Here is a 6 sentence paragraph describing the actions of people in a picture using simple present tense verbs: The picture shows a group of friends spending time together at the beach on a sunny day. Two people are playing volleyball in the sand while another sits and watches them. A woman is reading a book under an umbrella and does not seem interested in joining the game. Two others are in the water swimming and splashing each other. Nobody is sitting around a campfire or cooking food, as it seems like an afternoon of relaxing at the beach rather than an overnight trip. Overall, the friends in the picture are enjoying some leisure time at the beach on a nice day.

1. Adapted from
mccesl.pbworks.com/f/Simple+Present+Tens
e.ppt

2.  Everyday activities: What do you do every
day?
 Routines, habits
 General truths

25.  He / She / It
 Any person (mother, friend, doctor,
policeman, John, Tom, Mary, Sue)
 Verb + s
 works, talks, plays, speaks

26. 1. teach
research
wash
push

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

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

29.  3. play
stay
If you add the ~s ending to the verbs which end with
~y, and there is a vowel just before it, you should
add ~s ending without any changes.
plays
stays

30. 1. do
go
have

31.  Practice 1
 Practice 2

32.  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?

33. 1. 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?

34. 1. What chores do you do in your household?
5. What do you do at your job?

35. 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.

36.  Change these to negative:
2. I work.
3. I like my job.
4. They have benefits.
5. We have a nice boss.

37.  Change these to negative:
2. She has a lot of experience.
3. He drives to his work.
4. The new employee comes early.
5. My co-worker talks to me.

38. 1. I / you / we / they
Plural subject (the workers, the people)
+ do not (don’t) + verb
4. He / she / it
Singular subject
+ does not (doesn’t) + verb (no –s)

39.  Change these statements to questions:
3. I work.
4. I like my job.
5. They have benefits.
6. We have a nice boss.

40.  Change these statements to questions:
2. She has a lot of experience.
3. He drives to his work.
4. The new employee comes early.
5. Your co-worker talks to you.

41.  Do + I / you / we / they + verb + ?
 Does he / she / it + verb + ?

43.  Quiz: Questions and negatives
 All + Trivia
 Type the negatives 1
 Simple Present Questions
 Type the negatives 2
 Type yes/no questions

45.  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.