Simple present tense and patterns

2. Lesson A
In this class, you learn how to
………….
•Talk about exercise and how to stay
healthy using the simple present.

3. NOUNS
• NOUNS
• BALANCE DIET
• DIET DRINK
• FAST FOOD
• HONEY
• JUNK FOOD
VERBS
• VERBS
• EAT JUNK FOOD
• EAT RED MEAT
• DO KARATE
• STAY IN SHAPE
• GO FOR A WALK
• TRY TO LOSE WEIGHT
• DRINK WATER
• GET ENOUGH SLEEP
• GET ENOUGH EXERCISE
• GO TO THE GYM
• GO RUNNING /
SWIMMING / JOGGING
EXPRESSIONS
• FREQUENCY
EXPRESSIONS
• GENERALLY
• EVERY OTHER DAY
• ONCE A YEAR
• ONCE IN A WHILE
• SIX DAYS A WEEK
• TIME EXPRESSIONS
• FOR A COUPLE OF
MONTHS
• IN BETWEEN GOING
SWIMMING AND
GOING TO THE GYM
• LONG HOURS

4. The Simple present tense

5. Use the simple present tense to talk
about routines and all the time
 Subject + verb +complement.
I + exercise + every day
 subject + don’t/doesn’t + verb + complement.
I + don’t + drink soda
 Do/Does + subject + verb + complement?
Do + you + go to the gym + every day? Yes, I do / No, I don’t
“Do and Does” are called helping
verbs
I, you, we and they use: Do – don’t
He, she, and it use: Does – Doesn’t

6. EXPRESSIONS USED IN THE SIMPLE PRESENT
Frequency
expressions
Always, usually,
often, sometimes,
hardly ever, and
never
Every other day Once in a while
Generally
Once a day
Twice a week
Three times a month

7. I never drink soda.
I usually stay in shape.
I go to the gym three times a week.
I generally eat vegetables.
I eat snacks once in a while.
I go running every other day.
She always drinks water.
He goes to the gym twice a week.
She never eats junk food
He usually has regular breaks.
She sleeps 8 hour a day.
He does karate Three times a week
They usually go running.
We always eat healthy.
You generally get a checkup once a
year.
They never smoke.
We hardly ever eat red meat.
SHE HE

8. • I always eat healthy.
• I dont drink soda.
How do stay in
shape?
• Yes, I do. I go to the gym every day.
• No, I don’t. I never go to the gym.
Do you usually
go to the gym?
• Yes, she does. She exercises six days a
week.
• No, she doesn’t. She doesn’t exercise at all.
Does she usally
get regular
exercise?