The document is a lesson plan on the present simple tense in English for an English I class. It covers the structure of the present simple, including formation of affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences. Examples are provided of common time expressions used with the present simple. Uses of the present simple for habitual or regular actions and situations that are always the same are also explained.

1. Área Académica: Licenciatura en Turismo
Tema: Present Simple
Materia: Inglés I
Docente: E. en D. Fernando Benitez Leal
Periodo: Julio-Diciembre 2015

2. Topic: Present Simple
Abstract:
The students will learn the structure
and when we use the Present Simple.
Keywords: Present Simple, Grammar,
Elementary, A1
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3. PRESENT SIMPLE

4. QUESTIONS
Do I / You
work
?
Does He / She / It
Do We / You / They
AFFIRMATIVE
FULL FORMS
I / You /We / They work
He / She / It works
NEGATIVE
FULL FORMS SHORT FORMS
I / You do not
work
I don’t
workHe / She / It does not He / She / It doesn’t
We / You/ They do not We / You/ They don’t
SHORT ANSWER
Yes,
I / You do.
No,
I / You don’t.
He / She / It does. He / She / It doesn’t.
We / You / They do. We / You / They don’t.

5. FORM
We form the present simple with the
subject (nouns or personal pronoun) and
the verb.
• The third person singular takes –s or
–es in the verb in affirmative.
I play – He plays
I go – He goes

6. FORM
• We use subject + don’t + base for of
the verb in all persons in the negatives
except for the third person singular. We
use subject + doesn’t + base for of the
verb in this person.
I don’t play
He doesn’t play.

7. FORM
• We use do + subject + base for of the
verb in all persons in the questions
except for the third person singular. We
use does + subject + base for of the
verb in this person.
Do you like football?
Does he like tennis?

8. Yes / No Questions and
WH-questions
• Questions which start with We use Do /
Does have a Yes / No answer.
Do you like ice cream?
Yes, I do / No, I don´t
• We use Who, What, Where, When, etc. to
ask questions and request information.
When do you go to the cinema?
On Sundays.

9. SHORT ANSWERS
Do you …?
Yes, I do.
Yes, we do.
No, I don’t
No, we don’t
he
Yes, she does
he it
Does she …?
it he
No, she doesn’t
it
Do they …?
Yes, they do.
No, they don’t
• In short answers
we use “Yes” or
“No”, the subject
pronoun and the
verb “do or does”
in the correct
form.
• We do not repeat
the main verb.

10. SPELLING: 3rd Person Singular
Affirmative.
• Most verbs take –s in the third person singular
I eat  He eats I like  He likes
• Verbs ending in –ss, –sh, –ch, –x, or –o take –es.
You watch  she watches You go  she goes
• Verbs ending in a consonant + y drop –y and takes –ies.
We fly  It flies We tidy  It tidies
• Verbs ending in a vowel + y, take –s.
They play  He plays They stay  He stays

11. Pronunciation
–s or –es in the third person singular is
pronounced:
• /s/ with verbs ending in /f/, /k/, /p/, or /t/
sounds.
He sits
• /iz/ with verbs ending in /s/, /ʃ/, /tʃ/, /dʒ/, or
/z/ sounds.
He watches
• /z/ with verbs ending in all other sounds.
He runs
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12. USE
The Present Simple is used:
•For habits or actions that happen regularly.
I watch TV every day.
•For situations that are always the same.
We live in Bristol.
I like ice cream.

13. Time Expressions
• We use with present
simple the next time
expression.
• Always, often,
usually, never, etc.
• Every day/week, etc.
• In the
morning/spring, etc.
• At the weekend, at
night, etc.
• Once/twice/three
times a week/day
etc.
• On Mondays/
Monday Mornings,
etc.

14. References
H.Q., M. (2009). Traveller Elementary. USA:
MM Publications.
Hobbs, M., & Keddle, J. (2010). For Real
Elementary. London: Helbling Languages.
Evans , V., & Dooley, J. (2000). Enterprise
Grammar 1. Newbury, Berkshire, United
Kingdom: Express Publishing .
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15. Para citar este trabajo utiliza:
Benitez, F. (2015). Present Simple.
[Diapositivas de Power Point].
Recuperado de:
http://es.slideshare.net/fhertown
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