Simple Present Tense

Introduction

Simple present tense is used to describe habits, unchanging situations, general truths, and fixed arrangements.

Grammar Structure

1. Affirmative (Subject + Verb(add -s/es to the t3rd person singular) + Complement)

2. Negative (Subject +Aux. do/does + not + Verb + Complement)

3. Interrogative (Aux. do/does + Subject + Verb + Complement + ?)

Task

Fill in the correct form of the verb as in the examples.

1. Every year his family ____________ to Europe for two weeks. (go)

2. Tammy and Jen ______________ a Pilates class on Wednesday mornings.(take)

3. __________ that airline __________ to Paris? (fly)

4. The semester _____________ until the end of June. (not finish)

5. Tony usually _________ to call his mother in the mornings. (try)

6. _______________ for your car expenses? (Who/pay)

7. The shops ___________ until 21:00. (not close)

8. Gerard _________ the ball and __________ it into the net. (receive/kick)

9. _________times a day _____ you _____ your dogs for a walk? (take)

10. ________ he always ________ his cell phone for long distance calls? (use)

Process

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.

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.

Evaluation

A. Complete the sentence using one choice with the correct answer!

  1. They take some food for me. (take/takes)
  2. She ______ me very much. (love/loves)
  3. We ______ for you all. (come/comes)
  4. It ______ milk everyday. (drink/drinks)
  5. I _______ some poeth for her. (write/writes)
  6. You _______ football when I come. (play/plays)
  7. 'Is she eat rice?'  'Yes, she _____ (do/does)
  8. Water ______ at 100 degree celcius. (boil/boils)
  9. What ______ you do? (do/does)
  10. He ______ at the zoo. (work/works)

B. make sentences using simple present tense!

  4 3 2 1
Spelling There is no wrong spelling There are 2-4 wrong spellings There are 5 -7 wrong spellings There are more that 10 wrong spellings
Correct Grammar There is no grammar mistake
There are  2 grammar mistakes  
There are 3-5 grammar mistakes  
There are 6-8 grammar mistakes

Conclusion

After student learnt this lesson, they can apply what they have learnt in many ways. They can write story that consist of this tense or even talk correctly.

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