This document discusses the simple present tense in English. It covers its uses for everyday activities and general truths. Examples are provided of common verbs used in the simple present tense. Rules are explained for forming the third person singular and questions and negatives. Practice exercises are included for students to test forming sentences in the simple present tense.

1. Simple Present Tense Presentation by Kristi Reyes

2. Simple Present Tense: Uses Everyday activities: What do you do every day? Routines, habits General truths

3. What do these people do?

4. bake

5. cut / style hair

6. build

7. deliver

8. draw / design

9. drive

10. fix / repair plumbing, appliances

11. fly

12. garden

13. guard

14. manage / supervise

15. paint

16. use a computer / program

17. answer telephone, type, file, take messages

18. sell

19. serve, help customers

20. teach

21. research, do experiments

22. wash dishes

23. clean, wax

24. weld

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: Third person verbs in simple present tense teach research wash push

27. Third Person Spelling Rules pass fix wax Rule 1: verbs ending in –ch, -sh, -ss, and –x + es

28. Third Person Spelling Rules fly dry try study Rule 2: final consonant + y -> - y + ies

29. Third Person Spelling Rules do go have

30. Online Practice Practice 1 Practice 2

31. What about you? Ask and answer these questions with a classmate: What time do you get up in the morning? I get up at … What time do you go to bed? How many hours do you sleep per night? Do you eat breakfast? What do you usually have?

32. What about you? What do you like to do in your free time? Do you exercise? What exercises do you do or what sports do you play?

33. What about you? What chores do you do in your household? What do you do at your job?

34. Find and correct the mistakes: I’m work for a very good company, and I also student at MiraCosta College. The manager talkes with all employees once a week. The manager and I has a meeting today. The company’s profits looks good. The technician fixxes any computer problems we have. Everybody working hard every day, and company morale is high. The people in this company really likes working here.

35. Negatives in Simple Present Tense Change these to negative: I work. I like my job. They have benefits. We have a nice boss.

36. Negatives in Simple Present Tense Change these to negative: She has a lot of experience. He drives to his work. The new employee comes early. My co-worker talks to me.

37. Negatives in simple present tense I / you / we / they Plural subject (the workers, the people) + do not (don’t) + verb He / she / it Singular subject + does not (doesn’t) + verb (no –s)

38. Questions in Simple Present Tense Change these statements to questions: I work. I like my job. They have benefits. We have a nice boss.

39. Questions in Simple Present Tense Change these statements to questions: She has a lot of experience. He drives to his work. The new employee comes early. Your co-worker talks to you.

40. Questions in Simple Present Tense Do + I / you / we / they + verb + ? Does he / she / it + verb + ?

41. Partner Practice

42. Online Practice Quiz: Questions and negatives All + Trivia Type the negatives 1 Simple Present Questions Type the negatives 2 Type yes/no questions

43. Any questions?

44. Time to write a 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.