This document provides information about using the present simple tense in English. It discusses how the present simple is used to describe habits, facts, states and regular actions. It is one of the most common tenses used in English. The document then explains how to form the present simple of regular and irregular verbs, including adding 's' or 'es' to verbs ending in certain letters. It provides examples of filling in verbs in sentences using the present simple. It also discusses using time expressions like 'always', 'never' and 'usually' with the present simple.

1. PRESENT SIMPLEPRESENT SIMPLE

2. It ‘s always like this
always
on
Mondays
sometimes
never
often
once
a week
usually
every day

3. PRESENT SIMPLE
We use the Present Simple to describe
habits, facts, states and regular
actions.
It is the most common tense in English.
,‫רגילות‬ ‫פעולות‬ ‫לציין‬ ‫כדי‬ ‫זה‬ ‫בזמן‬ ‫משתמשים‬ ‫אנו‬
‫כלליות‬ ‫ואמיתות‬ ‫.הרגלים,מצב‬
‫בשפה‬ ‫ביותר‬ ‫והנפוץ‬ ‫השימושי‬ ‫הזמן‬ ‫זהו‬
‫.האנגלית‬

4. ?‫עושים‬ ‫מה‬
We will divide the Pronouns into 2 groups.
I You We They
He She It
.‫קבוצות‬ ‫לשתי‬ ‫הגוף‬ ‫כינויי‬ ‫את‬ ‫נחלק‬
I You We They
He She It

5. Positive Sentences-‫חיוב‬ ‫משפטי‬
+ +
The boys go to the pool.
SubjectSubject
I
You We They
verb1
‫פועל‬
‫המקור‬ ‫בצורת‬
Rest of the
sentence
‫המשפט‬ ‫המשך‬

6. ‫הגוף‬ ‫לכינויי‬He She It‫שלושת‬ ‫נקרא‬
‫ה‬‫ס‬‫יקבלו‬ ‫שהם‬ ‫משום‬ ‫נובים‬s.‫בפועל‬
+ +
The boy goes to the pool.
SubjectSubject
He She It
verb1+s
‫פועל‬
‫המקור‬ ‫בצורת‬
+s
Rest of the
sentence
‫המשפט‬ ‫המשך‬

7. Rules For Adding SS ToTo
He She ItHe She It
1) We add es to the base form when
the verb ends with ch, sh, s, x, z, o
watch watches
S ZSh XCh
O

8. 2) When the verb ends with Y and there is a
consonant before , we will drop it and add
ies
fly fl flies
3) When a verb ends with y and there is a
vowel before, we will NOT drop the y and
add just s
play plays

9. LET’S PRACTISELET’S PRACTISE
Fill in :
1) My brother sometimes _____ (go)
fishing.
2) The dolls _____ (sit) on the shelf.
3) The boys ______ (play) on the
beach every summer.
4) The girl ______ (brush) her hair
twice a day.

10. LET’S CHECKLET’S CHECK
Fill in :
1) My brother sometimes goes fishing.
2) The dolls sit on the shelf.
3) The boys play on the beach every
summer.
4) The girl brushes her hair twice a
day.

11. Do you remember the time expressions
If you don’t click here.
We use time expression very often. Go
on to see how to put them in a
sentence

12. Time expressionsTime expressions Adverb ofAdverb of
FrequencyFrequency
Beginning or end of
sentence
They go to ballet
lesson once a week.
Before the main verb
After family Be
She always walks to
school.
He is often late for
school.
always never sometimes
oftenusually seldom
every.. once a..
On Sundays twice a..

13. Check YourselfCheck Yourself
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