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PRESENT SIMPLE. By Shanti. Look at these sentences about me. Are they true or false ?. I am a teacher. I teach at UAEU. I have two children. I come from New Zealand. I drive to work every day. I read the newspaper every morning. What is true for you?.
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PRESENT SIMPLE By Shanti
Look at these sentences about me. Are they true or false? • I am a teacher. • I teach at UAEU. • I have two children. • I come from New Zealand. • I drive to work every day. • I read the newspaper every morning.
What is true for you? • I come from __________________. • I speak ______________________. • I live in ______________________. • I study at ____________________. • I get up at ____________________. • I go to bed at _________________.
We use the present simple to talk about something that is always true or true for a long time.Ilivein Al Khabisi. past future now
Read these sentences about the UAE. Are they true or false? • The UAE has many high mountains. • The UAE consists of seven emirates. • The UAE exports oil overseas. • The UAE makes cars. • The UAE has many rivers. False True True False False
Look at the verbs. Why do we use ‘s’? • The UAE has many high mountains. • The UAE consists of seven emirates. • The UAE exports oil overseas. • The UAE makes cars. • The UAE has many rivers. IT
We also use the present simple to talk about habits – things we often do. • I eat lunch in the cafeteria. • I visit my friends at the weekend. • I play tennis with my best friend on Saturday. • I buy food from Carrefour. • I drink coffee in the morning. • I drinking coffee in the morning.
Which ones are always / long time true?Which ones are things we often do? • I have a cat. • I have an old grandmother. • I havea shower in the morning. • I come from New Zealand. • I drink tea in the evening. • I live in Al Khabisi.
How to make the present simple. BE verb I ama teacher. You area student. He isa bus driver. Sheisa mother. Itisa Thursday. We areUGRU students. They aremy friends.
Negative BE verb I'm not I amnota doctor. You arenota teacher. He isnota bus driver. Sheisnota mother. Itisnota Wednesday. We arenotFrench students. They arenotmy friends. You're not She isn't We're not They're not
Other verbs Subjectverb I eat You have They like We enjoy fruit every day. He eat She eat It eat s s s
Negative present simple Subjectverb I do not eat You do not have They do not like We do not enjoy fruit every day. He does not eat She does not eat It does not eat
SPELLING 1)Many verbs add ‘S’ I eat She eats I cook She cooks I play She plays 2)If the verb ends in -s, -sh, -ch, -x, -o add ‘es’ I miss He misses I finish He finishes I watch He watches I fix He fixes I go He goes I do He does
More spelling… 3) If the verb is a consonant and ‘y’, add ‘ies’ (b,c,d,f,g..) I study She studies I try She tries I fly She flies 4) If the verb is a vowel and ‘y’, add ‘s’ (a,e,i,o,u) I buy She buys I play She plays I stay She stays
Is the spelling right or wrong? 1. He studys at UGRU every day. 2. She cooks dinner for her children. 3. He gos to school by car. 4. Marwa drinks tea with milk and sugar. 5. Shanti teaches wonderful students. 6. Jamal buyies bread from the bakery. 7. Afra eats rice for lunch on every Friday.
Talking about how often… always usually sometimes never
We sometimes use these words with the Present Simple. I always cook dinner. You We usually watch TV. They He sometimes cooks dinner. She It never watches TV.
Which sentences are wrong? 1. He sometimes play tennis on Friday. 2. I usually wear black shoes to school. 3. She always make breakfast for her family. 4. My sister never drinks coffee.