Do you know when we use simple present tense?

1. Do you know when we use simple present tense? Let’s look at some examples.

2. Example 1: Mary ____ up early every morning. She ______ some exercises. gets does

3. Example 2: Simon _______ football after every day. plays

4. We use simple present tense when we talk about ______________ . That’s things that we do ____________. habitual actions. regularly

5. There are some more examples.

6. Example 3 : Cats ___ fish. eats

7. Example 4: The Earth _______ around the Sun. rotates

8. Oh, you’re so smart! And how about these? Yes, we use simple present tense for things which are __________. always true

9. Example 5: Mr. Li Ka Shing _______ glasses. wears

10. Example 5: Millie Wong _____in Ma On Shan. lives

11. I know. We use simple present tense for things that are _________ . true now

12. 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

13. Rule 1 : Basic form of the verbs I, You, We, They He, She, It +s or es

14. Rule 2: For third person singular form, verbs have to be changed as follows Verbs ending in –o, -s, -x,-ch,-sh Add -es

15. Exercise One: Write the correct he/she/it form of these verbs. wants • Cross ___________ • Fix ___________ • Stay ___________ • 4. Allow ___________ • 5. Be ___________ 6. Want ___________ 7. Begin ___________ 8. Wash ___________ 9. Do ___________ 10. Like ___________ crosses fixes begins stays washes does allows is likes

16. 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. Our dog _______ a long tail. (have) • 4. Hung ________ in the latest fashion. (dress) • 5. Tom ________ very fat. (be) • 6. The teacher _______ the door after the lesson. (lock) • 7. We _______ this street every day. (cross) finishes does tries has dresses is locks cross

17. 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.

18. Make get have help Brush go watch wash Take eat start practise gets • Mimi _______ up at 6 o’clock.

19. 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

20. Make get have help Brush go watch wash Take eat start practise c. After breakfast, she _________ the school bus to school. takes

21. 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

22. Make get have help Brush go watch wash Take eat start practise e. After tea, she ________ the piano for about one hour. practises

23. 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

24. Make get have help Brush go watch wash Take eat start practise She usually_______ to bed at about eleven. goes