Transcript Simple Present Tense

Simple Present Tense
Presentation by Kristi Reyes
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Simple Present Tense:
Uses
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Everyday activities: What do you do
every day?
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Routines, habits
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General truths
wake up / get up
take a shower / get dressed
eat breakfast / make lunch
take the children to school
take the bus to school /
drive/go to work
be in school /
work
go to the market
leave work
clean the house /
pick up the children
cook dinner /
come home / get home
have dinner
watch TV /
do homework
relax /
read the newspaper
exercise
go to bed
go to sleep
Third Person
He / She / It
 Singular subject (my friend, the boss,
a co-worker)
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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
Third Person Spelling Rules
pass
fix
wax
Rule 1: verbs ending in –ch, -sh, -ss,
and –x + es
Third Person Spelling Rules
2.
fly
dry
try
study
Rule 2: final consonant + y ->
- y + ies
Third Person Spelling Rules
3.
do
go
Online Practice
Practice 1
 Practice 2
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What about you?
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1.
2.
3.
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?
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?
What about you?
5.
What chores do you do in your
household?
6.
What do you do at your job?
Negatives in Simple Present
Tense
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1.
2.
3.
4.
Change these to negative:
I work.
I like my job.
They have benefits.
We have a nice boss.
Negatives in Simple Present
Tense

1.
2.
3.
4.
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.
Negatives in simple present
tense
1.
2.
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)
Questions in Simple Present
Tense
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Change these statements to
questions:
1.
I work.
I like my job.
They have benefits.
We have a nice boss.
2.
3.
4.
Questions in Simple Present
Tense

1.
2.
3.
4.
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.
Questions in Simple Present
Tense
1.
Do + I / you / we / they + verb + ?
2.
Does he / she / it + verb + ?
Partner Practice
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?
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.
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