Transcript Present Tense

Simple Present Tense
Chapters 5 & 6, Book 4A
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Simple Present Tense
We use this tense to talk about habits.
e.g.
SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI
 1  2  3
 7
 8
 4
 5
SAT
6
 9  10  11  12 13
 14  15  16  17  18  19 20
 21  22  23  24  25  26 27
Ben
 28  29  30


May

Ben lifts weights every day.
Simple Present Tense
e.g.
Maggie
SUN MON TUE
WED THUR FRI
SAT
 1
2
3
4
5
7
 8
9
10
 11
12
13
14
 15
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 18
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21
 22
23
24
 25
26
27
28
 29
30

November

 Maggie works late on Mondays and
Thursdays.
Maggie works late every
Monday and Thursday.
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Simple Present Tense
 We use this tense for things that are
always true.
e.g.

Stones are hard.
Simple Present Tense
e.g.

Itis
very cold  Cats catch mice.
(catch)
in winter. (be)
Simple Present Tense
 We use this tense to talk about things
that always, usually, often, sometimes,
or never happen.
e.g.
SUN MON TUE
Tim
Sally
WED THUR FRI
SAT
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
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22
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25
26 27
28
29 30

July

 Tim and Sally sometimes play cards.
Simple Present Tense
 The words always, usually, often,
sometimes, or never show how often
things happen.
How often You use …
100 % always
50 %
0
%
Examples
Dad always cooks the dinner.
usually
Mum usually gets up early.
often
Cindy often surfs the Net.
sometimes
Tim sometimes bangs the door.
never
Bob never goes to school late.
Simple Present Tense

Hint words:
 every day
 every Monday
 always
 usually
 often
 sometimes
 never
 once a week
Now you try.
 Underline the hint word(s).
e.g.
Tim eats an apple every morning.
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.
Simple Present Tense
 This tense has only one word.
e.g.
 Candy likes flowers.
 The flowers smell good.
e.g.
 Mimi sings well.
 Mimi is good at singing.
Simple Present Tense
 We add s or es to the verb when
the subject is he, she or it.
Subject
Verb
Things
He
She
It
likes
eating fish.
I
You
We
They
like
playing football.
Simple Present Tense
+ 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)
Simple Present Tense
to do
to be
I
am
I
You
are
You
is
He
She
It
He
She
It
We
You are
They
We
You
They
do
to have
I
You
have
does
He
She
It
do
We
You have
They
has
Now you try.
e.g.Tom drinks orange juice every day. (drink)
1 Henry often
2 Lily always
3 Rabbits
run
chocolate eggs. (eat)
eats
gets
up early in the morning. (get)
faster than tortoises. (run)
4 May and Joe sometimes
listen
to the radio. (listen)
5 Bob catches a bus at 9:15 a.m. every day. (catch)
6 It
is
very hot and sunny in summer. (be)
7 Most flowers
8 Mary and Karen
smell
are
good. (smell)
kind and helpful. (be)
Simple Present Tense
Questions
 We use do or does to make questions.
 Don’t change the verb after do or
does.
What time do you go to school?
Does your dad like music?
Practice
e.g.
1
Where does
Do
2 What
3
Do
Mary live
? (live)
the children walk to school? (walk)
does
Mr Wong
Tim and Bob
teach ? (teach)
have
good manners? (have)
4 What time does Helen usually
5
Do
8
up? (get)
the students surf the Net every day? (surf)
6 How do
7 What
get
do
Peter and Paul come
you
have
Does Sally enjoy
here? (come)
for dinner, Mary? (have)
listening to music? (enjoy)
Simple Present Tense
Negative sentences
 We add do not or does not to make
the sentences negative.
 Don’t change the verb after do or
does.
Mimi
likes
singing.
+ not
Mimi
does not
like
singing.
Practice
e.g.
Cindy plays the piano. Ben
the piano.
does not play
1 I like visiting friends. Tammy does not like
visiting friends.
2 Do you get up early?
No, we
don’t get
up early.
3 Tigers run fast but elephants
do not run
4 Henry is overweight but Tim and Sam
overweight.
5 They like reading but Sally
are
fast.
not
does not like reading.
Proof-reading
e.g.
Peter always drink tea.
drinks
1
Tim and Bob sometimes eats cake.
2
Does you iron your clothes?
Do
No, I do not irons my clothes.
iron
3
I listens to music every day.
4
May do not makes the breakfast.
5
I likes cooking but Mary do not like cooking.
eat
listen
does, make
like, does
6
Does they cooks the dinner?
Do, cook