THE PRESENT SIMPLE

Tense
Present Tense Past tense Future Tense
Present tense is further divided
into four parts
Present Tense
Present indefinite Present continuous Present perfect
Present perfect
conituous
Simple
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 1
st
form of verb.
I Drive.
you Drive.
We Drive.
They Drive.
*He/she/it 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 3
rd
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 Sub Base form of verb
Do You Work?
Do We Work?
Do they Work?
Does *He/she Work ? Not works
Does *It 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 Do/doesnt Base form of verb
I Dont Work.
we Dont Work.
You Dont Work.
They Dont Work.
He/she Doesnt 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
3
rd
person singular). They dont like sweets/ She
doesnt live in Madrid
We form questions with Do?(Does ?in the
3
rd
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.
J ames 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.