Simple present tense

POWER POINT

LESSONS

1.

THE TENSES

Lesson: Grammar

Subject:The Simple Present Tense

Simple present on the time line:

FUTURE

PAST

X

X

X X X X

X

PRESENT

USAGE OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT

First Usage :

For general statements of fact .

Examples :

Most animals kill only for food.

The world is round.

Water consists of hydrogen and oxygen.

The Sun rises in the east.

Second Usage:

To express habitual and

everyday activities.

Examples :

I study for two ours everyday.

He always eats a sandwich for lunch .

My father does exercises every morning .

NOW

THE RULES

FORMS OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT

Positive Sentence Form :

Object

Time exp.

+

Verb

+

Subject

+

I

breakfast

every

morning.

eat

Alban

drinks

milk

everyday.

BUT,

DON’T

FORGET!

THE RULE :

For 3rd person singular an “s” follows

the verb :

Examples :

He walk s to the school every morning.

She sleep s every night

Albana speak s Chinese

SPELLING

1. We usually add only -s :

____

rub s

rub

____

ride

ride s

____

smile

smile s

2. End of verb : consonant + y

spelling change y to i and add -es

____

Study

stud ies

____

cry

cr ies

3.End of verb : vowel + y add -s

____

pay s

pay

____

buy s

buy

4. End of verb : - sh ,- ch ,- ss ,- x add - es

____

push es

pu sh

____

teach es

tea ch

____

kiss es

ki ss

____

fix es

fi x

5. The third person singular forms of

have , go , and do are irregular.

____

has

have

____

does

do

____

goes

go

Now,

Examples

He clean s the school everyday.

They clean the streets everyday.

He wake s up early.

My friends like playing soccer.

Hakan like s playing soccer.

Tom and his family always smile.

Her mother often cr ies .

They love each other.

SUMMARY :

I

We

You

They

drive

He

She

It

drive s

Negative Sentence Form :

The Rule :

Don’t and doesn’t are

used in the negative form.

The form:

do / does

Subject

Verb

+

Obj .

not

+

+

+

We

do not

smoke

cigar

does not

eat

meat

Semra

BUT,

DON’T

FORGET!

Contractions

do not = do n’t

does not = does n’t

A Reminder

x

She doesn’t plays tennis everyday.

She doesn’t play tennis everyday.

CHART :

read newspaper.

I

We

You

They

play tennis.

don’t

like soccer.

drink alcohol .

speak French.

He

She

It

eat meat.

doesn’t

know Chinese.

Now,

Examples

He does n’t like working.

They do n’t like each other.

My aunt does n’t cook very well.

Interrogative sentence form :

The rule :

Do and does are used

in this form.

The Form:

?

+

+

Object

+

Subject

Do/does

Verb

Do

they

speak

English

Does

she

learn

Physics

CHART :

read newspaper ?

I

We

You

They

play tennis ?

Do

like soccer ?

drink alcohol ?

speak French ?

He

She

It

Does

eat meat ?

know Chinese ?

Now,

Examples

Do you swim

in the mornings?

Does he drink

alcohol?

Do they brush

their teeth?

WE ANSWER :

Q :

Do you swim in the mornings ?

Yes , I swim in the mornings.

(+) A :

No , I don’t swim in the mornings.

(-) A :

Q :

Does he drink alcohol?

(+) A :

Yes , he drinks alcohol.

No, he doesn’t drink alcohol.

(-) A :

Now ,

The Exercises:

FORM CONVERTION

Task 1:

Convert the (+) sentences

to (-) and (?) sentences.

1- Helen brushes her teeth every morning

(-)

Helen doesn’t brush her teeth every morning.

(?)

Does Helen brush her teeth every mornings?

2- They walk to the school everyday

(-)

They don’t walk to the school everyday.

(?)

Do they walk to the school everyday?

3-His father smoke cigarette .

(-)

His father doesn’t smoke cigarette.

(?)

Does his father smoke cigarette ?

4- I do my homework everyday.

(-)

I don’t do my homework everyday.

(?)

Do you /I do your/my homework everyday?

5- My parents go for a walk every mornings.

(-)

They don’t go for a walk every mornings.

(?)

Do they go for a walk every mornings?