Simple Present Tense  We use this tense to talk about habits. SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT  1  2  3  4  5 6  7  8  9  10  11  12 13  14  15  16  17  18  19 20  21  22  23  24  25  26 27  28  29  30  May  e.g. Ben  Ben lifts weights every day.

Simple Present Tense  Maggie works late on Mondays and Thursdays. SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT  1 2 3  4 5 6 7  8 9 10  11 12 13 14  15 16 17  18 19 20 21  22 23 24  25 26 27 28  29 30  November  Maggie e.g.  Maggie works late on Mondays and Thursdays. Maggie works late every Monday and Thursday.

Simple Present Tense  We use this tense for things that are always true. e.g.  Stones are hard.

Simple Present Tense  Cats mice. (catch) e.g.  It very cold in winter. (be)  Cats mice. (catch) catch is

Simple Present Tense  We use this tense to talk about things that always, usually, often, sometimes, or never happen. e.g. Tim Sally SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 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 … 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 %

Simple Present Tense always usually often sometimes never every day  Hint words: always usually often sometimes never every day every Monday 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.  The flowers smell good. e.g.  Candy likes flowers.  Mimi sings well. e.g.  Mimi is good at singing.

Simple Present Tense  We add s or es to the verb when the subject is he, she or it. He She It likes eating fish. Subject Verb Things I You We They like playing football.

Simple Present Tense + s + es y  ies  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 do does to do I You He She It We They has to have to be I am You are He She It is We You They are

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) eats gets run listen catches is smell are

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. 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 Do have does get Do surf do come do have Does 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 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. like don’t get do not run are does not like

Proof-reading e.g. Peter always drink tea. drinks 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? eat Do iron listen does, make like, does Do, cook