1. Banker’s Wife’s Blues
•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.

2. •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?
•

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

5. SIMPLE PRESENT
TENSE

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

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

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

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

10. There are some more examples.

11. Example 3 :
Cats ___
fish.
eats

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

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

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

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

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

17. 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.

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

19. 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

20. 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

21. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in
brackets.
1. School ________ at 3.15. (finish)
2. Che Yuen _______ his homework quickly. (do)
3. Maggie ________ hard at school. (try)
4. Our dog _______ a long tail. (have)
5. Hung ________ 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

22. 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

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

24. 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
past six.
makes
cleans
washes
has

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

26. 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

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

28. 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

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

30. Log on to the following websites for further
practice.
330 Grammar : Forming the Simple Present Tense
esl blue(s) Quizzes: Present Simple Tense
Formation of the Simple Present Tense
ESL Quiz - Present Simple Verbs (Letitia Bradley) I-
TESL-J
Simple Present Tense Quiz (Schoolteam. Net)