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Banker’s Wife’s Blues. Where does John live ? He lives near the bank. Where does he work ? He works at the bank.
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Banker’s Wife’s Blues • Where does John live? • He lives near the bank. • Where does he work? • He worksat the bank. When does he work? He works all day and he works all night at the bank, at the bank, at the great, big bank.
Where does he study? • He studies at the bank. • Where does he sleep? • He sleeps at the bank. • Why does he spend all day, all night, • all day, all night • at the bank, at the bank?
Because he loves his bank. more than his wife and he loves his money more than his life.
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
Do you know when we use simple present tense? Let’s look at some examples.
Example 1: Mary ____ up early every morning. She ______ some exercises. gets does
Example 2: Simon _______ football after every day. plays
We use simple present tense when we talk about ______________ . That’s things that we do ____________. habitual actions. regularly
Example 3 : Cats ___ fish. eats
Example 4: The Earth _______ around the Sun. rotates
Oh, you’re so smart! And how about these? Yes, we use simple present tense for things which are __________. always true
Example 5: Mr. Li Ka Shing _______ glasses. wears
Example 5: Millie Wong _____in Ma On Shan. lives
I know. We use simple present tense for things that are _________ . true now
get up have breakfast go to bed I You We They at seven o’clock. at half-past seven. at nine o’clock. gets up has breakfast goes to bed He She
Rule 1 : Basic form of the verbs I, You, We, They He, She, It +s or es
Rule 2: For third person singular form, verbs have to be changed as follows Verbs ending in –o, -s, -x,-ch,-sh Add -es Verbs ending in Consonant +y Remove y Add -ies
Exercise One: Write the correct he/she/it form of these verbs. wants • Cross ___________ • Fix ___________ • Stay ___________ • 4. Study ___________ • 5. Allow ___________ • 6. Be ___________ 7. Want ___________ 8. Begin ___________ 9. Wash ___________ 10. Do ___________ 11. Multiply _________ 12. Like ___________ crosses fixes begins stays washes studies does multiplies allows is likes
Practice: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. • School ________ at 3.15. (finish) • 2. Che Yuen _______ his homework quickly. (do) • 3. Maggie ________ hard at school. (try) • 4. Our dog _______ a long tail. (have) • 5. Hung ________ in the latest fashion. (dress) • 6. Tom ________ very fat. (be) • 7. The teacher _______ the door after the lesson. (lock) • 8. We _______ this street every day. (cross) finishes does tries has dresses is locks cross
Exercise Two: The coming pictures show what Mimi does every day. Describe the pictures by completing the given sentences with the suitable form of the verbs from the box.
Make get have help Brush go watch wash Take eat start practise gets • Mimi _______ up at 6 o’clock.
Make get have help Bush go watch wash Take eat start practise makes b. She ________ her bed, __________ her teeth, __________ her face and then ___________ breakfast at about half past six. cleans washes has
Make get have help Brush go watch wash Take eat start practise c. After breakfast, she _________ the school bus to school. takes
Make get have help Brush go watch wash Take eat start practise d. In the afternoon, she sometimes ________ her mother to make cakes and biscuits. helps
Make get have help Brush go watch wash Take eat start practise e. After tea, she ________ the piano for about one hour. practises
Make get have help Brush go watch wash Take eat start practise f. She ______ dinner at about eight with her family. Then they _______ television together for a while before she _______ doing her homework. has watch starts
Make get have help Brush go watch wash Take eat start practise She usually_______ to bed at about eleven. goes
Practice: Log on to the following websites for further practice. 330 Grammar : Forming the Simple Present Tense esl blue(s) Quizzes: PresentSimpleTense Formation of the Simple Present Tense ESL Quiz - Present Simple Verbs (Letitia Bradley) I-TESL-J Simple Present Tense Quiz (Schoolteam. Net)