I.E.S. GERENA Gerena (Sevilla) Manuel Casas - slideshare The Present Tenses Simple Present I.E.S. GERENA Gerena (Sevilla) Manuel Casas - slideshare 2010

Ex.:I don’t eat pizza / She doesn’t eat pizza 3-1 FORM AND BASIC MEANING OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE 1. FORM affirmative: Subject+verb (infinitive / +s) Ex.:I eat pizza b. negative: subject+don’t/doesn’t+verb infinitive Ex.:I don’t eat pizza / She doesn’t eat pizza

Ex.:Do you eat pizza? / Does she eat pizza? c. interrogative: Aux verb (do/does) + subject + main verb Ex.:Do you eat pizza? / Does she eat pizza?

SINGULAR PLURAL I walk we walk you walk you walk she walks he walks 3-1 FORM AND BASIC MEANING OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE SINGULAR PLURAL 1st PERSON I walk we walk you walk you walk 2nd PERSON she walks he walks it walks they walk 3rd PERSON

d. verb forms We add –s to most verbs: walks, gets, … We add –es to verbs that end in sh, ch, ss or o: finishes, goes, catches, … If a verb ends in a consonant +y, we change the y to i and add –es: tries, studies, … If a verb ends in a vowel +y, we add –s: pays, plays, …

(a) cry cries fly flies (b) pay pays enjoy enjoys consonant + -y 3-6 ADDING FINAL -S / -ES TO WORDS THAT END IN -Y consonant + -y change y to i, add -es (a) cry cries fly flies (b) pay pays vowel + -y add -s enjoy enjoys

Gazi _________ too many things. often buys 3-6 Let’s Practice buy often Gazi _________ too many things. often buys

She __________ nice things. always says 3-6 Let’s Practice say always She __________ nice things. always says

Her father __________ about her. often worries 3-6 Let’s Practice worry often Her father __________ about her. often worries

3rd person singular add -s SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -S / -ES SPELLING PRONUNCIATION (a) run runs rain rains -s as /z/ voiced scrub scrubs love loves 3rd person singular add -s

3rd person singular add -s SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -S I -ES SPELLING PRONUNCIATION (b) sink sinks meet meets -s as /s/ voiceless fight fights coughs cough 3rd person singular add -s

3rd person singular add -es SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -S I -ES SPELLING PRONUNCIATION (c) push pushes watch watches -es as /iz/ miss misses tax taxes -sh, -ch, -ss, -x 3rd person singular add -es

-es as /iz/ change y to i, add -es (d) dry dries study studies SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -S I -ES SPELLING PRONUNCIATION (d) dry dries study studies -es as /iz/ consonant + -y 3rd person singular change y to i, add -es

-s as /z/ add -s (e) pay pays buy buys 3rd person singular SPELLING SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -S I -ES SPELLING PRONUNCIATION (e) pay pays buy buys -s as /z/ vowel + -y 3rd person singular add -s

3rd person singular forms SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -S I -ES SPELLING PRONUNCIATION (f) have has /ha z/ e go goes /gowz/ does do /d z/ e 3rd person singular forms irregular

push Mark ______ his bike up the hill every afternoon. pushes Let’s Practice push Mark ______ his bike up the hill every afternoon. pushes

brushes brush teeth every morning. The child _______ his Let’s Practice The child _______ his teeth every morning. brushes brush

Let’s Practice dream Brenda often ______ about her old home. dreams

2. USES 1. To describe routines or habits I get up at seven o’clock every morning 2. To talk about things that are always or generally true The sun sets in the west 3. To describe a permanent situation which is true now We live in London 4. With adverbs of frequency such as always, usually, every day/ week/ year, in the morning/ afternoon/ evening and at night … She often studies in the library 5. To express future meaning with actions and events that are part of a fixed timetable The train leaves at 8’30

(a) I eat lunch every afternoon. (b) Max drives to work every day. FORM AND BASIC MEANING OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE (a) I eat lunch every afternoon. (b) Max drives to work every day. (c) We get up every morning. (d) Kyle calls Mimi every weekend. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday HABITS = USUAL ACTIVITIES

Let’s Practice We _____ television every day. watch watch watches

Let’s Practice He _______ television every day. watches watch watches

Let’s Practice We ____ lunch at 12:00. eat eat eats

Jara _____ a walk in the morning. Let’s Practice Jara _____ a walk in the morning. takes take takes

frequency adverbs (d) Tia sometimes eats lunch at school. USING FREQUENCY ADVERBS: ALWAYS, USUALLY, OFTEN, SOMETIMES, SELDOM, RARELY, NEVER (a) Mary always eats lunch at school. 100% (b) Mary usually eats lunch at school. 90%- 99% (c) Josh often eats hamburgers. 75%- 90% (d) Tia sometimes eats lunch at school. 25%- 75% 5%- 10% (e) Tia seldom eats lunch at school. 1%- 10% (f) Eva rarely washes her car. 0% (g) Jay never goes to the zoo. frequency adverbs

Talia _______ feeds her dog. Let’s Practice always usually often sometimes seldom rarely never Talia _______ feeds her dog. always Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.       

Jara ______ watches TV. seldom always usually often sometimes seldom Let’s Practice always usually often sometimes seldom rarely never Jara ______ watches TV. seldom Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. 

Luke _______ cooks dinner. usually Let’s Practice always usually often sometimes seldom rarely never Luke _______ cooks dinner. usually Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.      

Peter _________ cooks dinner. sometimes always usually often sometimes Let’s Practice always usually often sometimes seldom rarely never Peter _________ cooks dinner. sometimes Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.    

OTHER FREQUENCY EXPRESSIONS She goes to the library once a week.

(a) She goes to the library OTHER FREQUENCY EXPRESSIONS once a week. twice a week. five times a week. (a) She goes to the library Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.      

a day a week a month a year OTHER FREQUENCY EXPRESSIONS (b) I go to school five times a week. (c) I go to the movies twice a month. (d) I go to the beach once a year. how many times a day a week a month a year

(e) I feed my dog every morning. OTHER FREQUENCY EXPRESSIONS (e) I feed my dog every morning. Every is singular. I ride my horse every week. I wash my car every year. Correct? no every weeks

How often do you drink coffee? Let’s Practice How often do you drink coffee? Every morning.

So you always drink coffee? always Yes. usually often sometimes seldom Let’s Practice So you drink coffee? always usually often sometimes seldom rarely never always Yes.

Mary doesn’t drink coffee. Let’s Practice I know. She drinks coffee. Mary doesn’t drink coffee. never always usually often sometimes seldom rarely never

+ sometimes usually seldom always rarely often never + rides a bike. USING FREQUENCY ADVERBS WITH simple present verbs SUBJECT + FREQUENCY + SIMPLE ADVERB PRESENT VERBS Sergio + sometimes usually seldom always rarely often never + rides a bike. all simple present verbs except be frequency adverb +

sometimes always usually seldom never rarely often dirty. am is + are USING FREQUENCY ADVERBS WITH BE SUBJECT + BE + FREQUENCY ADVERB sometimes always usually seldom Jeff + is + never rarely often dirty. am is + are FREQUENCY ADVERB

He is tired. usually Let’s Practice ______________________________________

Jeff is sad. never Let’s Practice _________________________________________

Lucy Let’s Practice reads at the library. often

Let’s Practice It rains in the desert. rarely

3-5 Let’s Practice miss Seung never ______ his TV program. misses

3-5 Let’s Practice teach Gerardo _______ math. teaches

Viktor always _______ his car. washes 3-5 Let’s Practice wash Viktor always _______ his car. washes

Ade usually ______ sugar in his coffee. mixes 3-5 Let’s Practice mix Ade usually ______ sugar in his coffee. mixes

3-6 ADDING FINAL -S / -ES TO WORDS THAT END IN -Y The baby cries a lot.

3-7 IRREGULAR SINGULAR VERBS: HAS, DOES, GOES The man has a brown coat.

+ has have has does + do does + goes go goes Irregular forms: she 3-7 IRREGULAR SINGULAR VERBS: HAS, DOES, GOES Irregular forms: she he it (a) I have a hat. + has (b) She has a hat. have has she he it (c) I do exercises. (d) He does exercises. does + do does she he it (e) We go to the gym. (f) He goes to the gym. + goes go goes

George ____ yoga every day. 3-7 Let’s Practice do does George ____ yoga every day. does

Ann ______ for a walk on Sunday. 3-7 Let’s Practice go goes Ann ______ for a walk on Sunday. goes

She always ____ homework. 3-7 Let’s Practice have has She always ____ homework. has

She runs six miles every day. 3-8 SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -S / -ES She runs six miles every day.

They do not wash their car. 3-9 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: NEGATIVE They do not wash their car.

They We You I (a) do not drink milk. She He It 3-9 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: NEGATIVE They We You I (a) do not drink milk. I We You They NEGATIVE: + do not + main verb She He It (b) does not drink milk. She He It + does not + main verb

? I do not drink milk. She does not drink milk. 3-9 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: NEGATIVE I do not drink milk. She does not drink milk. do and does = helping verbs ? She does not drinks milk. 3rd person singular no -s on main verb

They don’t go to the lake. 3-9 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: NEGATIVE (c) I don’t drink milk. They don’t go to the lake. (d) He doesn’t drink milk. Jack doesn’t like dogs. CONTRACTIONS: do not = don’t does not = doesn’t

This child ___________. doesn’t smile 3-9 Let’s Practice smile not This child ___________. doesn’t smile (use the contraction)

We ________ snakes. don’t like like not (use the contraction) 3-9 Let’s Practice We ________ snakes. don’t like like not (use the contraction)

Magda ___________ Dutch. doesn’t speak 3-9 Let’s Practice Magda ___________ Dutch. doesn’t speak (use the contraction) speak not

Sometimes I ____ ____ my cat. My husband _____ her. feeds 3-9 Let’s Practice feed jump run speak don’t doesn’t don’t feed Sometimes I ____ ____ my cat. My husband _____ her. feeds

She ______ ____ fast at the gym. She gets tired. doesn’t run 3-9 Let’s Practice don’t doesn’t sit need like run She ______ ____ fast at the gym. She gets tired. doesn’t run

They are good cooks. need They ____ ____ help. don’t don’t feed 3-9 Let’s Practice don’t doesn’t feed jump need eat They are good cooks. need They ____ ____ help. don’t

3-10 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: YES/NO QUESTIONS Does he exercise?

QUESTION FORMS, SIMPLE PRESENT 3-10 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: YES/NO QUESTIONS DO/ + SUBJECT + MAIN DOES VERB (a) Do I like salad? (d) Do they like salad? (c) Do we like salad? (b) Do you like salad? QUESTION FORMS, SIMPLE PRESENT Do you + main verb (simple form) Do we + main verb (simple form) Do they + main verb (simple form) Do I + main verb (simple form)

QUESTION FORMS, SIMPLE PRESENT 3-10 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: YES/NO QUESTIONS DO/ + SUBJECT + MAIN DOES VERB (g) Does it look good? (e) Does she like salad? (f) Does he like salad? QUESTION FORMS, SIMPLE PRESENT Does it + main verb (simple form) Does she + main verb (simple form) Does he + main verb (simple form)

do (h) Are you a student? main verb = a form of be 3-10 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: YES/NO QUESTIONS (h) Are you a student? NOT: Do you be a student? main verb = a form of be do

(i) Do you like ice cream? Yes, I do. No, I don’t. 3-10 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: YES/NO QUESTIONS QUESTION SHORT ANSWER (i) Do you like ice cream? Yes, I do. No, I don’t. (j) Does Max like ice cream? Yes, he does. No, he doesn’t.

Do you like to ride horses? 3-10 Let’s Practice Question Do you like to ride horses? Short Answer Yes, I do. Long Answer I like to ride horses.

Do they have a baby? Yes, they do. They have a baby. Question 3-10 Let’s Practice Question Do they have a baby? Short Answer Yes, they do. Long Answer They have a baby.

Do cows bark? No, they don’t. Cows don’t bark. Question Short Answer 3-10 Let’s Practice Question Do cows bark? Short Answer No, they don’t. Long Answer Cows don’t bark.