Simple Present Tense

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Simple Present Tense
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Simple Present Tense Uses

• Everyday activities What do you do every day?
• Routines, habits
• General truths

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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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Third Person Spelling Rules

• pass
• fix
• wax
• Rule 1 verbs ending in ch, -sh, -ss, -o, and x
  es

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Third Person Spelling Rules

• fly
• dry
• try
• study
• Rule 2 final consonant y -gt
• - y ies

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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?

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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?

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What about you?

1. What chores do you do in your household?
2. What do you do at your job?

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Negatives in simple present tense

• I / you / we / they
• Plural subject (the workers, the people)
• do not (dont) verb
• He / she / it
• Singular subject
• does not (doesnt) verb (no s)

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Negatives in Simple Present Tense

• Change these to negative
• I work.
• I like my job.
• They have benefits.
• We have a nice boss.

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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.

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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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Questions in Simple Present Tense

• Change these statements to questions
• I work.
• I like my job.
• They have benefits.
• We have a nice boss.

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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.

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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).

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