Simple Present Tense

1. Simple Present Tense Chapters 5 & 6, Book 4A New Welcome to English (Second Edition)

2. Simple Present Tense SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT e.g.  1  2  3  4  5 6  7  8  9  10  11  12 13  14  15  16  17  18  19 20  21  22  23  24  25  26 27  28  29  30 May  Ben We use this tense to talk about habits. Ben lifts weights every day.

3. Simple Present Tense e.g. Maggie SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT  1 2 3  4 5 6 7  8 9 10  11 12 13 14  15 16 17  18 19 20 21  22 23 24  25 26 27 28  29 30 November  Maggie works late every Monday and Thursday. Maggie works late on Mondays and Thursdays.

4. Simple Present Tense e.g. We use this tense for things that are alwaystrue. Stones are hard.

5. Simple Present Tense Cats mice. (catch) It very cold in winter. (be) e.g. catch is

6. Simple Present Tense SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 July  e.g. Tim Sally We use this tense to talk about things that always, usually, often,sometimes,orneverhappen. Tim and Sally sometimes play cards.

7. Simple Present Tense How often You use … Examples always Dad alwayscooks the dinner. 100 % usually Mum usuallygets up early. often Cindy oftensurfs the Net. sometimes Tim sometimesbangs the door. 50 % never Bob nevergoes to school late. 0 % The wordsalways, usually, often, sometimes, or never show how often things happen.

8. Simple Present Tense • every Monday • every day • usually • always • often • sometimes • never • once a week Hint words:

9. Now you try. e.g. Tim eats an apple every morning.  Underline the hint word(s). 1 Tammy sometimes drinks tea. 2 Do you brush your teeth every day? 3 I always tidy up my room. 4 Betty works late on Mondays. 5 We never go to school late. 6 Peter does not often get up late. 7 John and I go swimming every Sunday.

10. Simple Present Tense e.g. Candy likes flowers. The flowers smellgood. e.g. Mimisings well. Mimiis good at singing. This tense has only one word.

11. Simple Present Tense Subject Verb Things He She It likes eating fish. I You We They like playing football. We add s or es to the verb when the subject is he, she or it.

12. Simple Present Tense + s  Mary feeds her dog. (feed)  Peter enjoys the food. (enjoy)  Tim always cooks the dinner. (cook)  Tim watches TV every night. (watch)  May usually dresses in pink. (dress)  Bob never washes his car. (wash) + es y  ies  The baby cries loudly. (cry)  Peter carries a heavy bag. (carry)  Tina dries the dishes every night. (dry)

13. Simple Present Tense to do I to have I do have You You He She It He She It does has We You They We You They do have to be I am You are He She It is We You They are

14. Now you try. e.g.Tom orange juice every day. (drink) drinks 1 Henry often chocolate eggs. (eat) 2 Lily always up early in the morning. (get) 3 Rabbits faster than tortoises. (run) 4 May and Joe sometimes to the radio. (listen) 5 Bob a bus at 9:15 a.m. every day. (catch) 6 It very hot and sunny in summer. (be) 7 Most flowers good. (smell) 8 Mary and Karen kind and helpful. (be) eats gets run listen catches is smell are

15. Simple Present Tense What time do you go to school? Does your dad like music? Questions We use do or does to make questions. Don’tchange the verb after do or does.

16. Practice e.g. Where Mary ? (live) does live 1 the children to school? (walk) 2 What Mr Wong ? (teach) 3 Tim and Bob good manners? (have) 4 What time Helen usually up? (get) 5 the students the Net every day? (surf) 6 How Peter and Paul here? (come) 7 What you for dinner, Mary? (have) 8 Sally listening to music? (enjoy) Do walk does teach Do have get does Do surf do come do have enjoy Does

17. Simple Present Tense Mimi likes singing. + not Mimi doesnot like singing. Negative sentences We add do not or does notto make the sentences negative. Don’tchange the verb after do or does.

18. Practice e.g. Cindy plays the piano. Ben the piano. does not play 1 I like visiting friends. Tammy does not visiting friends. 2 Do you get up early? No, we up early. 3 Tigers run fast but elephants fast. 4 Henry is overweight but Tim and Sam not overweight. 5 They like reading but Sally reading. like don’t get do not run are does not like

19. Proof-reading e.g. Peter always drink tea. 1 Tim and Bob sometimes eats cake. 2 Does you iron your clothes? No, I do not irons my clothes. 3 I listens to music every day. 4 May do not makes the breakfast. 5 I likes cooking but Mary do not like cooking. 6 Does they cooks the dinner? drinks eat Do iron listen does, make like, does Do, cook