Present simple tense3

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.

•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?

•

Because he loves his bank.

more than his wife

and he loves his money

more than his life.

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

Do you know when we use simple present

tense?

Let’s look at some examples.

Example 1:

Mary ____ up early every morning.

She ______ some exercises.

gets

does

Example 2:

Simon _______ football after every day.

plays

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

habitual actions.regularly

There are some more examples.

Example 3 :

Cats ___ fish.

eats

Example 4:The Earth _______ around the Sun.

rotates

Yes, we use simple present tense for things which are __________.

Oh, you’re so smart! And how

about these?always true

Example 5:

Mr. Li Ka Shing

_______ glasses.wears

Millie Wong _____in Ma On Shan.lives

Example 5:

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

Present Simple Tense

IYouWe

They

HeShe

get uphave breakfast

go to bed

gets uphas breakfastgoes to bed

at seven o’clock. at half-past seven.

at nine o’clock.

Rule 1 :

I, You, We, TheyBasic form of the

verbs

He, She, It + s or es

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 yAdd -ies

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

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

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

Make get have help

Brush go watch wash

Take eat start practise

a. Mimi _______ up at 6 o’clock.

gets

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

Make get have help

Brush go watch wash

Take eat start practise

c. After breakfast, she

_________ the

school bus to school.

takes

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

Make get have help

Brush go watch wash

Take eat start practise

e. After tea, she

________ the piano

for about one hour.

practises

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

Make get have help

Brush go watch wash

Take eat start practise

She usually_______ to bed at about eleven.

goes

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)