Simple Present Tense

1. Simple Present Tense Presentation by Kristi Reyes Pictures from Oxford Picture Dictionary

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

3. wake up / get up

4. take a shower / get dressed

5. eat breakfast / make lunch

6. take the children to school

7. take the bus to school / drive/go to work

8. be in school / work

9. go to the market

10. leave work

11. clean the house / pick up the children

12. cook dinner / come home / get home

13. have dinner

14. watch TV /do homework

15. relax /read the newspaper

16. exercise

17. go to bed

18. go to sleep

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

20. Spelling rules: Third person verbs in simple present tense • teach research wash push

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

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

23. Third Person Spelling Rules • do go

24. Online Practice • Practice 1 • Practice 2

25. What about you? • 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?

26. What about you? • What do you like to do in your free time? • Do you exercise? What exercises do you do or what sports do you play?

27. What about you? • What chores do you do in your household? • What do you do at your job?

28. Negatives in Simple Present Tense • Change these to negative: • I work. • I like my job. • They have benefits. • We have a nice boss.

29. Negatives in Simple Present Tense • 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.

30. Negatives in simple present tense • 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)

31. Questions in Simple Present Tense • Change these statements to questions: • I work. • I like my job. • They have benefits. • We have a nice boss.

32. Questions in Simple Present Tense • 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.

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

34. Partner Practice

35. Online Practice • Quiz: Questions and negatives • All + Trivia • Type the negatives 1 • Simple Present Questions • Type the negatives 2 • Type yes/no questions

36. Any questions?

37. Time to write a paragraph • The instructor will show you a picture. Write a paragraph of 6 – 10 sentences describing the daily actions of the woman in the picture. • Use simple present tense verbs (affirmative and negative). • Use a topic sentence and conclusion.