Simple Present Tense Simple Present Tense Uses Everyday

Simple Present Tense

Simple Present Tense: Uses ¢ Everyday activities: What do you do every day? ¢ Routines, habits ¢ General truths

Third Person He / She / It ¢ Singular subject (my friend, the boss, a co-worker) ¢ Verb + s ¢ Goes, works, talks, does, speaks ¢

Third Person Spelling Rules pass fix wax Rule 1: verbs ending in –ch, -ss, o, and –x + es

Third Person Spelling Rules 2. fly dry try study Rule 2: final consonant + y -> - y + ies

What about you? ¢ 1. 2. 3. Ask and answer these questions with a classmate: What time do you get up in the morning? I get up at … What time do you go to bed? How many hours do you sleep per night? 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?

Negatives in simple present tense 1. 2. I / you / we / they Plural subject (the workers, the people) + do not (don’t) + verb He / she / it Singular subject + does not (doesn’t) + verb (no –s)

Negatives in Simple Present Tense ¢ 1. 2. 3. 4. Change these to negative: I work. I like my job. They have benefits. We have a nice boss.

Negatives in Simple Present Tense ¢ 1. 2. 3. 4. Change these to negative: She has a lot of experience. He drives to his work. The new employee comes early. My co-worker talks to me.

Questions in Simple Present Tense 1. Do + I / you / we / they + verb + ? 2. Does he / she / it + verb + ?

Questions in Simple Present Tense ¢ Change these statements to questions: 1. I work. I like my job. They have benefits. We have a nice boss. 2. 3. 4.

Questions in Simple Present Tense ¢ 1. 2. 3. 4. Change these statements to questions: She has a lot of experience. He drives to his work. The new employee comes early. Your co-worker talks to you.

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). ¢