2. GRAMMAR – SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
USAGE
Use the Simple Present to express habits, hobbies, daily events, scheduled events or facts in the
present.
My sister usually gets up at 7am. (Habits)
My brother doesn’t like sports. (Hobbies)
Does the store open at 8am? (Facts and Schedule)
FORM: S + V (s/es)
(He, She, It)
*V (e)s
/z/
/iz/
Does, Goes, Studies
Kisses, Washes, Teaches, Practices, Uses
3. My mother’s daily activities
1. My mum gets up at 7:00.
2. My mum _________________________at 7:30.
3. She _______________________________ at 8:00.
4. She ______________________ after breakfast.
5. She _________________________ before lunch.
6. She ___________________________ after lunch.
7. She _____________________ in the afternoon.
8. She _______________________________ at 7 pm.
9. She __________________________ after dinner.
10.She ________________________ in the evening.
11.She _______________________________at 10 pm.
ACTIVITIES TIME
1. get up at seven o’clock
2. set the table at half past seven
3. have breakfast at eight o’clock
4. wash the dishes after breakfast
5. clean the house before lunch
6. cook the meal after lunch
7. do the shopping in the afternoon
8. have dinner at seven (p.m)
9. watch TV after dinner
10. do the ironing in the evening
11. go to bed at ten (p.m)
4. My mother’s daily activities
1. My mum gets up at 7:00.
2. My mum _________________________at 7:30.
3. She _______________________________ at 8:00.
4. She ______________________ after breakfast.
5. She _________________________ before lunch.
6. She ___________________________ after lunch.
7. She _____________________ in the afternoon.
8. She _______________________________ at 7 pm.
9. She __________________________ after dinner.
10.She ________________________ in the evening.
11.She _______________________________at 10 pm.
ACTIVITIES
1. get up
2. set the
3. have br
4. wash th
5. clean th
6. cook the
7. do the s
8. have din
9. watch T
10. do the ir
11. go to be
sets the table
has breakfast
washes the dishes
cleans the house
cooks the meal
does the shopping
has dinner
watches TV
does the ironing
goes to bed
5. What
does your mother _________?
Who
What time
Where
How many/ How much
cook
do housework
buy food
exercise
=> My mother / She often _____s/es
often
6. What are some daily activities that your wife does at work?
She (1) goes to work at 8.45am every morning.
She usually (2) drives to work.
She always (3) checks her emails when she gets to work, but she
(4)doesn’t always reply to them immediately.
She (5) takes a taxi or a train if she has a lunch meeting. She never takes
the bus because it is too slow.
When she is at her desk she usually (6) works on the computer, even during
morning tea.
At 1pm most days she (7) has lunch.
At 3pm she has (8) afternoon tea, and that is when she usually talks to her
colleagues and eats cakes.
When she is in the office she probably has a lot of papers. She has to (9) file
her papers, and so that she can find them again . Also she needs to organize
her files.
When she works, she (10)has to make telephone calls.
Once a month she (11) reports to her boss. She usually writes a document
that her boss can read.
Does she…?
What…?
Who… (with/for)?
Where…?
When…?
How…?
How many…?
How much…?
7. Listen to the conversation between Aimee and Todd and
answer the questions
· What does he do?
· Where does he work?
· Where does he live?
· What does he do for fun?
· Does he cook every day?
· How does he get around?