1. Teacher: Mustapha KADIRI
Grammar:
Present Simple
Teacher: Mustapha KADIRI

2. 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.

3. 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

4. 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.

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

6. 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.

7. 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.

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

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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?

12. 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

13. 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

14. Rewrite these sentences with the right adverb of frequency.
to school / I/ my bike/ ride (sometimes)
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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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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”.

18. Make questions for the sentences below
I take the bus to school.
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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.
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