The document discusses the simple present tense in English. It provides examples of how to use the simple present tense to talk about habits, things that always happen, and things that happen regularly or occasionally. It also covers forming questions and negative sentences in the simple present tense. Key uses of the tense include talking about habits, truths, and frequent/occasional actions or states.

1. Simple Present Tense Chapters 5 & 6, Book 4A New Welcome to English (Second Edition)

2.  We use this tense to talk about habits .  Ben lift s weights every day . Simple Present Tense SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20  21  22  23  24  25  26  27  28  29  30  May  e.g. Ben

3.  Maggie work s late on Mondays and Thursdays . Simple Present Tense Maggie works late every Monday and Thursday. SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT  1 2 3  4 5 6 7  8 9 10  11 12 13 14  15 16 17  18 19 20 21  22 23 24  25 26 27 28  29 30  November  Maggie e.g.

4.  We use this tense for things that are always true .  Stones are hard. Simple Present Tense e.g.

5. is catch Simple Present Tense e.g.  It very cold in winter. (be)  Cats mice. (catch)

6.  We use this tense to talk about things that always , usually , often , sometimes , or never happen.  Tim and Sally sometimes play cards. Simple Present Tense e.g. Tim Sally SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  10 11 12 13  14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26  27 28 29  30  July 

7.  The words always , usually , often , sometimes , or never show how often things happen. Simple Present Tense How often You use … Examples 100 % often Cindy often surf s the Net. always Dad always cook s the dinner. usually Mum usually get s up early. sometimes Tim sometimes bang s the door. 0 % never Bob never go es to school late. 50 %

8.  Hint words: Simple Present Tense always usually often sometimes never every day every Monday once a week

9. Now you try.  Underline the hint word(s). 1 Tammy sometimes drinks tea. 2 Do you brush your teeth every day? 3 I always tidy up my room. 4 Betty works late on Mondays. 5 We never go to school late. 6 Peter does not often get up late. 7 John and I go swimming every Sunday. e.g. Tim eats an apple every morning.

10.  This tense has only one word . Simple Present Tense  The flowers smell good. e.g.  Candy likes flowers.  Mimi sings well. e.g.  Mimi is good at singing.

11.  We add s or es to the verb when the subject is he , she or it . Simple Present Tense I You We They like playing football. He She It like s eating fish. Subject Verb Things

12. Simple Present Tense + s  Mary feed s her dog. (feed)  Peter enjoy s the food. (enjoy)  Tim always cook s the dinner. (cook) + es  Tim watch es TV every night. (watch)  May usually dress es in pink. (dress)  Bob never wash es his car. (wash) y  ies  The baby cr ies loudly. (cry)  Peter carr ies a heavy bag. (carry)  Tina dr ies the dishes every night. (dry)

13. to be I am He She It is You are We You They are Simple Present Tense do does to do I You He She It We You They do has to have I You have He She It We You They have

14. Now you try. drinks 1 Henry often chocolate eggs. (eat) 2 Lily always up early in the morning. (get) 3 Rabbits faster than tortoises. (run) 4 May and Joe sometimes to the radio. (listen) 5 Bob a bus at 9:15 a.m. every day. (catch) 6 It very hot and sunny in summer. (be) 7 Most flowers good. (smell) 8 Mary and Karen kind and helpful. (be) eats gets are smell is catches listen run e.g. Tom orange juice every day. (drink)

15. Questions  We use do or does to make questions .  Don’t change the verb after do or does . Simple Present Tense What time do you go to school? Does your dad like music?

16. Practice does live 1 the children to school? (walk) 2 What Mr Wong ? (teach) 3 Tim and Bob good manners? (have) 4 What time Helen usually up? (get) 5 the students the Net every day? (surf) 6 How Peter and Paul here? (come) 7 What you for dinner, Mary? (have) 8 Sally listening to music? (enjoy) Do walk does teach have have does get Do surf do come do Does enjoy Do e.g. Where Mary ? (live)

17.  We add do not or does not to make the sentences negative .  Don’t change the verb after do or does . Negative sentences Simple Present Tense Mimi like s singing. + not Mimi does not like singing.

18. Practice 1 I like visiting friends. Tammy does not visiting friends. 2 Do you get up early? No, we up early. 3 Tigers run fast but elephants fast. 4 Henry is overweight but Tim and Sam not overweight. 5 They like reading but Sally reading. does not play like don’t get are does not like do not run e.g. Cindy plays the piano. Ben the piano.

19. Proof-reading drinks eat Do iron listen does, make like, does Do, cook 1 Tim and Bob sometimes eats cake. 2 Does you iron your clothes? No, I do not irons my clothes. 3 I listens to music every day. 4 May do not makes the breakfast. 5 I likes cooking but Mary do not like cooking. 6 Does they cooks the dinner? e.g. Peter always drink tea.