The document provides instruction on the simple present tense in English. It explains that the simple present tense expresses habitual or repeated actions and is used for general truths. Examples are given of its uses with adverbs of frequency and in statements about routines. Rules for forming the tense are outlined for regular and irregular verbs. A classroom activity has students practice using the tense in sentences about a person's daily activities.

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Área: English Asignatura: English Curso: 6th
Fecha: 28 al 03-02 Periodo: I Nº Hor: 12hr Semana: 2
Tema: Simple present tense.
Indicador Student will be able to usethe simple present tense effectively.
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Exploracion Uses of the Simple present Tense
Contextualización
Simple present tense:
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It snows in Alaska.
Tom watches television everyday.
Conceptualización
The simple present tense expresses events or situations that exist always, usually, habitually, they
exist now, have existed in the past, and probably will exist in the future. (Azar, 1999)
Look at the chart and see the uses of the Simple present tense:
 Adverbs of Frequency: we use the frequency adverbs to say how frequently we do things:
100% Always
Usually
Often
Sometimes
Not very often
Hardly ever
0% Never
 Position of frequency adverbs: they go before most verbs. But they go after the verb to be.
I usually work/ I don´t usually work.
I´m usually /I´m not usually late for work.
 Spelling rules: simple present

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1. With verbs that end in –s, -sh, -ch and –x we add –es: He watchES television.
2. With verbs that end in consonant + y we change the –y to –I and add –es: She studies herd
every night.
3. 3. Some irregular verbs: have has / do does / go goes
Producción
Simple present tense:
1 Choose the correct sentence in each pair.
a Nowaday,our bodies becoming 'old' muchlater than 100 years ago
bNowaday,our bodies become 'old' muchlater than 100 years ago.
a Children lost their freedom if they have too many responsibilities.
b Children lose their freedom if they have too many responsibilities
We use the present simple tense:
• to make general statements about our world: The earth moves around the sun.
• to show a pattern or general truth: People work in order to meet their basic needs.
• with adverbs offrequency: always, usually, often, sometimes, never: People who aretoo lazy
to walk often use their cars instead.
• with expressions such as: nowadays, these days, today (with a general meaning):
Many students today do their research via computer rather than through books.
• for verbs showing opinions or feelings, e.g. believe, think, hope: I think that weshould all do
as much as we can to improve our environment.
We form the present simple tense with the base form of the verb. We add s or es toform the 3rd person
singular:
I play I watch
you play you watch
he/she/it plays he/she/it watches
we play we watch
you play you watch
they play they watch
ACCIÓN
Modelación

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Taller
1. Complete the description of Karen with the correct form of the present simple.
Karen wong is a teacher. She ______________ (come) from Shangai. She ____________ (teach)
Chinese at a night school in Vancouver. She ________________ (not, have) a typical routine because
EVALUACION
she ___________ (study) in the morning and _____________ (work) in the evening. She
__________________ (go) to work by bus and ______________ (arrive) at about 7 o´clock. She
_______________ (finish) at 10 o´clock at night. She _______________ (not, like) life in Canada
much because she really _____________ (miss) China and her family.
Bibliografía
I. Understanding and using grammar (1999). Third edition. Betty SchrampferAzar.
II. The big picture (2011). Santillana Education. S.L Richmond Publishing.
III. Top Notch (2011). Second Edition, Student book. Pearson Education, Inc.