THE PRESENT SIMPLE

Tense

Present Tense

Past tense

Future Tense

Present tense is further divided into four parts

Present Tense

Present indefinite Simple

Present continuous

Present perfect

Present perfect conituous

Present SimpleTense

We use simple present tense to talk about things in general. Ex: Nurses look after the patients in hospitals.
Children like ice-cream

We use it to say that something happens repeatedly or for habitual actions or daily activities I usually go to the market at weekends.
Paul wakes up at 5 in the morning.

We use it to say that something is true in general.

The earth goes round the sun.

THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE (Affirmative)

Peter works on his basket every day (He) .

The present simple affirmative

Children like ice-cream very much

(They).

See the table for further clarification we use subject+base form of verb in affirmative sentences.
sub
I

1st form of verb.

Drive.

you
We They *He/she/it

Drive.
Drive. Drive. Drives.

Present simple
More examples
I go to school every day. She speaks English fluently. The sun rises in the east. (It) Paper burns easily. (It) Water boils at 100 degrees celcius. (It) My parents work in a hospital (They)

Points to remember
Remember that we say I work, but he works. They teach but my sister (She) teaches. We sing but Rihanna (She) sings. Dont forget the s in 3rd person singular (e.g., he, she, it, Peter, Jane, My father, etc)

THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE (Interrogative)

DOES HE WORK AS A DOCTOR?

YES, HE DOES

 Do

they watch T.V together?

Interrogative sentences
We have discussed affirmative sentences earlier, now will discuss Interrogative sentences. We use Do/Does to make questions. Ex: Do You drive? Does she sing? Etc.

we use do/does +subject+base form of verb for interrogative sentences

Do
Do Do Do

Sub
You We they

Base form of verb

Work? Work? Work?

Does
Does

*He/she
*It

Work ? Not works

Work? Not works

THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE (Negative)

SHE DOESNT WORK AS A DOCTOR, SHE WORKS AS A TEACHER.

We use sub+do/does+not+base form of verb for negative sentences

Sub I we You They He/she Do/doesnt Base form of verb Dont Dont Dont Dont Doesnt Work. Work. Work. Work. Work. Not works

It

Doesnt

Work. Not works

Negative sentences

We

use do/does to make negative sentences. Ex: I dont go to the market in the evening. Sally doesnt take sugar in her coffee. (She).

Remember
We use the present simple to talk about regular, repeated activities or situations Susan goes to school every day things that are generally or always true The River Ebro flows into the Mediterranean sea

Remember

In the third person singular affirmative the verb has a final -s/-es She goes to school everyday We form the negative with dont (doesnt in the 3rd person singular). They dont like sweets/ She doesnt live in Madrid We form questions with Do?(Does ?in the 3rd person singular). Does she eat sweets? Do you like football?

Some more use of Present simple

We use present simple with ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY when we say how often we do things For ex: In the summer John USUALLY plays tennis.

NEVER SOMETIMES OFTEN USUALLY ALWAYS

Pattern:

subject + ADVERB + verb

Thomas and Philip ALWAYS begin their day at 7 oclock. She USUALLY plays basketball on Mondays. Peter OFTEN watches TV at breakfast. They NEVER go home on weekdays. We SOMETIMES play football.

With the verb TO BE we use a different pattern

Pattern:

subject + am/is/are+ ADVERB

Thomas and Philip are ALWAYS busy at school. They are NEVER late for their activities. He is USUALLY ready for breakfast at 7 oclock. We are OFTEN in the music room during the breaks. James is SOMETIMES tired at the end of the day.

Lets do some Exercises

Complete these sentences with the correct
Forms of verb (simple Present)

Complete the sentences using one of the following verbs

Speak, live, open, drink, close 1.Ann____German very well. 2.The swimming pool_____at 9 oclock and ______at 6 p.m. 3.My parents _____in a very small flat. 4.we_____coffee in the evening.

Complete the sentences using one of the following verbs

Speak, live, open, drink, close 1.Ann speaks German very well. (She) 2.The swimming pool opens at 9 oclock and closes at 6 p.m. (It) 3.My parents live in a very small flat. (They) 4.We drink coffee in the evening.

Exercise Personal questions

Complete each question, using the correct form of the present simple, and give short answers. You/watch/T.V? Yes,______. You and your friends/play/much sport? No_______ The place where you live /have/a shopping mall? Yes________ She/speak/Hindi? No, _________

Exercise Personal questions

Complete each question, using the correct form of the present simple, and give short answers. You/watch/T.V? Yes,______. Do you watch t.v? Yes, I do You and your friends/play/much sport? No, _______ Do you and your friends play much sport? No we dont The place where you live /have/a shopping mall? Yes Does the place where you live have a shopping mall? Yes it does She/speak/Hindi? No, _________ Does she speak Hindi? No, she doesnt

Make negative and Interrogative sentences using the correct form of verb
1.Jane _____(not/drink) tea very often. 2.What time ____ (the bank/close) in Britain? 3.What ______(you/do) in the evening? 4.I ____(not/play) tennis very well.

Make negative and Interrogative sentences using the correct form of verb
1.Jane doesnt drink (not/drink) tea very often. 2.What time does the bank close (the bank/close) in Britain? 3.What do you do (you/do) in the evening? 4.I dont play (not/play) tennis very well.

Exercise Complete the conversation

Ria:____ English? Tina: yes, little. Ria:Where _____come______? Tina: From Srilanka. Ria: ___ ___ like India? Tina: Yes, ___ ____.

Exercise Complete the conversation

Ria: Do you speak English? Tina: yes, little. Ria:Where do you come from? Tina: From Srilanka. Ria: Do you like India? Tina: Yes, I do.

Answer the following

I (get up) at 7.30 a.m.__________ My sister (get up ) at 7.45 a.m._______ We (watch) T.V every evening.________ My father (watch) a lot films.__________ Paul (play) football every day._________

Answer the following

I (get up) at 7.30 a.m.__________ I get up at 7.30 a.m My sister (get up ) at 7.45 a.m. My sister gets up at 7.45 a.m. We (watch) T.V every evening.________ We watch T.V every evening My father (watch) a lot films.__________ My father watches a lot films. Paul (play) football every day._________ Paul plays football every day.

Dry, getup, comb, ring, brush,

Every weekday morning I_______ as soon as my alarm _____. After 10 minutes I go to the bathroom. I____ my teeth and ____my hair. After my shower I _____ myself with a big towel and go back to the bedroom.

Dry, getup, comb, ring, brush,

Every weekday morning I get up as soon as my alarm rings. After 10 minutes I go to the bathroom. I wash my teeth and comb my hair. After my shower I dry myself with a big towel and go back to the bedroom.

Insert the adverb of frequency in the right place.

Ex: We are happy at school. (always) We are always happy at school. 1. I go to the cinema on Fridays. (often) 2. Chris is smiling. (always) 3. My brother does the homework. (rarely) 4. I forget my book. (never) 5. They are at work at 6 a.m. (usually) 6. The canteen is full at lunchtime. (always) 7. Dad cooks our dinner.(usually) 8. On Saturdays she is with her friends.(sometimes) 9. I am late. (never) 10. We are hungry. (usually) 11. Paula listens to music. (often)

Insert the adverb of frequency in the right place.

Ex: We are happy at school. (always) We are always happy at school. 1. I often go to the cinema on Fridays. 2. Chris is always smiling. 3. My brother rarely does the homework. 4. I never forget my book. 5. They are usually at work at 6 a.m. 6. The canteen is always full at lunchtime. 7. Dad usually cooks our dinner. 8. On Saturdays she is sometimes with her friends. 9. I am never late. 10. We are usually hungry. 11. Paula often listens to music.