The document presents information on using the simple present tense, including everyday activities and routines it describes, as well as spelling rules and how to form negatives and questions. Examples are provided of common verbs used in the simple present tense and activities people typically do. Practice exercises are included for forming negatives and questions in the simple present tense.

1. Simple Present
Tense
Presentation by
Alejandra Ochoa
and
Diana Villa

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
1. 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
2. fly
dry
try
study
Rule 2: final consonant + y ->
- y + ies

29. Third Person Spelling Rules
3. do
go
have

30. Online Practice
 Practice 1
 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 correct the 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 Simple Present
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 Simple Present
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 simple present
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 Simple Present
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 Simple Present
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 Simple Present
Tense
1. Do + I / you / we / they + verb + ?
2. 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.