SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

When? We use simple present tense:1. To show that the action is done always or usually Susie brushes her hair every day My brothers and I tidy our room every Saturday

2. To state facts Clothes keep us warm An astronaut wears a special suit When we use the simple present tense, the verb must agree with the subject of the sentence. Singular Subject It (The bus) She He The boy Plural Subject You We They The boys Remember the spelling rules: Add _es for words ending in _ss, _sh, _x and _ch. Replace _y with _ies Singular Verb is late every day. has clean teeth. sleeps early every night. eats fruit every day Plural Verb are have sleep eat

late every day. clean teeth. early every night. fruit every day.

Simple Present Tense

A. Underline the correct simple present tense form of the verb.

1. The children (exercise, exercises) in the park. 2. Badrul (washes, wash) his hair every day. 3. We (has, have) four types of teeth. 4. Goggles (protect, protects) our eyes. 5. My parents (visit, visits) the dentist every six months. 6. Cotton (is, are) a light material. 7. We (uses, use) a raincoat when it rains. 8. My sisters (washes, wash) their shoes every week. 9. Mr Li (puts, put) on a tie when he goes to work. 10.We (get, gets) up early every morning. 11.Jimbun (floss, flosses) his teeth after every meal. 12.My father (wears, wear) sneakers when he goes shopping.

13.My friends alwats (plaits, plait) their hair. 14.Fitri (dry, dires) himself with a clean towel. 15.Every morning I (have, has) a shower. 16.Dentists (looks, look) after our teeth. 17.My mother (iron, irons) our clothes. 18.They (cut, cuts) their nails once a week. 19.Jamilah (likes, like) to wear pink scarves. 20.A helmet (is, are) worn on the head.

B. Fill in the blanks with the correct present tense form of the verb given in brackets. 1. Pak Abu _____________ (wake) up at 5 oclock every morning. 2. They ______________ (jog) in the park in the evenings. 3. I ____________ (take) a cold bath every morning. 4. Molars _____________ (help) us to grind our food. 5. She ____________ (sleep) eight hours a day. 6. Dark-coloured clothes ___________ (make) us feel warm.

7. We __________ (go) to a cobbler to have our shoes mended. 8. Mrs Raja ___________ (drive) her daughter to school. 9. My brothers _____________ (eat) vegetables every day. 10. My aunt ______________ (