The present simple or present indefinite tense. These slides will help you to understand the present simple in a more effective way.

1. THE PRESENTSIMPLE
Prepared by:
Junaid Iqbal

2. Definition
• The present tense simple in English is
used to describe an action that is
regular, true or normal.

3. 1. For repeated or regular actions in the
present time period.
• I take the train to the office.
• The train to Berlin leaves every hour.
• John sleeps eight hours every night during
the week.
2. For facts.
• The President of The USA lives in The White
House.
• A dog has four legs.
• We come from Switzerland.

4. 3. For habits.
• I get up early every day.
• Carol brushes her teeth twice a day.
• They travel to their country house
every weekend.
4. For things that are always /
generally true.
• It rains a lot in winter.
• The Queen of England lives in
Buckingham Palace.
• They speak English at work.

5. THE PRESENTSIMPLE: AFFIRMATIVE
R
SUBJECT VERB INFINITIVE
S
I
N
G
U
L
A
P
L
U
R
A
L
I READ EVER
Y
DAY.
YOU READ
HE / SHE / IT READS
ONCE A
WEEK.WE READ
YOU READ
THEY READ AT HOME.

6. In general
+ s
Verbs ending
in conson. +
y
y + ies
Verbs ending in
–o, sh, tch, x, ss
+ es
work works study studies go goes
eat eats crycries washwashes
play plays trytries watch watches
swim swims spy spies mix mixes
write writes fly flies kiss kisses
RULES FOR THE3RD PERSON SINGULAR (HE /
SHE / IT)

7. WE USE PRESENT SIMPLE TO TALK
ABOUT:
facts habitsand routines
feelingand emotions general truth
Ilivein Poland. Theyswimeveryday.
Theylike pizza.
Sundaycomes after
Saturday.

8. Make affirmative sentences1(he/go)
He goestoschool

9. Make affirmative sentences2 (They/eat)
They eat a lot.

10. Make affirmative sentences3 (She/surf)
Shesurfsthe Internet.

11. Make affirmative sentences4 (I/play)
I play theflute.

12. Make affirmative sentences5 (She/cry)
Shecries.

13. Negative Sentences in
the Present Tense
Simple
• To make a negative sentence in English we
normally use Don't or Doesn't with all verbs
EXCEPT To Be and Modal verbs (can, might,
should etc.).
• We add don't between the subject and the
verb. We use Don't when the subject
is I, you, we or they.
• Example: is I/ you/ we/ they don't speak
French.

14. • When the subject is he, she or it, we
add doesn't between the subject and
the verb to make a negative sentence.
• Example: he/ she/ it doesn't speak
German.
• The following is the word order to
construct a basic negative sentence in
English in the Present Tense
using Don't or Doesn't :
• Subject + don't/doesn't + Verb + The
Rest of the sentence.
• Example: I don’t like cats.

15. SUB JECT DO/ DOE
S
S
I
N
G
U
L
A
R
I
EVERY
DAY.
ONCE A
WEEK.
ATHOME.
YOU
HE / SHE/
IT
DOES
P
L
U
R
A
L
WE
YOU
THEY
NOT VE RB
DO NOT READ
DO NOT READ
NOT READ
DO NOT READ
DO NOT READ
DO NOT READ
Negative form

16. R
SUBJECT
SHORT
FORM
VERB
S
I I DON’T READ
N
G YOU DON’T
READ
U
L
A
HE / SHE / IT DOESN’T READ
ONCE
A
SHORTFORM: do not =don’t
doesnot = doesn’t

17. Make negative sentences1(They/read)
They don’t read.

18. Make negative sentences2 (She/love)
Shedoesn’t love him.

19. Make negative sentences3 (He/drive)
He doesn’t drive.

20. Make negative sentences4 (He/work)
He doesn’t work.

21. Make negative sentences5 (They/sing)
They don’t sing.

22. YOUR TURN NOW
Write the affirmative /negative form of theverbs
in brackets:
1. Dave ………………(not live) in Madrid.
2. Sue………………(study) German at school.
3. My dad ………………(drive) a redcar.
4. We …………….(not walk) to school.
5. The 34 bus…………………(not stop) here.
6. Mr Brown ………………….(teach) maths.
7. The children ………………(play) football.
8. Mary ………………(wash) the dishesafter lunch.

23. Interrogative
• To make a question in English we normally
use Do or Does. It is normally put at the
beginning of the question.
• We add DO at the beginning of the
affirmative sentence to make it a question.
We use Do when the subject is I, You, we or
they.
• Example: Do I/ you/ we/ they speak English?

24. DO/DOES
SUB JEC
T
VERB SHORT ANSWERS
S
I
N
G
U
L
A
R
DO I PLAY?
Yes,youdo./ No,you
don’t.
DO PLAY?
DOES
YOU
HE/SHE/
IT
PLAY?
P
L
U
R
A
L
DO WE PLAY?
DO YOU PLAY?
DO THEY PLAY?
Yes,youdo./ No,you
don’t.
Yes,hedoes./ No,he
doesn’t.
Yes,wedo./ No,we
don’t.
Yes,wedo./ No,we
don’t.
Yes,theydo./ No,they
don’t.
INTERROGATIVE&SHORT ANSWERS

25. YOUR TURN NOW 1
1. Make questionsaccording to the
pictures using the given verb.
2.Write affirmative or negative short
answers.
3. Check your answers.

26. Make questions& short answers1:STUDY
Doeshe study?
No, he doesn’t

27. Make questions& short answers2: LIKE
Doesshelike shopping?
Yes,she does

28. Make questions& short answers3: DRINK
Doeshe drink?
No, he doesn’t

29. Make questions& short answers4: WATCH
Doeshe watch TV?
No, he doesn’t

30. Make questions& short answers5: FLY
Doesit fly?
Yes,it does

31. Make questions& short answers6: SWIM
Do they swim?
Yes,they do

32. Your turn now 2
1. Answer the questions
2. Checkyour answers

33. DoesPaul have a showerevery day?
No, he doesn’t
He hasa bath

34. DoesAlice love Paul?
No, shedoesn’t…
but Paul lovesAlice

35. Do the children smile?
No, they don’t
They cry

36. Doeshe go shopping?
No, he doesn’t
He goescamping

37. What do they eat?
They eat hot dogs

38. Do they take drugs?
No, they don’t take any drugs

39. What do they have for lunch?
They have watermelon for lunch

40. DoesDick drive well?
No, he doesn’t
He drives very badly

41. Your turn now 3
Fill in the gaps with the correct present simple form of the
verbs in brackets:
1.James…………football at all (not like)
2. ………you …………a bath or a shower?(have)
3. My brother …………medicine (study)
4. We ……………French and German at school(learn)
5. Mary …………...Englishwell(speak)
6. I ……………understand the exercise(not understand)
7. …………your father …………to the office? (walk)
8. Sarah never ………her homework (do)
9. Our teachers ……………uslotsof homework (give)
10.My gradma …………glasses(wear)

42. Your turn now 4
Correct these sentencesif necessary:
1.Tomdoesn’t never read newspapers.
2. We not like horror films.
3. Do Dave sendse-mails? Yes,he do.
4. Mary drinks sometimescoffee after lunch.
5. My best friend plaies the piano.
6. Do you have a big breakfast?
7. Dad doesn’t the housework, mum does.
8.It doesn’t rains much in summer.