Simple Present Tense

1. Unit 3 – Grammar
Simple Present Tense

2. Simple Present
Tense
Everyday Activities
or Routines
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3. Affirmative
I wake up.
Pronoun Main Verb
It wakes up.
Pronoun Main Verb

4. Affirmative
I
You
We
They
I wake up
You wake up
We wake up
They wake up
He
She
It
He wakes up
She wakes up
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5. Sentence examples: I wake up at 5:00 am.
You wake up at 6:00 am.
He wakes up at 7:00 am.
She wakes up at 4:00 am.
It wakes up at 5:30 am.
We wake up at 6:30 am.
You wake up at 7:30 am.
They wake up at 8:00 am.
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6. Auxiliary Verbs + Negative
DO NOT DOES NOT
I
YOU
WE
THEY
HE
SHE
IT
DON’T DOESN’T

7. Negative
You do not get dressed.
Pronoun Auxiliary
Verb
Negative
Form
Main Verb
She does not get dressed.
Pronoun Auxiliary
Verb
Negative
Form
Main Verb

8. Negative
I
You
We
They
He
She
It
I do not get dressed.
You don’t get dressed.
We do not get dressed.
They don’t get dressed.
He gets dressed
She gets dressed
It gets dressed
He does not get dressed
She doesn’t get dressed
It does not get dressed
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9. Sentence examples:
I do not get dressed at 5:00 am.
You don’t get dressed at 4:00 am.
He does not get dressed at 6:00 am.
She doesn’t get dressed at 3:00 am.
It does not get dressed at 5:30 am.
We don’t get dressed at 6:30 am.
You do not get dressed at 3:30 am.
They don’t get dressed at 4:30 am.
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10. Auxiliary Verbs for Questions
DO DOES
I
YOU
WE
THEY
HE
SHE
IT

11. Questions
we do the homework
Pronoun Main Verb
he
Pronoun Main Verb
Do ?
Complement Question
Mark
Auxiliary
Verb
Does do the homework
Complement
Auxiliary
Verb
?
Question
Mark

12. Questions
I
You
We
They
He
She
It
I do the homework.
You do the homework.
We do the homework.
They do the homework.
He does the homework.
She does the homework.
It does the homework.
I do the homework
you do the homework
we do the homework
they do the homework
he do the homework
she do the homework
it do the homework

13. Short
answers:
Do you do your
homework?
Yes, I do.
No, I don’t.
Long
answers:
Does he do the
homework?
Yes, he does.
No, he doesn’t.
Do you do your homework?
Yes, I do the homework at night.
No, I don’t.
Does he do your homework?
Yes, he does the homework at night.
No, he doesn’t.

14. Question examples:
Do I do the homework?
Yes, you do the homework at noon.
Do you do the homework?
No, I don’t.
Does she do the homework?
Yes, she does the homework at home.
Does he do the homework?
No, he doesn’t.
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