This document provides instruction on using the simple present tense in English. It explains that the simple present tense is used to state facts, express habits or customs, relate future plans involving schedules, tell jokes or stories, and report sports in real time. It notes that third person singular verbs take an "s" ending, such as "she plays" and "it sleeps." Students are directed to watch a video on the simple present tense, write 5 examples in their notebook, take an online test and send their score to the teacher, and complete an exercise filling in verbs in simple present tense sentences.

1. ENGLISH CLASS
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
ZAMORA LARIOS ELSA MARINA

2. We use the present simple tense to express the following
ideas:
To state facts or general truths
To express habits or customs
To relate future plans (often regarding programs and
timetables)
To tell jokes and stories or to report sporting events in
real time.

3. To make a sentence in simple present tense we need:
VERB COMPLEMENT
I
YOU
WE
THEY
EX: I TAKE A SHOWER EVERY DAY
THEY GO TO SCHOOL AT 7: 00
BUT…

4. WHEN WE HAVE A 3RD PERSON…
VERB COMPLEMENT
HE / SHE / IT
WE ADD AN “S” NEXT TO THE VERB
EXAMPLE: SHE PLAYS SOCCER EVERY FRIDAY
IT SLEEPS UNDER THE BED AT NIGHT

5. WATCH THE FOLLOWING VIDEO AND SHARE THE INFORMATION YOU
RECEIVED
WITH A CLASSMATE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JeWkZ5irA8
THEN…
WRITE 5 EXAMPLES ON YOUR NOTEBOOK

6. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING EXERCISES (THE LINK IS GIVEN BELOW), THEN
TAKE A PICTURE OF YOUR SCORE AND SEND IT TO YOUR TEACHER’S E-
MAIL
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/simple-present-1

7. PRINT THE FOLLOWING EXERCISES AND ANSWER THEM. FINALLY PASTE THEM ON
YOUR NOTEBOOK
1 Jenny really ___________ Sammy. (like/likes)
2 Does Sammy ___________ Jenny? (like/likes)
3 Sadly, Sammy doesn't ___________ anyone except himself. (like/likes)
4 They absolutely ___________ swing music. (love/loves)
5 We always ___________ a swim in the river before lunch. (has/have)
6 ___________ anyone got the time? (Has/Have)
7 Nobody ___________ in that horrible old house. (live/lives)
8 All the critics ___________ that film is rubbish. (say/says)
9 Juli doesn't ___________ in the city centre anymore. (live/lives)
10 People ___________ films with a good story. (want/wants)
11 Does Begoña ___________ cakes? (bake/bakes)
12 Everybody ___________ mistakes sometimes. (make/makes)
13 Bob doesn't ___________ to go out tonight. (want /wants)
14 Their daughter ___________ to university. (go/goes)
15 Her dog ___________ three cans of food a day. (eat/eats)
Fill the gaps with one of the words in brackets.