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Simple Present Tense Presentation by Kristi Reyes
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Simple Present Tense: Uses Everyday activities: What do you do every day? Routines, habits General truths
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What do these people do?
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bake
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cut / style hair
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build
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deliver
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draw / design
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drive
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fix / repair plumbing, appliances
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fly
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garden
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guard
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manage / supervise
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paint
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use a computer / program
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answer telephone, type, file, take messages
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sell
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serve, help customers
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teach
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research, do experiments
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wash dishes
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clean, wax
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weld
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Third Person He / She / It Singular subject (my friend, the boss, a co-worker) Verb + s Goes, works, talks, does, speaks
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Spelling rules: Third person verbs in simple present tense 1. teach research wash push
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Third Person Spelling Rules pass fix wax Rule 1: verbs ending in –ch, -sh, -ss, and –x + es
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Third Person Spelling Rules 2. fly dry try study Rule 2: final consonant + y -> - y + ies
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Third Person Spelling Rules 3. do go
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Online Practice Practice 1 Practice 2
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Pronunciation Practice Third person –s can be pronounced three ways: 1. /s/ 2. /z/ 3. /iz/
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What about you? Ask and answer these questions with a classmate: 1. What time do you get up in the morning? I get up at … 2. What time do you go to bed? How many hours do you sleep per night? 3. Do you eat breakfast? What do you usually have?
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What about you? 3. What do you like to do in your free time? 4. Do you exercise? What exercises do you do or what sports do you play?
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What about you? 5. What chores do you do in your household? 6. What do you do at your job?
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Negatives in Simple Present Tense Change these to negative: 1. I work. 2. I like my job. 3. They have benefits. 4. We have a nice boss.
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Negatives in Simple Present Tense Change these to negative: 1. She has a lot of experience. 2. He drives to his work. 3. The new employee comes early. 4. My co-worker talks to me.
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Negatives in simple present tense 1. I / you / we / they Plural subject (the workers, the people) + do not (don’t) + verb 2. He / she / it Singular subject + does not (doesn’t) + verb (no –s)
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Questions in Simple Present Tense Change these statements to questions: 1. I work. 2. I like my job. 3. They have benefits. 4. We have a nice boss.
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Questions in Simple Present Tense Change these statements to questions: 1. She has a lot of experience. 2. He drives to his work. 3. The new employee comes early. 4. Your co-worker talks to you.
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Questions in Simple Present Tense 1. Do + I / you / we / they + verb + ? 2. Does he / she / it + verb + ?
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Partner Practice
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Online Practice Quiz: Questions and negatives All + Trivia Type the negatives 1 Simple Present Questions Type the negatives 2 Type yes/no questions
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Any questions?
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Time to write a paragraph The instructor will show you a picture. Write a paragraph of 6 – 10 sentences describing the actions of the people in the picture. Use simple present tense verbs (affirmative and negative). Use a topic sentence and conclusion.
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