This document provides information about the present simple tense in English. It discusses two main uses: 1. Repeated actions - to express habits, schedules, and things that happen regularly. Examples given are "I play tennis" and "The train leaves at 8am." 2. Facts and generalizations - to state facts that are generally true, or make general statements about people/things. Examples given are "Cats drink milk" and "Windows are made of glass." It also provides examples of the present simple conjugations, questions and negative forms, and common time expressions used with the present simple (e.g. every day, always). Activities are suggested for practice asking and answering questions using

3. The Present SimpleThe Present Simple
By:
Hossen Aoynat & Yosef Slman
Amran Shemaly

4. USE 1: Repeated Actions
USE 2: Facts or Generalizations
The Usages of the Present SimpleThe Usages of the Present Simple

5. Use 1
Use the Present Simple to express the idea that an action
is repeated or usual. The action can be a habit, a hobby,
a daily event, a scheduled event or something that often
happens. It can also be something a person often forgets
or usually does not do.
USE 1: Repeated Actions

6. Examples
- I tennis.
- She play tennis.
- The train every morning at 8 am.
- The train leave at 9am.
Subject + (Verb) + (s, es) + Object
play
does not
leaves
does not

7. USE 2:USE 2: Facts or GeneralizationsFacts or Generalizations
The Present SimplePresent Simple can also indicate the speaker
believes that a fact was true before, is true now, and
will be true in the future. It is not important if the
speaker is correct about the fact. It is also used to
make generalizations about people or things.

8. .
-Cats milk.
- Birds like milk.
-Windows made of glass.
- Windows made of wood.
Examples
Subject + (Verb) + (s, es) + Object
like
do not
are
are not

9. Present Simple, third person singular
Note:
he, she, it
in the third person singular the verb, always ends in: ss
he want ss she need ss
Grammatical ViewGrammatical View
A:

10. Add eses to verbs ending in:
ssx sh
ch
he pass
she catch
he fix it push
B.
o
eses eses eses
eses He go eses

11. Verbs ending in yy ;the third person changes the to iesies
fly fl cry
C: yy
iesies criesies
Exception:
If there is a vowelvowel before the: yy
s prayplay play prays

12.  Negative and questionNegative and question forms useforms use DOESDOES (=the third(=the third
person of theperson of the auxiliaryauxiliary''DODO'') + the infinitive of the verb.) + the infinitive of the verb.
He wantHe wantss.. DoesDoes he want? Hehe want? He doesdoes notnot want.want.

13. . 1.Third person singular with ss or eses
a. He goes to school every morning.
b. She understands English.
c. It mixes the sand and the water.
d. He tries very hard.
e. She enjoys playing the piano.
Examples:

14. Affirmative Interrogative Negative
think I ?Do I think .I do not think
think You ?Do you think .You don't think
)s)hinkt he, she, it ?Does he, she, it think .He, she, it doesn't think
think we ?Do we think .We don't think
think you ?Do you think .You don't think
2.Present Simple, form:
Example: to think, present simple

15. The present simplepresent simple is used:
A.to express habits, general truths, repeated actions
or unchanging situations, emotions and wishes:
I smoke )habit); I work in London )unchanging situation);
London is a large city )general truth).
.
-He drinks tea at breakfast
-She only eats fish.
-They watch television regularly

16.  You walk for two hundred metres, then you turn left.
B. to give instructions or directions:
 -You take the No.6 bus to Watney and then the No.10 to
Bedford.
-Open the packet and pour the contents into hot water.

17. -Your exam startsstarts at 09:00.
c. to express fixed arrangements, present or future:
-The bell rings at 8:00.
The bus arrives at 7:00

18. D.to express future time, after some conjunctions: after,
when, before, as soon as, until:
-He'll give it to you when you comecome next Saturday
-His mother arrives tomorrow.
 -Our holiday starts on the 26th March.
-She'll see you before she leaves.

19. Time expressions
1.Every day, every Friday, every week, every month, every summer,
every month, every year, always, usually, etc.
.2.All the time
There are time expressions that we use only with the
Present Simple and they are:
I go to school every day.
He visits me, every summer.

20. 1. Ask your friends questions about what they do at
different times. Also ask about their families.
- "What time do you get up?" - "When do your brothers go
to bed?"
Write down the questions and give them to your teacher
for checking.
Activities

21. Write the questions for the following answers. (Present Simple(
.?
__________________________________1.
I work in a bank.
_____________________________________?2.
My brother is an engineer.
3?___________________________________.
He lives in an apartment building.

22. .Put in : do/don't/does/doesn't
1.Excuse me, _____________ you speak English?
..Where's Ann? I _____________ know.2
George is a good tennis player but he ___________ play very
often.3