Learn the Present Simple Tense with Examples and Exercises

PRESENT SIMPLE
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Present simple
I
You
We
They
play
football every day.
He
She
It
plays
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Present simple negative
I
You
We
They
do not
(= don’t ) play
football every day.
He
She
It
does not
(= doesn’t )
play

Present simple question
do
I
you
we
they
play
football every day?
does
he
she
it
play

Affirmative (olumlu cümleler)
• I/You/We/They özneleri ile olumlu
cümlelerde fiiller takı almadan ve hiçbir
yardımcı fiil kullanılmadan gelir.

• I play football every day.
• (Ben her gün futbol oynarım)

They visit me twice a week.
(Onlar haftada iki kez beni ziyaret eder)

• We swim in the sea in the summers.
• (Biz yazları denizde yüzeriz)

Elephants live in Asia and Africa.
(Filler Asya ve Afrika’da yaşar)

He / she / it öznelerinden sonra olumlu fiillere
–s / -es takısı eklenir.
Play  plays
Read  reads
Take  takes
-o, -x, -sh, -ch, -s ile biten fiiller: –es alır.
Go  goes
Do  does
Watch  watches
Finish  finishes
Sessiz harf + -y ile bitenler: –y düşer ve –ies alır.
Try  tries
Cry  cries
Study  studies
Have fiili: has olur.
Have  has

• She plays football at weekends.
(O hafta sonları futbol oynar)

My father watches the news every evening.
(Babam her akşam haber izler)

She usually has breakfast in the mornings.
(O sabahları genellikle kahvaltı yapar)

School starts at 8:00 in the morning and finishes
at 4 in the afternoon.
(Okul sabah 8’de başlar ve öğleden sonra 4’te
biter)

• Olumsuz ve soru yapmak için, I, you, we, they
ile do; he, she, it ile does yardımcı fiilleri
kullanılır.
• Does yardımcı fiili kullanılan olumsuz ve
sorularda fiile –s/-es takısı eklenmez, çünkü bu
ek does yardımcı fiiline gelmiştir.

I don’t play football every day.
(Ben her gün futbol oynamam)

We don’t like foreigners here.
(Biz burada yabancıları sevmeyiz)

People don’t have three eyes.
(İnsanlar üç göze sahip değiller)

I don’t get up early on Sunday mornings.
(Pazar sabahları erken kalkmam)

• She doesn’t play football at weekends.
(O hafta sonları futbol oynamaz)

• My teacher doesn’t work at weekends.
(Öğretmenim hafta sonları çalışmaz)

He doesn’t have breakfast most mornings.
(O çoğu sabah kahvaltı yapmaz)

A cat doesn’t chase a dog.
(Bir kedi bir köpeği kovalamaz)

Questions
• A: Do you speak English?
(İngilizce konuşur musun?)
B: Yes, I do. (olumlu cevap)
B: No, I don’t. (olumsuz cevap)

A: Do a lot of tourists visit İstanbul?
(Bir çok turist İstanbul’u ziyaret eder mi?)
B: Yes, they do. (olumlu cevap)
B: No, they don’t. (olumsuz cevap)

A: Does she play football after school?
(O okuldan sonra futbol oynar mı?)
B: Yes, she does. (olumlu cevap)
B: No, she doesn’t. (olumsuz cevap)

A: Does your father wear a tie at work?
(Baban işte kravat takar mı?)
B: Yes, he does. (olumlu cevap)
B: No, he doesn’t. (olumsuz cevap)

• USE OF PRESENT SIMPLE

1. Genelde yaptığımız rutin eylemler veya
alışkanlıklar:
• I have a shower every morning.
• (Ben her sabah duş alırım)
• A bad workman always blames his tools.
• (Kötü çalışan her zaman aletlerini suçlar)

• My brother usually drinks coffee at work.
• (Kardeşim genellikle işte kahve içer)
• We don’t go to the cinema very often.
• (Biz çok sinemaya gitmeyiz)

2. Sürekli veya geneldeki durumlar:
• She lives in a village on her own.
• (O bir köyde kendi başına yaşar)
• I speak two languages.
• (İki dil konuşurum)

3. Her zaman geçerli gerçekler:
• The sun sets in the west.
• (Güneş batıdan batar)
• Water boils at 100 degrees.
• (Su 100 derecede kaynar)

4. Sabit çizelge veya programa bağlı gelecek
olaylar:
• The plane leaves at 8 this evening.
• (Uçak bu akşam 8’de ayrılacak)
• What time does the film start tomorrow?
(Yarın film kaçta başlayacak?)

• TIME PHRASES
• (Zaman kelimeleri)

always, normally, usually, frequently, often,
sometimes, rarely, hardly ever, never
• I always read a book before sleeping.
• (Ben her zaman uyumadan önce kitap
okurum)
• She sometimes arrives at school late.
• (O bazen okula geç kalır)

every day, every year, every month, every
morning
• We go on holiday every summer.
• (Biz her yaz tatile gideriz)
• Selin gets up early every morning.
• (Selin her sabah erken kalkar)

once a year, twice a day, three times a week, etc.
• Can has a meal twice a day.
• (Can günde iki kez yemek yer)
• We go to school five times a week.
• (Haftada beş kere okula gideriz)

every four years, every 365 days
• FIFA World Cup takes place every four years.
• (Dünya kupası her dört yılda olur)
• The earth travels around the sun every 365
days.
• (Dünya güneş etrafında her 365 günde gezer)

Practice makes perfect 

Choose the right answer.
(Doğru cevabı seçiniz)
• What do you do in your free time?
• A) I usually play chess, reads a book, and watch
English films with subtitles in my free time.
• B) No, I don’t do shopping at the weekends.
• C) They sometimes meet at the cafe.

What time does your school start?
• A) It starts at 8 o’clock in the mornings.
• B) It starts in September and ends in June.
• C) I go to school by bus, but my sister always
walks to school.

How do you go to work every day?
• A) He usually walks. He doesn’t have a car.
• B) Yes, I go to work by bus. It is cheap.
• C) I generally take the bus. You know, I don’t
have a car.

Does your husband buy presents
for you on your birthdays?
• A) Yes, I do. I never forget his birthdays.
• B) No, he doesn’t. He is not a romantic guy.
• C) My husband earns a lot of money, but he
never spends too much.

How often do you eat?
• A) I usually eat three times a day.
• B) No, I don’t eat fish, but I like chicken.
• C) Are you crazy or something? I’m a robot
and robots never eat or drink anything.

Sharks ---- in warms seas.
• A) swim
• B) swims
• C) doesn’t swim
• D) don’t swim

My father ---- to buy a house with a
swimming pool because he likes
swimming.
• A) want
• B) wants
• C) doesn’t want
• D) don’t want

Rabbits ---- meat.
• A) eat
• B) eats
• C) doesn’t eat
• D) don’t eat

A: Where ---- your grandfather ----?
B. He lives in Ankara.
• A) do / live
• B) does / live

A: ---- you ---- TV a lot?
B: No, I don’t.
• A) do / watch
• B) does / watch

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