This document provides information and examples about using the present simple tense in English. It discusses how the present simple is used to describe habitual or repeated actions. It provides rules for conjugating regular and irregular verbs in the present simple. Examples are given of affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences. Time expressions that can be used with the present simple, such as always, often and daily, are also outlined.

1. The Present SimpleThe Present Simple

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•Where does John live?
• He lives near the bank.
•Where does he work?
• He works at 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.

3. •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?
•

5. Because he loves his bank.
more than his wife
and he loves his money
more than his life.

6. SIMPLE PRESENT
TENSE

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

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

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

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

11. There are some more examples.

12. Example 3 :
Cats ___
fish.
eats

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

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

15. Example 5:
Mr. Ahmed Helmi
_______ glasses.wears

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

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

18. Present Simple Tense
I
You
We
They
He
She
get up
have breakfast
go to bed
gets up
has breakfast
goes to bed
at seven o’clock.
at half-past seven.
at nine o’clock.

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

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

21. Write the correct he/she/it form of these verbs.
1. Cross ___________
2. Fix ___________
3. Stay ___________
4. Study ___________
5. Allow ___________
6. Be ___________
7. Want ___________
8. Begin ___________
9. Wash ___________
10. Do ___________
11. Multiply _________
12. Like ___________
crosses
fixes
stays
studies
allows
is
wants
begins
washes
does
multiplies
likes

22. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in
brackets.
1. School ________ at 3.15. (finish)
2. Adel ____ __ his homework quickly. (do)
3. Norah ________ hard at school. (try)
4. Our dog _______ a long tail. (have)
5. Bayan ________ 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

23. 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 have help brush go practise
Watch wash take start eat get

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

25. Make get have help
Bush go watch wash
Take eat start practise
b. She ________ her bed,
__________ her teeth,
__________ her face
and then
___________
breakfast at about half
makes
brushes
washes
has

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

27. 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

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

29. 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

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

31. Time expressionsTime expressions Adverb of FrequencyAdverb of Frequency
Beginning or end of
sentence
They go to ballet lesson
once a week.
Before the main verb
After family Be
She always walks to school.
He is often late for school.
They don’t usually read.
always never sometimes
oftenusually seldom
every.. once a..
On Sundays twice a..
There are time expressions that we use only with the Present Simple and they are:

32. More Examples :
- Always : I always come to school by car
- Often: I don’t come here very often
- Usually: He usually eats breakfast at 7:00 AM
- Sometimes: Sometimes I go to party
- Rarely: She rarely cooks
- Never: He is never late for class
- Every day: They sleep early every day

33. NEGATIVE SENTENCES
I DON’T read books. He DOESN’T read books.
You DON’T sing pop songs. She DOESN’T sing pop songs.
We DON’T play handball. It DOESN’T jump very high.
They DON’T speak Japanese.
I
YOU
WE
THEY
HE
SHE
IT
+ DON’T + ACTION + DOESN’T + ACTION
(NO S)
DON’T = DO NOT / DOESN’T = DOES NOT

34. QUESTIONS
DO I read books? DOES he read books?
DO you sing pop songs? DOES she sing pop songs?
DO we play handball? DOES it jump very high?
DO they speak Japanese?
(WH-) DO / DOES + SUBJECT + ACTION (NO S)?
YES / NO ANSWERS
Do you like vegetables?
Yes, I DO No, I DON’T

35. Thanks for your
attention
Thanks for your
attention