Mastering Simple Present Tense | Learn Rules, Forms, and Usage

1. The Simple Present Tense

2. X X X X X X X Simple present on the time line: FUTURE PAST PRESENT

3. USAGE OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT First Usage: For general statements of fact. Examples: Most animals kill only for food. The world is round. Water consists of hydrogen and oxygen. The Sun rises in the east.

4. Second Usage: To express habitual and everyday activities. Examples : I study for two ours everyday. He always eats a sandwich for lunch. My father does exercises every morning.

5. THE RULES

6. FORMS OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT Positive Sentence Form : Object Time exp. + Verb + Subject + I breakfast every morning. eat She drinks milk everyday.

7. BUT, DON’T FORGET!

8. THE RULE : For 3rd person singular an “s” follows the verb : Examples : He walks to the school every morning. She sleeps every night He speaks Turkish

9. SPELLING ____ rubs rub ____ ride rides ____ smile smiles ____ Study studies ____ cry cries 1. We usually add only -s : 2. End of verb : consonant + y spelling change y to i and add -es

10. ____ pays pay ____ buys buy ____ push pushes ____ teaches teach ____ kisses kiss ____ fixes fix 3.End of verb : vowel + y add -s 4. End of verb : -sh ,-ch ,-ss ,-x add -es

11. ____ has have ____ does do ____ goes go 5. The third person singular forms of have , go , and do are irregular.

12. Now, Examples

13. He cleans the school everyday.

14. They clean the streets everyday.

15. He wakes up early.

16. My friends like playing soccer.

17. Shevchenko likes playing soccer.

18. Pilots fly airplanes.

19. They always read interesting books.

20. He catches butterflies for his collections

21. He paints beautiful pictures

22. He takes the dog for a walk.

23. Babies often cry.

24. He regularly has a bath.

25. He eats too much.

26. They like dancing.

27. He listens to pop music.

28. He cries too often

29. It drinks too much water.

30. He drives dangerously

31. He teaches well.

32. Her mother often cries.

33. He cooks the dinner.

34. It often rains here.

35. He smokes too much.

36. They love each other.

37. I We You They He She It SUMMARY : drive drives

38. Negative Sentence Form : The Rule : Don’t and doesn’t are used in the negative form. The form: do/does Subject + not Verb + Obj. + + We do not smoke cigar does not eat meat Tim

39. BUT, DON’T FORGET!

40. Contractions do not = don’t does not = doesn’t A Reminder x She doesn’t plays tennis everyday. She doesn’t play tennis everyday.

41. I We You They He She It CHART : read newspaper. play tennis. don’t like soccer. speak French. eat meat. doesn’t know Chinese.

42. Now, Examples

43. He doesn’t like working.

44. They don’t like each other.

45. My aunt doesn’t cook very well.

46. Interrogative sentence form : The rule : Do and does are used in this form. The Form: ? + Subject + + Object Do/does Verb Do they speak English Does she learn Physics

47. I We You They He She It CHART : read newspaper ? play tennis ? Do like soccer ? speak French ? Does eat meat ? know Chinese ?

48. Now, Examples

49. Do you swim in the mornings?

50. Does he drink too much?