The document provides instruction on using the simple present tense in English. It discusses how the simple present is used to talk about habits, routines, and facts. It covers forming the simple present, using do/does in questions and negatives, and making yes/no questions. Students are asked to create a 24-hour clock of their daily activities in the simple present and then compare and write about the clocks of other students.

1. Simple Present
Review
Review and practice

2. Simple Present Use
We use the simple present to
talk about habits, routines and
facts.

3. Form
 We add an –s to third person singular.
 He works at home every weekend.
 She plays with her niece and nephew at 5.
 The dog sleeps in the patio every night.
 She goes home at 2 pm.
 Juan does his homework in the evening.

4. Do or Does ?
 Weuse the auxiliary DO or Does to make
questions and negative statements
 Joe doesn’t eat breakfast at home.
 I don’t go to the gym I prefer to walk to
the lake.
 Margarita doesn’t take classes with me
everyday.

5. Yes/no questions.
 We need the auxiliary verb to make
questions.
 Do you have a job? Yes I do or No I don’t.
 Does she take the bus to school ?
 Do you live here? No I don’t
 Does Marco go to the gym? Yes he does.

6. Make a 24 hour clock with
your daily activities
 Write
your activities and routine in the
simple present
 YOU HAVE 10 minutes Hurry !!!

7. Here is a sample

8. Everyday activities
 Go to school  Go to school
 Take a shower  Study (English)
 Eat (breakfast, lunch,  Check (email/facebook)
dinner)  Make phone calls
 Do homework  Cook (breakfast, lunch,
 Clean the house dinner)
 Get dressed  Wake up
 Read  Work out
 Take the bus  Rest or relax
 Sleep  Go out with my
 Brush (my) teeth girlfriend/boyfriend
 Put (my) make up on
 Make my bed
 Come home

9. To talk about time
I have class FROM 7 am TO 3 pm
I check my email AT 4pm.
 When do you …(activity) ?
 What time do you …(activity)?

10. Compare
 Please compare your clock in groups of
5.
 Write a sentence about each classmate
in the group.
 Don’t forget to use S for he or she.

11. Write
 Write your partner’s activities.
 E.g.Juan sleeps from 10 to 5 a.m.
 He wakes up at 5 a.m.
 He goes to school FROM 7 a.m. TO 3 p.m.