Learn to use the simple present tense.

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

6. I
YOU
WE
THEY
DO
DON’T
HE
SHE
IT
DOES
DOESN’T

9. EXPRESSIONS USED IN THE SIMPLE PRESENT

11. What do you usually do to
stay healthy?
I + VERB + ADVERB OF
FREQUENCY.
I drink water every day.
I eat fruit and vegetables
three times a week.
What does he usually do to
stay healthy?
HE/SHE + VERB(s,es,ies) +
ADVERB OF FREQUENCY.
He goes to the gym twice a
week.
She eats junk food once in a
while.
What do you usually do
stay healthy?
YOU/WE/THEY + VERB +
ADVERB OF FREQUENCY.
They go running twice a
week.
We eat healthy every day.
You get a checkup once a
year.
SHE HE

12. • I eat healthy every day.
• I dont drink soda at all.
How do stay in
shape?
• Yes, I do. I go to the three times a week.
• 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?

13. UDELAS
ING 449 A SEMESTER 1-2020
Formative oral practice for the week # 9 session 1
Directions. Ask and Answer questions using the simple present tense. Use
the verbs in the chart.
Use an adverb of frequency in your answer.
Do you ………………………….? How often do you ………………….?
S1. Do you usually drink water?
S2. Yes I do
S1. How often do you drink water?
S2. I drink water every day.
Eat snacks/ do aerobics/ go ruuning/ take regular breaks/ eat fruit and vegetables / strech
drink soda/ do yoga/ go for a walk / plat sports / drink water / eat junk food / do aerobics.

14. II. How do you stay in shape or healthy?
Answer this question with one response in
affirmative and another in negative.
Use adverbs of frequency in your responses.
Ex: I play sports three times a week.
I don’t drink soda at all.