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Present simple tense

TIME EXPRESSIONS
*In the morning /in the afternoon / in the evening
* In spring / in summer / in autumn /in winter
*At night / at midday / at midnight / at noon / at lunchtime
*On Monday / on Wednesday / on Saturdays / on Sundays
*On Monday afternoon / Sunday mornings / Friday nights
*On weekdays / on weekends
*Every day/ month /year / other day.
*Once a week/ a month/ a year
Twice a week/ a month/ a year
Three / four times a week/ a month/ a year
* At 4 o'clock / 7:30
NOTE: Time expressions are always placed at the beginning
or at the end of a sentence.
• EXAMPLES:

• I drink milk every day.

• I do sports every other day.

• My mom doesn’t cook on weekends.

• They always go to NY in winter


We use the Present tense:
1.-To talk about habits and routines.

I go to the gym every other day.


My father usually drives to work.
My sister always makes her bed.
They take the train to the office every day.
My friends and I hang out every weekend.
2.- For facts.

The Moon goes around the earth.


The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
Wood floats on water.

The president of the USA lives in the

White House.
3.- For things that are always/
generally true.

It rains a lot in September.

The Queen of England lives in Buckingham


Palace.

They speak English at work


FREQUENCY ADVERBS
Remember if you want to express how often you do an
activity, we use adverbs of frequency.
EXAMPLES
I always take the bus to school.

I usually go to the movies .

I sometimes take my little brothers to school

I never cook on weekends.

NOTE: We place frequency adverbs after the verb TO BE

Ruth is rarely angry with her brothers.

I’m always happy.

My dad is never late for work.


• SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
• CONJUGATION
• I play
• You play
• He plays
• She plays
• It plays
• We play
• They play
rd
Verb spelling rules 3 person
AFFIRMATIVE FORM
1.- In general, in the third person we add -S
drive he drives
play she plays
run he runs

2.- For verbs that end in -O, -CH, -SH, -SS, -X, or -Z we
add -ES.
do he does miss he misses
mix he mixes catch she catches
finish it finishes
3.- For verbs that end in a consonant + Y, we
remove the Y and add -IES.
cry he cries
fly he flies

BUT
vowel + -Y just add -S
buy He buys
say She says
obey It obeys
4.- For the verb TO HAVE, the singular form is
HAS

I
You He
We have She has
They It
• CLICK ON THE LINKS AND PRACTICE

• https://www.english-4u.de/en/tenses-exercises
/present-simple.htm

• https://www.english-4u.de/en/tenses-exercises
/present-simple.htm

• https://www.english-4u.de/en/tenses-exercises
/simple-present.htm
NEGATIVE FORM
We use the auxiliaries DON’T & DOESN’T + the
main verb in BASE FORM.
AUXILIARY VERB BASE COMPLEMENT
SUBJECT FORM
I
YOU
DO NOT
WE DON’T EAT JUNK FOOD
THEY

HE
EAT JUNK FOOD.
SHE
DOES NOT
IT DOESN’T
NEGATIVE FORM
EXAMPLES
I don’t swim well
You don’t work on weekends.
He doesn’t have a car.
My sister doesn’t live with us.
It doesn’t work well
We don’t have lunch at home.
My friends don’t speak English very well.
INTERROGATIVE FORM
In order to ask questions about habits, routines or general stuff in
the present, we use the auxiliaries DO & DOES + the main verb
in BASE FORM. Look at the chart

AUXILIARY SUBJECT VERB COMPLEMENT


BASE FORM
I
YOU
DO play
WE sports?
THEY
HE play sports?
SHE
DOES
IT
INTERROGATIVE FORM
EXAMPLES:
Do I swim? Yes, you do. / No, you don’t.
Do you work? Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
Does your brother have a house? Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t.
Does Paquita go to the gym every day? Yes, she does.
No, she doesn’t.
Does your computer work well? Yes, it does./ No, it doesn’t
Do we run fast? Yes, we do. / No, we don’t.
Do they live near? Yes, they do. / No, they don’t.
1.-_____
Do you live in a house or apartment?
2.- _____ your dad work on weekends?
Does
3.- _____ your parents drink coffee for breakfast?
Do
4.-_____ you like broccoli?
Do
5.-_____ your best friend live near your house?
Does
6.-_____ you get up early on Saturday?
Do
7.- ______ your brother make his bed every day?
Does
8.-_______ your dad have lunch at home?
Does
9.-_____ your friends practice any sport?
Do
10.-____ you watch the news at night?
Do
Wh-questions
To ask for specific information
Where do you study?

How often do you hang out with your friends?

What time do you usually get up on Sundays?

Where does your father work?

How often does your mom make desserts?

When do you go to the park?


• CLICK ON THE LINKS AND PRACTICE

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/complex_tests/sim
ple_present1/index.php

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-si
mple-exercise-7.html

http://www.tedpower.co.uk/elm01.html

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