present simple

1. The Present Simple
with THE SIMPSONS

2. When do we use the
Present Simple?
She studies english
everyday.

3. Homer works at the Nuclear
Power Plant in Springfield.
We use the Present
Simple to talk
about:
-things that are
always true
-permanent states
-regular habits or
routines

4. Homer likes eating doughnuts.
We use the Present
Simple with stative
verbs:
-love, like, hate, prefer...
-feel, smell, taste, hear, …
-think, consider, agree,
believe,...
-have, own, belong to
-cost, weigh, measure...

5. Frequency adverbs
They are placed between the subject and
the verb:
Marge usually does the shopping on
Saturdays.
Lisa sometimes plays the saxophone at
home.
bed at nine.
Maggie always goes to
But after “to be”:
He's never late.
Longer time expressions can either go at
the beginning or at the end:
Patty and Selma love watching old movies
in the evening.

6. Negative sentences
Moe's Tavern doesn't
usually close.
Mr Burns doesn't like
spending money.
Willie, the janitor, doesn't
like Bart's pranks.
Carl and Lenny don't talk
much at work.

7. Questions
Does Milhouse like playing with Bart? Yes, he does.
Where does Ned Flanders live? He lives...
Does the Chief of Police catch all the criminals?
Do children like Crusty the Clown?
What do the kids think of Otto?

8. I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They
Present Simple - Affirmative
play
play
playS Football on Mondays

9. I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They
Present Simple - Negative
don’t Play
doesn’t Play
Football on
Mondays
don’t Play

10. I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They
Present Simple - Questions
play
play
Football on
Mondays?
play
Do
Does
Do

11. Yes, I do
Yes, you do
Yes, he does
Yes, she does
Yes, it does
Yes, we do
Yes, you do
Yes, they do
Present Simple – Short answers
No, I don’t
No, you don’t
No, he doesn’t
No, she doesn’t
No, it doesn’t
No, we don’t
No, you don’t
No, they don’t

12. Affirmative Negative Questions
I speak
You speak
He speaks
She speaks
It speaks
We speak
You speak
They speak
I don't speak
You don't speak
He doesn't speak
She doesn't speak
It doesn't speak
We don't speak
You don't speak
They don't speak
Do I speak?
Do you speak?
Does he speak?
Does she speak?
Does it speak?
Do we speak?
Do you speak?
Do they speak?
*spelling: goes, does,
misses, watches,
washes, studies,flies,
but: plays, stays
Short answers:
Yes, I do
No, I don't
Yes, he does.
No, he doesn't

13. Third person singular spelling:
He, she, it + verb-s: Smithers works for Mr. Burns.
-Verbs ending in ss, x, sh, ch, o add -es
Miss misses
Fix fixes
Wash washes
Watch watches
Do does
-Verbs ending in consonant + y change to: -ies
Cry cries

14. To be continued...