1. Presentation by Kristi Reyes Pictures from Oxford Picture Dictionary
Simple Present Tense
Presentation by Kristi Reyes
Pictures from Oxford Picture Dictionary

2. Simple Present Tense: Uses
Everyday activities: What do you do every day?
Routines, habits
General truths

3. wake up / get up

4. take a shower / get dressed

5. eat breakfast / make lunch

6. take the children to school

7. take the bus to school / drive/go to work

8. be in school / work

9. go to the market

10. leave work

11. clean the house / pick up the children

12. cook dinner / come home / get home

13. have dinner

14. watch TV / do homework

15. relax / read the newspaper

16. exercise

17. go to bed

18. go to sleep

19. Third Person He / She / It
Singular subject (my friend, the boss, a co-worker)
Verb + s
Goes, works, talks, does, speaks

20. Spelling rules: Third person verbs in simple present tense
teach
research
wash
push

21. Third Person Spelling Rules
pass
fix
wax
Rule 1: verbs ending in –ch, -sh, -ss, and –x + es

22. Third Person Spelling Rules
fly
dry
try
study
Rule 2: final consonant + y ->
- y + ies

23. Third Person Spelling Rulesdo go

24. Online Practice
Practice 1
Practice 2

25. What about you? Ask and answer these questions with a classmate:
What time do you get up in the morning? I get up at …
What time do you go to bed? How many hours do you sleep per night?
Do you eat breakfast? What do you usually have?

26. What about you? What do you like to do in your free time?
Do you exercise? What exercises do you do or what sports do you play?

27. What about you? What chores do you do in your household?
What do you do at your job?

28. Negatives in Simple Present Tense
Change these to negative:
I work.
I like my job.
They have benefits.
We have a nice boss.

29. Negatives in Simple Present Tense
Change these to negative:
She has a lot of experience.
He drives to his work.
The new employee comes early.
My co-worker talks to me.

30. Negatives in simple present tense
I / you / we / they
Plural subject (the workers, the people)
+ do not (don’t) + verb
He / she / it
Singular subject
+ does not (doesn’t) + verb (no –s)

31. Questions in Simple Present Tense
Change these statements to questions:
I work.
I like my job.
They have benefits.
We have a nice boss.

32. Questions in Simple Present Tense
Change these statements to questions:
She has a lot of experience.
He drives to his work.
The new employee comes early.
Your co-worker talks to you.

33. Questions in Simple Present Tense
Do + I / you / we / they + verb + ?
Does he / she / it + verb + ?

34. Partner Practice

35. Online Practice Quiz: Questions and negatives All + Trivia
Type the negatives 1
Simple Present Questions
Type the negatives 2
Type yes/no questions

36. Any questions?

37. Time to write a paragraph
The instructor will show you a picture. Write a paragraph of 6 – 10 sentences describing the daily actions of the woman in the picture.
Use simple present tense verbs (affirmative and negative).
Use a topic sentence and conclusion.