Teacher: Mustapha KADIRI Grammar: Present Simple Teacher: Mustapha KADIRI

Study these examples: They express a habit or a daily routine. I everyday get up at 7 o’clock. Fatima walks to school everyday. Jack always listens to music. Ali doesn’t go to school on weekends. They express a habit or a daily routine.

Study these examples: They express a scientific or natural fact The sun rises from the East. Water boils at 100C° The butter melts under heat The earth is around Ahmmed is a boy Mohammed is my father. They express a scientific or natural fact

The Use: 1) To express a habit or a daily routine. There are two main uses of Present Simple Tense: 1) To express a habit or a daily routine. 2) To express a scientific or natural fact or truth. 3) It can be used with Adverbs of Frequency.

Adverbs of Frequency ALWAYS  USUALLY  OFTEN  SOMETIMES  RARELY  SELDOM  HARDLY EVER  NEVER 

The Use Of Adverbs Of Frequency The Present Simple tense is often used with the so called adverbs of frequency. These adverbs express how often an action happens. They are placed before the main verb but after the verb to be. I always get up early. Does she often take a taxi? They are usually at home. Mum is sometimes angry in the mornings. My brother never studies at night.

Exceptions: Verbs ending with ch / sh / ss / x / o / Take (es) with subject pronouns: He / She / It /. Ex: He teaches English. / She misses the bus. / The train goes quickly. He mixes the colors. She finishes at ten o’clock. Verbs ending with a consonant + y, the y changes to i + es: Ex: The verb study. We say: He studies English.

But in the verb play we don’t change ( y ) to ( I ) because it is preceded by a vowel (a). Ex: He plays football.

The Affirmative Form: The rule: Subject + Verb in the simple present. Example: I / You / We / They read a book. He / She / It reads a book.

The Negative Form: The rule: I / You / We / They + Do not + Verb in the infinitive. He / She / It + Does not + Verb in the infinitive. Ex: We don’t study at University. He doesn’t get up early.

The Interrogative Form: The rule: (Wh) question + Do + I / You / We / They + Verb in infinitive. (Wh) question + Does + He / She / It + Verb in infinitive. EX: When do you play football? Where does he play football?

Write the 3rd person singular! I swim – She ________________ You cry – He ________________ They wash – She _____________ We go – She ________________ I play – It __________________ They dance – She ____________ They like – She ______________ We watch – He ______________ I teach – She _______________ We start – It ________________ You mix – It ________________ I enjoy – She _______________ You drive – He ______________ I touch – It _________________ swims cries washes goes plays dances likes watches teaches starts mixes enjoys drives touches

Exercise Complete the following sentences with the simple present tense: I everyday (get) .…… …... up at 7 o’clock. The sun (rise) ……………. from the East. I always (go) ……………. to school. Khalid(read) ………… a book every morning. He (teach) ………….. English in a high school. They (study) …………. English at university. Rachid (study) …………… Very hard in all subjects. get rises go reads teaches study studies

Rewrite these sentences with the right adverb of frequency. to school / I/ my bike/ ride (sometimes) _______________________________________ watch/ cartoons/ the children/ on TV (always) for clothes/ Mark/ go/ shopping (rarely) stay/ at home/ Paul and Rick/at weekends (often) talk/for hours/ on the phone/ we (sometimes) I sometimes ride my bike to school The children always watch cartoons on TV Mark rarely goes shopping for clothes Paul and Rick often stay at home at weekends We sometimes talk for hours on the phone

Fill in the blanks with the verbs between brackets. My name 1 __________ (to be) Sara, I 2___________ (to be) twelve and I 3__________ (live) with my parents and sisters in England. I 4____________ (to have got) two sisters: Raja and Sanae. Raja 5__________ (to be) my eldest sister and she 6___________ (to help) me when I 7__________ (to need) her. Sanae 8_________ (to be) nine years old and 9_________ (to go) to my school. is am live have got is helps need is goes

At school, I have many friends At school, I have many friends! Jessy 10________ (to be) my best friend and she 11_________ (to come) from England. She 12__________ (to be) tall, slim and 13____________ (to have got) green eyes and blond hair! She 14____________ (to enjoy) reading and 15___________ (to play) basketball with the school’s team. Jessy 16___________ (not/ to be) a very good player but she 17________ (to try) her best! When school 18________ (to be) over, we 19___________ (not/ to go) home: we sometimes 20_______ (to walk) to the park and 21_______ (to look) at the clouds! is comes is has got enjoys plays Is not tries is Do not go walk look

Rewrite the following sentences in the negative. Joshua plays football all the time after school. _____________________________________________________________________ My school is far from my house. They like going to parties on Saturdays. Deolinda’s father works as a nurse in St. John’s Central Hospital. My teachers sometimes get angry at me. I like surfing the Internet at night while listening to music. ____________________________________________________________________ Her mother goes shopping at weekends. We are inside the classroom writing a composition on “Family and Friends”.

Make questions for the sentences below I take the bus to school. _____________________________________ Those girls play volleyball well. She spends her time with him. I am a good student. We meet friends every day. Ben surfs the Internet. She always has good marks. He misses his mother. __________________________________