self development

1. E N G L I S H
C O U R S E 3
Simple present tense

2. T I M E

3. W H A T T I M E I S I T ?
7:45 It’s fifteen minutes to eight
8:45 It’s a quarter to nine
1:40 It’s twenty minutes to two
2:40 It’s twenty to three
4:45 It’s a quarter to five
5:45 It’s a quarter to six
6:45 It ‘s a quarter to seven
6:50 It’s ten to seven
7:45 It is a quarter to eight

4. S I M P L E P R E S E N T T E N S E
Simple present
tense en français
c’est l’imparfait .
Türkçede geniş
zamana denktir

5. S I M P L E P R E S E N T T E N S E
We use the present simple when we
talk about things in general. We use
this tense to say that something:
happens all the time
happens repeatedly
is true in general
• Examples:
• Beautiful Zeonabou works as a nurse.
Her shift begins at 7 am
• I like apples but my
father likes mangoes.
• My sister watches TV in the evening and
my brother does his homework
• I usually cook at home but my
friend always eats at the local cafe

6. S I M P L E P R E S E N T T E N S E
Verb to be
I am
you are
He is
She is
it is
we are
you are
they are
Verb have
I have
you have
He has
She has
it has
we have
you have
they have
I want
you want
He wants
She wants
it wants
we want
you want
they want
I do
You do
He does
She does
It does
We do
You do
They do
Verb to do Verb want

7. Use the bare infinitive of the verb to make sentences in present simple. Add -s in
the third person singular.
•Agatha (to hate) when her little brothers (to leave) toys in the living room.
Add -es in the third person singular if the verb ends in o, s, ch, sh, x.
•Noah (to wash) the dishes and his wife (to cook) dinner.
Some time markers can explain how often someone does an action, or something happens.
These time markers are always, often, usually, sometimes, rarely, never, every day etc.
I usually cook at home but my friend always eats at the local cafe
Note that in the above examples time markers come before the verb. With
the verb to be the time marker comes after it.
Kim is always late for classes

8. T O D O
• To do can be used as an auxiliary verb or a main verb that
has its own meaning. To do is an irregular verb and in
the affirmative, negative and interrogative form in present
it has different kinds of structures and forms.
• In the affirmative form, the verb to do follows this
structure:
Subject + verb to do + …
• I do my homework.
• He does his work diligently.
• In the negative form the verb to do follows this structure:
Subject + to do + not + …
• You do not do any sport.
• She does not do her work properly
• In the interrogative form the verb to do follows this
structure:
To do + subject + …?
• Do you do housework at home?

9. T O D O
A F F I R M AT I V E N E G AT I V E
Subject To Do as main verb To Do as auxiliary verb
I do not do do not + base verb
You do not do do not + base verb
He does not do does not + base verb
She does not do does not + base verb
It does not do does not + base verb
We do not do do not + base verb
You do not do do not + base verb
They do not do do not + base verb
Subject To Do as main verb
To Do as auxiliary
verb
I do do + base verb
You do do + base verb
He does does + base verb
She does does + base verb
It does does + base verb
We do do + base verb
You do do + base verb
They do do + base verb

10. T O D O
I N T E R R O G AT I V E
To Do as main verb Subject Question Mark
Do I do?
Do you do?
Does he do?
Does she do?
Does it do?
Do we do?
Do you do?
Do they do?
I N T E R R O G AT I V E
To Do as auxiliary verb Subject Question Mark
Do I base verb + ?
Do you base verb + ?
Does he base verb + ?
Does she base verb + ?
Does it base verb + ?
Do we base verb + ?
Do you base verb + ?
Do they base verb + ?

12. E X A M P L E S
They don't live in
New York
anymore.
I don't like winter.
He doesn't go to
the cinema at all.
Spring doesn't
start in December.
John lives in New
York.
We play football
every day.
You are really kind.
The meeting starts
at 3 PM
We leave for work
at 7:30 AM every
morning. Routine
My husband
watches the TV in
the evening. Habit,
Routine
Susan often meets
with her friends
after school. Habit,
Routine
They usually play
football on
Sunday. Habit,
Routine
Mark rarely visits
his sick
grandmother.
Tendency
Pinocchio usually
tells lies. Tendency

13. E X A M P L E S
The meeting starts at
4 PM.
The train leaves at
the noon.
When does the
plane take off?
Jerry doesn't
teach maths at high
school.
Person
A: Does she like going
to the mountains?
Person B: Yes, she
does.
Person
A: Does John have a
dog?
Person B: No, he
doesn't.

14. E X E R C I S E S
Choose the correct phrase.
1.Excuse me, do you know/does you know the time?
2.My sister always is/is always in a hurry.
3.What time you go/do you go to bed on Fridays?
Write the correct answer
1.Kelly (to stay/often) at home on Saturdays to work on
her projects.
2.Her brother (not to use) the Internet. He (to like)
everything the old-fashioned way.
3.When (you/to get) home? We need to talk.
4.(you/to know) Lucy? She (to be) my friend from
college.
Answer the following question.
1.What do you do for a living?
2.What are your hobbies?
3.What does your typical Sunday look like?

15. D I A L O G E
• Hello! What's your name?
• -Oh, hi, my name's Sarah. And yours?
• -I'm Alex. Nice to meet you, Sarah!
• -Nice to meet you too! So, where do you come from?
• -I come from Germany. And where are you from?
• -I'm from the UK.
• -Oh, I have a lot of friends from the UK. You probably have a great sense of
humour.
• -I'm not sure about that! I don't always get our jokes.
• -You're an exception then!

16. T H A N K Y O U