This document provides information about forming and using the simple present tense in English. It discusses the basic form and meaning of the simple present, how it is used to express habits and usual activities. It also covers spelling and pronunciation rules when adding -s or -es endings to verbs in the third person singular. Additionally, it explains how to form negative and question sentences in the simple present and how to ask information questions using question words like what, when, where, why and how.

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SINGULAR PLURAL
1st
PERSON I walk we walk
2nd
PERSON you walk you walk
she walks
he walks
it walks
they walk
3-1 FORM AND BASIC MEANING OF THE SIMPLE
PRESENT TENSE
3rd
PERSON

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(a) I eat lunch every afternoon.
(b) Max drives to work every day.
(c) We get up every morning.
(d) Kyle calls Mimi every weekend.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
M T W Th F Sat S
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
3-1 FORM AND BASIC MEANING OF THE SIMPLE
PRESENT TENSE
HABITS = USUAL ACTIVITIES

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Jara _____ a walk in the morning.takes
take takes
3-1 Let’s Practice

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(d) Tia sometimes eats lunch at school.
(c) Josh often eats hamburgers.
100% (a) Mary always eats lunch at school.
90%- 99% (b) Mary usually eats lunch at school.
75%- 90%
25%- 75%
5%- 10%
1%- 10%
0%
(e) Tia seldom eats lunch at school.
(f) Eva rarely washes her car.
(g) Jay never goes to the zoo.
frequency adverbs
3-2 USING FREQUENCY ADVERBS: ALWAYS, USUALLY,
OFTEN, SOMETIMES, SELDOM, RARELY, NEVER

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(a) She goes to the library
once a week.
twice a week.
five times a week.
Sun.Mon. Tues.Wed. Thurs.Fri. Sat.
√√ √ √√ √
3-3 OTHER FREQUENCY EXPRESSIONS

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every weeks
(e) I feed my dog every morning.
I ride my horse every week.
I wash my car every year.
Every
is
singular.
Correct? no
3-3 OTHER FREQUENCY EXPRESSIONS

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How often
do you
drink
coffee?
3-3 Let’s Practice
Every
morning.

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usuallyoftensometimesseldomrarelynever dirty.Jeff + is +
SUBJECT + BE + FREQUENCY
ADVERB
always
FREQUENCY
ADVERB
am
is +
are
3-4 USING FREQUENCY ADVERBS WITH BE

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oftensometimesseldomrarelynever + rides a bike.Sergio
SUBJECT + FREQUENCY + OTHER SIMPLE
ADVERB PRESENT VERBS
alwaysusually+
frequency
adverb +
all simple
present
verbs
except be
3-4 USING FREQUENCY ADVERBS WITH BE

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tired. usually
3-4 Let’s Practice
He is
______________________________________

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It rarelyrains in the desert.
3-4 Let’s Practice

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-sh
SPELLING
(a) push
PRONUNCIATION
pushes push /əz/
-ch (b) teach teaches teach /əz/
-ss (c) kiss kisses kiss / z/
-x (d) fix fixes fix / z/ə
ə
endings add -es say /əz/
3-5 SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -ES

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Ade usually ______ sugar
in his coffee.
mixes
3-5 Let’s Practice
mix

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(a) cry cries
fly flies
(b) pay pays
enjoy enjoys
consonant + -y
change y to i,
add -es
vowel + -y
add -s
3-6 ADDING FINAL -S / -ES TO WORDS THAT END IN -Y

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does
(c) I do exercises.
(d) He does exercises.
(a) I have a hat.
(b) She has a hat.
Irregular forms:
have has
do does
(e) We go to the gym.
(f) He goes to the gym. go goes
she
he
it
has
goes
she
he
it
she
he
it
+
+
+
3-7 IRREGULAR SINGULAR VERBS: HAS, DOES, GOES

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(a) do not drink milk.IYouThey
NEGATIVE:I
We
You
They
+ do not + main verb
She
He
It
+ does not + main verb
We
(b) does not drink milk.HeItShe
3-9 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: NEGATIVE

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She does not drinks milk.
3rd
person singular no -s on main verb
3-9 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: NEGATIVE
(a) I do not drink milk.
(b) She does not drink milk.
do and does = helping verbs
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(d) He doesn’t drink milk.
Jack doesn’t like dogs.
(c) I don’t drink milk.
They don’t go to the lake.
do not = don’t
CONTRACTIONS:
does not = doesn’t
3-9 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: NEGATIVE

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feeddon’t
feeds
3-9 Let’s Practice
don’t
doesn’t
feed
jump
run
speak
Sometimes I ____ ____ my cat.
My husband _____ her.

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3-9 Let’s Practice
don’t
doesn’t
sit
need
like
run
rundoesn’tShe ______ ____ fast at the gym.
She gets tired.

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need
3-9 Let’s Practice
don’t
doesn’t
feed
jump
need
eat
They are good cooks.
don’tThey ____ ____ help.

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Do I + main verb
(simple form)
Do you + main verb
(simple form)
Do we + main verb
(simple form)
Do they + main verb
(simple form)
(b) Do you like salad?(c) Do we like salad?(d) Do they like salad?(a) Do I like salad?
QUESTION FORMS, SIMPLE PRESENT
DO/ + SUBJECT + MAIN
DOES VERB
3-10 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: YES/NO QUESTIONS

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Does he + main verb
(simple form)
Does it + main verb
(simple form)
(f) Does he like salad?(g) Does it look good?(e) Does she like salad?
Does she + main verb
(simple form)
QUESTION FORMS, SIMPLE PRESENT
DO/ + SUBJECT + MAIN
DOES VERB
3-10 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: YES/NO QUESTIONS

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do
(h) Are you a student?
NOT: Do you be a student?
main verb = a form of be
3-10 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: YES/NO QUESTIONS

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QUESTION SHORT ANSWER
(i) Do you like ice cream?
Yes, I do.
No, I don’t.
(j) Does Max like ice cream?
Yes, he does.
No, he doesn’t.
3-10 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: YES/NO QUESTIONS

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Yes, they do.
No, they don’t.
QUESTION SHORT ANSWER
(a) Do they live in Baltimore?
(b) Where do they live?
In Baltimore.
3-11 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: ASKING INFORMATION
QUESTIONS WITH WHERE

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Yes, he does.
No, he doesn’t.
QUESTION SHORT ANSWER
(c) Does Alexi live in Moscow?
(d) Where does he live?
In Cape Town.
3-11 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: ASKING INFORMATION
QUESTIONS WITH WHERE

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(a) in Baltimore
(b) Where
(c) in Moscow
(d) Where
Do
do
does
Does
DO/DOES SUBJECT
they
they
Alexi
he
MAIN VERB+ +
live
live
live
live
?
?
?
?
(WHERE)+
3-11 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: ASKING INFORMATION
QUESTIONS WITH WHERE

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(a) When do you go to work?
(b) What time do you go to work?
At eight o’clock.
At eight o’clock.
3-12 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: ASKING INFORMATION
QUESTIONS WITH WHEN AND WHAT TIME
Q-WORD + DO/ + SUBJECT + MAIN
DOES VERB

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At ten o’clock.
At ten o’clock.
(c) When does he exercise?
(d) What time does he exercise?
3-12 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: ASKING INFORMATION
QUESTIONS WITH WHEN AND WHAT TIME
Q-WORD + DO/ + SUBJECT + MAIN
DOES VERB

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(e) What time do you usually go to class?
Q-WORD + DO/ + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB
DOES
frequency
adverb
subject
3-12 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: ASKING INFORMATION
QUESTIONS WITH WHEN AND WHAT TIME
+ +
main
verb

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(e) What time is the movie?
(d) What is your name?
(c) When is lunch?
(b) Where are your gloves?
Q-WORD + BE + SUBJECT LONG ANSWER
They are at home.
My name is Uma.
Lunch is at noon.
The movie is at 5:00.
3-13 SUMMARY: INFORMATION QUESTIONS WITH BE
AND DO

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(h) What does she play?
(g) What time does school start?
Q-WORD + DO + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB
(f) Where does she live?
She lives in Belgium.
(i) When do you study?
It starts at 9:00 A.M.
She plays tennis.
I study at night.
3-13 SUMMARY: INFORMATION QUESTIONS WITH BE
AND DO

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Where ____ they buy food?do
3-13 Let’s Practice
is are does do

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What time _____ the train leave?does
3-13 Let’s Practice
is are does do

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When ____ your test?is
3-13 Let’s Practice
is are does do

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What ____ their names?are
3-13 Let’s Practice
is are does do