Simple Present Tense

Chapters 5 & 6, Book 4A

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(Second Edition)

Simple Present Tense

We use this tense to talk about habits.
e.g.
SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT

1 2 3 7 8

9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

Ben

28 29 30

May

Ben lifts weights every day.

Simple Present Tense

e.g.
Maggie
SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT

1 7 14 21 28 8 15 22 29

2 9 16 23 30

3 10 17 24

4 11 18 25

5 12 19 26

6 13 20 27

November

Maggie works late on Mondays and

Thursdays.
Maggie works late every Monday and Thursday.

Simple Present Tense

We use this tense for things that are
always true.
e.g.

Stones are hard.

Simple Present Tense

e.g.

It very cold Cats catch mice. is (catch) in winter. (be)

Simple Present Tense

We use this tense to talk about things
that always, usually, often, sometimes, or never happen.
SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT

e.g.

1
7 14 21 8 15 22

2
9 16 23

3
10 17 24
July

4
11 18 25

5
12 19

6
13 20

Tim Sally

26 27

28

29 30

Tim and Sally sometimes play cards.

Simple Present Tense

The words always, usually, often,

sometimes, or never show how often things happen.

Examples
Dad always cooks the dinner. Mum usually gets up early. Cindy often surfs the Net. Tim sometimes bangs the door.

How often You use

100 % always
usually often

50 %

sometimes

never

Bob never goes to school late.

Simple Present Tense

Hint words:
every day always every Monday usually

often
never

sometimes
once a week

Now you try.

Underline the hint word(s).
e.g. 1 2 Tim eats an apple every morning.

Tammy sometimes drinks tea. Do you brush your teeth every day?

3
4 5 6 7

I always tidy up my room.

Betty works late on Mondays. We never go to school late. Peter does not often get up late. John and I go swimming every Sunday.

Simple Present Tense

This tense has only one word.
e.g.

Candy likes flowers.

The flowers smell good.
e.g.

Mimi sings well.

Mimi is good at singing.

Simple Present Tense

We add s or es to the verb when
the subject is he, she or it.
Verb Things eating fish. He She It I You We They Subject

likes

like

playing football.

Simple Present Tense

+ s
Mary feeds her dog. (feed) Peter enjoys the food. (enjoy)

Tim always cooks the dinner. (cook)

+ es y

Tim watches TV every night. (watch) May usually dresses in pink. (dress) Bob never washes his car. (wash)

ies The baby cries loudly. (cry)

Peter carries a heavy bag. (carry) Tina dries the dishes every night. (dry)

Simple Present Tense

to be I You He She It am are is to do to have I You He She It have

I
You

do

He She It
We You They

does

has

We You are They

do

We You have They

Now you try.

e.g.Tom drinks orange juice every day. (drink)

1 Henry often
2 Lily always 3 Rabbits

eats
gets

chocolate eggs. (eat)

up early in the morning. (get) listen

run

faster than tortoises. (run)

4 May and Joe sometimes

6 It is

to the radio. (listen)

5 Bob catches a bus at 9:15 a.m. every day. (catch) very hot and sunny in summer. (be) smell are good. (smell) kind and helpful. (be) 7 Most flowers 8 Mary and Karen

Simple Present Tense

Questions We use do or does to make questions. Dont change the verb after do or
does.
What time do you go to school?

Does your dad like music?

Practice
e.g. Where does Mary live ? (live)

1
3 5

Do
Do Do

the children walk to school? (walk)

does Mr Wong have teach ? (teach) good manners? (have) get Tim and Bob

2 What

4 What time does Helen usually

6 How do 7 What 8 do Peter and Paul come you have

up? (get)

the students surf the Net every day? (surf) here? (come) for dinner, Mary? (have)

Does Sally enjoy

listening to music? (enjoy)

Simple Present Tense

Negative sentences

We add do not or does not to make

the sentences negative. Dont change the verb after do or does.
Mimi likes

singing.

+ not
Mimi does not like singing.

Practice
e.g. Cindy plays the piano. Ben the piano. does not play 1 I like visiting friends. Tammy does not like visiting friends. 2 Do you get up early? No, we dont get

up early.
do not run fast. not

3 Tigers run fast but elephants

4 Henry is overweight but Tim and Sam are overweight. 5 They like reading but Sally

does not like reading.

Proof-reading
e.g. Peter always drink tea. drinks eat

1
2 3 4 5 6

Tim and Bob sometimes eats cake.

Does you iron your clothes? Do No, I do not irons my clothes. iron I listens to music every day.

listen does, make

May do not makes the breakfast. like, does Does they cooks the dinner?

I likes cooking but Mary do not like cooking. Do, cook