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Simple present tense
This document provides an overview of simple present tense, including its uses, forms, and rules. It discusses how simple present tense is used for everyday activities, routines, and general truths. It covers the third person singular form, which adds -s to verbs. It provides spelling rules for irregular third person verbs. The document also discusses forming negatives and questions in simple present tense. It includes examples and exercises for learners to practice.
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- 1. Simple Present Tense Presentationby Kristi Reyes
- 2. Simple Present Tense: Uses Everyday activities: What do you do every day? Routines, habits General truths
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- 25. Third Person He/ She / It Singular subject (my friend, the boss, a co-worker) Verb + s Goes, works, talks, does, speaks
- 26. Spelling rules: Thirdperson verbs in simple present tense 1. teach research wash push
- 27. Third Person SpellingRules pass fix wax Rule 1: verbs ending in –ch, -sh, -ss, and –x + es
- 28. Third Person SpellingRules 2. fly dry try study Rule 2: final consonant + y -> - y + ies
- 29. Third Person SpellingRules 3. do go have
- 30. Online Practice Practice1 Practice 2
- 31. What about you? Ask and answer these questions with a classmate: 1. What time do you get up in the morning? I get up at … 2. What time do you go to bed? How many hours do you sleep per night? 3. Do you eat breakfast? What do you usually have?
- 32. What about you? 3. What do you like to do in your free time? 4. Do you exercise? What exercises do you do or what sports do you play?
- 33. What about you? 5. What chores do you do in your household? 6. What do you do at your job?
- 34. Find and correctthe mistakes: 1. I’m work for a very good company, and I also student at MiraCosta College. 2. The manager talkes with all employees once a week. 3. The manager and I has a meeting today. 4. The company’s profits looks good. 5. The technician fixxes any computer problems we have. 6. Everybody working hard every day, and company morale is high. 7. The people in this company really likes working here.
- 35. Negatives in SimplePresent Tense Change these to negative: 1. I work. 2. I like my job. 3. They have benefits. 4. We have a nice boss.
- 36. Negatives in SimplePresent Tense Change these to negative: 1. She has a lot of experience. 2. He drives to his work. 3. The new employee comes early. 4. My co-worker talks to me.
- 37. Negatives in simplepresent tense 1. I / you / we / they Plural subject (the workers, the people) + do not (don’t) + verb 2. He / she / it Singular subject + does not (doesn’t) + verb (no –s)
- 38. Questions in SimplePresent Tense Change these statements to questions: 1. I work. 2. I like my job. 3. They have benefits. 4. We have a nice boss.
- 39. Questions in SimplePresent Tense Change these statements to questions: 1. She has a lot of experience. 2. He drives to his work. 3. The new employee comes early. 4. Your co-worker talks to you.
- 40. Questions in SimplePresent Tense 1. Do + I / you / we / they + verb + ? 2. Does he / she / it + verb + ?
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- 42. Online Practice Quiz:Questions and negatives All + Trivia Type the negatives 1 Simple Present Questions Type the negatives 2 Type yes/no questions
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- 44. Time to writea paragraph The instructor will show you a picture. Write a paragraph of 6 – 10 sentences describing the actions of the people in the picture. Use simple present tense verbs (affirmative and negative). Use a topic sentence and conclusion.