Simple Present Tense
We use this tense to talk about habits.
Ben lifts weights every day.
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e.g.
Ben
Maggie works late on Mondays and Thursdays.
Maggie works late every Monday and Thursday.
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Maggie
e.g.
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We use this tense for things that are always truetrue.
Stones are hard.
e.g.
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It very cold in winter. (be)
is Cats mice. (catch)
catch
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We use this tense to talk about things that alwaysalways, usuallyusually, oftenoften, sometimessometimes, or nevernever happen.
e.g.
Tim
Mark
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Tim and Mark sometimes play cards.
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The words always, usually, often, sometimes, or never show how often things happen.
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How often You use … Examples
100 %
often Cindy often surfs the Net.
always Dad always cooks the dinner. usually Mum usually gets up early.
sometimes Tim sometimes bangs the door.
0 % never Bob never goes to school late.
50 %
Hint words:
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always usually often sometime
s never
every day every Monday
once a week
Now you try.Now you try.
e.g. Tim eats an apple every morning.
Underline the hint word(s).
1 Tammy sometimes drinks tea. 2 Do you brush your teeth every day? 3 I always tidy up my room.4 Betty works late on Mondays.5 We never go to school late.6 Peter does not often get up late.7 John and I go swimming every Sunday.
This tense has only one wordone word.
The flowers smell good.
e.g. Gioconda likes flowers.
Katy sings well.e.g.
Katy is good at singing.
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We add ss or or es es to the verb when to the verb when the subject is the subject is hehe, , sheshe or or itit.
I I YouYouWeWeTheThe
yy
likelike playing playing football. football.
HeHeShe She
ItIt likelikess eating fish. eating fish.
Subject Verb Things
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+ s Mary feeds her dog. (feed) Peter enjoys the food. (enjoy) Tim always cooks the dinner. (cook)
+ es Tim watches TV every night. (watch) May usually dresses in pink. (dress) Bob never washes his car. (wash)y ies The baby cries loudly. (cry) Peter carries a heavy bag. (carry) Tina dries the dishes every night. (dry)
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to beI am
HeSheIt
is
You are
WeYouThey
are
do
does
to doI
You HeSheItWeYouThey
do
has
to haveI
You have
HeSheItWeYouThey
have
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Now you try.Now you try.e.g.Tom orange juice every day. (drink)
drinks
1 Henry often chocolate eggs. (eat)2 Lily always up early in the morning. (get)3 Rabbits faster than tortoises. (run)4 May and Joe sometimes to the radio. (listen)5 Bob a bus at 9:15 a.m. every day. (catch)6 It very hot and sunny in summer. (be)7 Most flowers good. (smell)8 Mary and Karen kind and helpful. (be)
eatsgets
aresmell
iscatches
listenrun
QuestionsQuestions We use dodo or or does does to make to make
questionsquestions. Don’t change the verb after dodo or or
doesdoes. What time do you go to school?
Does your dad like music?
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PracticePracticee.g. Where Mary ? (live)
does live
1 the children to school? (walk)2 What Mr Wong ? (teach)3 Tim and Bob good manners? (have)4 What time Helen usually up? (get)5 the students the Net every day? (surf)6 How Peter and Paul here? (come)7 What you for dinner, Mary? (have)8 Sally listening to music? (enjoy)
Do walk does teach
have
have
does getDo surf
do comedo
Does enjoy
Do
We add do notdo not or or does notdoes not to make the sentences negative.
Don’t change the verb after dodo or or doesdoes.
Katy likes
singing.
+ not
Katy does not
like
singing.
Negative sentencesNegative sentencesSimple Present TenseSimple Present Tense
PracticePractice
1 I like visiting friends. Tammy does not visiting friends.
2 Do you get up early? No, we up early.
3 Tigers run fast but elephants fast.4 Henry is overweight but Tim and Sam
not overweight.5 They like reading but Sally
reading.
e.g. Cindy plays the piano. Ben
the piano.
does not play
like
don’t get
are
does not like
do not run
1 Tim and Bob sometimes eats cake. 2 Does you iron your clothes? No, I do not irons my clothes.3 I listens to music every day.4 May do not makes the breakfast.5 I likes cooking but Mary do not like cooking.
6 Does they cooks the dinner?
Proof-reading. Find the Proof-reading. Find the mistakesmistakese.g. Peter always drink tea.
drinks
eat Do
ironlisten
does, make
like, doesDo, cook