer drinking apple juice

Do Pam and Laura read short stories?

They don’t like to live in a city

The students go to school by school bus.

Does Mr Telling have a caravan?

She doesn’t speak Japanese or French.

C. Put the verbs in the brackets into
Present Simple Tense
lives
Maria is fourteen years old. She……… (live) on a small farm with her brothers
gets up goes
and parents. Every day, Maria ………… (get up) at six o'clock. First, she ……… (go)
feeds
to the barn and ………… (feed) the cows. Then, at seven o'clock she …………
has is
(have) breakfast with her family. Her school ………… (be) five miles away so
go
Maria think
and her brothers ………… (go) to school by bus. They ………… (think)
school doesn’t like for their future but the onlyforgets
is important thing Maria ………… (not like)
is Math. She sometimesgets
………… (forget) to write homework andaren’t
then she
………… (get) a bad mark. Her parents ………… (not be) happy then.
Be= is am are
Thinks
These words tell you what tense you have to use. For
the Simple Present these are adverbs of frequency:
• Always=selalu
Example:
• often=sering
I always get up at 5 am.
• Usually=biasanya
She often drinks vitamin
• Sometimes=kadang2 in the morning.
• Seldom=jarang I usually eat breakfast at 7 am.
• Never=tidak pernah
 D. Choose the correct answers!
1.We ………….. to school by bus. a) Often clean
2.I ………….. my room on Saturdays. b) Never gets
3.They ………….. tablets in the classroom. c) Often watch
4.He ………….. home before 8 pm. d) Always have
5.They ………….. friendly. e) Seldom make
6.The children ………….. YouTube videos. f) Is often
7.I ………….. my bed. g) Never walk
8.Our teacher ………….. busy. h) Always go
9.Do they ………….. to the supermarket? i) Sometimes use
10.We don't ………….. coffee for breakfast. j) Are always
 D. Choose the correct answers!
1.We always go to school by bus. a) often clean
2.I often clean my room on Saturdays. b) never gets
3.They sometimes use tablets in the classroom. c) often watch
4.He never gets home before 8 pm. d) always have
5.They are always friendly. e) seldom make
6.The children often watch YouTube videos. f) is often
7.I seldom make my bed. g) never walk
8.Our teacher is often busy. h) always go
9.Do they never walk to the supermarket? i) sometimes use
10.We don't always have coffee for breakfast. j) are always
How many times does she phone her best friend

Where does Rita wash her cat every Sunday

What do your parents do every weekend

Who buys bread and milk every morning

How do your cousins go to school

 Read about Mr. Stuart and fill in the blanks with the
present simple form of the verbs in the brackets!

Mr Stuart (1) … (be) always busy. He usually (2) ... (Get up) at 7 am and
he never (3) ... (Eat) breakfast before taking a cold shower.
He often (4) ... (have) cornflakes, scrambled eggs, toast and tea for
breakfast. Then he (5) ... (go) for a quick walk and (6) ... (buy) the newspaper.
He never (7) ... (read) it until after lunch. At 9am he (8) ... (Sit) at the piano
and (9) ... (Play) for three hours. He (10) ... (Make) a lot of noise but his
neighbors (11)...(like) the music.
At 12 he (12)...(watch) the TV news. 30 minutes later, he and his wife
(13)...(have lunch). It (14) ...(be) a light meal. After reading the newspaper he
plays the piano again. At 7am all the family (15)...(have dinner). They (16) ...
(eat) meat or fish, some vegetables and (17) ... (drink) wine. The children also
(18)...(have) soup and drink water. For dessert they usually (19)...(eat) fruit,
except at weekends. Every Saturday, Mrs. Stuart (20) ...(bake) a big cake!