6. .
-Cats milk.
- Birds like milk.
-Windows made of glass.
Examples
Subject + (Verb) + (s, es) + Object
like
do not
are
7. Present Simple, third person singular
Note:
he, she, it
in the third person singular the verb, always ends in: ss
he want ss she need ss
Grammatical ViewGrammatical View
A:
8. Add eses to verbs ending in:
ssx sh
ch
he pass
she catch
he fix it push
B.
o
eses eses eses
eses He go eses
9. Verbs ending in yy ;the third person changes the to iesies
fly fl cry
C: yy
iesies criesies
Exception:
If there is a vowelvowel before the: yy
s prayplay play prays
10. Negative and questionNegative and question forms useforms use DOESDOES (=the third(=the third
person of theperson of the auxiliaryauxiliary''DODO'') + the infinitive of the verb.) + the infinitive of the verb.
He wantHe wantss..
DoesDoes he want?he want?
HeHe doesdoes notnot want.want.
11. . 1.Third person singular with ss or eses
a. He goes to school every morning.
b. She understands English.
c. It mixes the sand and the water.
d. He tries very hard.
e. She enjoys playing the piano.
Examples:
12. Affirmative Interrogative Negative
I read a book Do I read? .I do not read a book
You read Do you read? .You don't read
he, she, it reads Does he, she, it read a
book?
.He, she, it doesn't read
We read Do we read a book? .We don't read
They read Do they read? .You don't read
2.Present Simple, form:
Example: TO READ present simple
13. The present simplepresent simple is used:
A.to express habits, general truths, repeated actions
or unchanging situations, emotions and wishes:
I smoke (habit); I work in London (unchanging situation);
London is a large city (general truth).
.
-He drinks tea at breakfast
-She only eats fish.
-They watch television regularly
14. You walk for two hundred metres, then you turn left.
B. to give instructions or directions:
-You take the No.6 bus to Watney and then the No.10 to
Bedford.
-Open the packet and pour the contents into hot water.
15. -Your exam startsstarts at 09:00.
c. to express fixed arrangements, present or future:
-The bell rings at 8:00.
The bus arrives at 7:00
16. D.to express future time, after some conjunctions: after,
when, before, as soon as, until:
-He'll give it to you when you comecome next Saturday
-His mother arrives tomorrow.
-Our holiday starts on the 26th March.
-She'll see you before she leaves.
17. Time expressions
1.Every day, every Friday, every week, every month, every summer,
every month, every year, always, usually, etc.
.2.All the time
There are time expressions that we use only with the
Present Simple and they are:
I go to school every day.
He visits me, every summer.
18. 1. Ask your friends questions about what they do at
different times. Also ask about their families.
- "What time do you get up?" - "When do your brothers go
to bed?"
Write down the questions and give them to your teacher
for checking.
Activities
19. Write the questions for the following answers. (Present Simple(
.?
__________________________________1.
I work in a bank.
_____________________________________?2.
My brother is an engineer.
3?___________________________________.
He lives in an apartment building.
20. .Put in : do/don't/does/doesn't
1.Excuse me, _____________ you speak English?
..Where's Ann? I _____________ know.2
George is a good tennis player but he ___________ play very
often.3
