PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE
Prepared by:
Ahmed Jalil Kadhim
Present
Simple
Tense
The present simple tense
is used to
describe
habits
,
unchanging
situations
,
general
truths
, and
fixed
arrangements
.
The following adverbials are used with the present
simple tense:
Always
usually
regularly
every morning/evening/night/ afternoon,
often
sometimes
occasionally
never
Examples:
1.
Peter goes to the college by bus.
2.
My friends play football every day .
Routines, habits
3.
I drink coffee every morning.
4.
I have two cats and a dog.
Un changing situations
5.
We like animals.
6. The sun rises in the east.
General truths
7.The earth is round.
8. the train leaves at 6:30.
9.The lectures start at 8:30.
Fixed arrangements
.
Simple Present
Tense With..
He
/
She
/
It
/
Singular Subject
Add
-
s
/
-
es
/
-
ies
- He eat
s
an ice cream.
- She wash
es
the dishes.
- The bird fl
ies
in the sky.
Simple Present
Tense With..
They
/
We
/
You
/
I
/
Plural Subject
Don't Change
Verb!
- They
catch
the fish.
- You
buy
a T-shirt.
- We
write
a story.
- The students
study
English.
Negative:
1.
I don’t like camping.
2.
They don’t play tennis.
3.
Merry doesn’t eat fish.
4.
She doesn’t carry the box.
NOTE:
“Do”
is used with (I, we, they, you, plural names)
“Does”
is used with singular subject (he, she, it).
Questions:
In the case of question put the auxiliary verb before
the subject of the sentence.
Examples:
1.
Do you go swimming?
2.
Does the manager go away?
3.
Does she watch television?
DO as required:
1. Jack (live) in Manitoba. (correct)
2. He (be/not) a fireman. (correct).
3.He gets up early every day. (question)
4.His wife has a small shop. (negative)
5.They (not/like) their life. (correct)
6.They (be) always busy.
Answers:
1.lives
2.Is not
3.Does he get up early?
4.His wife doesn’t have a small shop.
5.don’tlike
6. are
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PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE Prepared by: Ahmed Jalil Kadhim
The present simple tense is used to describe habits, unchanging situations, general truths, and fixed arrangements. Present Simple Tense
The following adverbials are used with the present simple tense: Always usually regularly every morning/evening/night/ afternoon, often sometimes occasionally never
Examples: 1.Peter goes to the college by bus. 2.My friends play football every day . Routines, habits 3.I drink coffee every morning. 4. I have two cats and a dog. Un changing situations 5. We like animals.
6. The sun rises in the east. General truths 7.The earth is round. 8. the train leaves at 6:30. 9.The lectures start at 8:30. Fixed arrangements.
Simple Present Tense With.. - He eats an ice cream. He / She / It / Singular Subject - She washes the dishes. - The bird flies in the sky. Add -s / -es /-ies
Simple Present - They catch the fish. Tense With.. - You buy a T-shirt. They / We / You / I / Plural Subject - We write a story. - The students study English. Don't Change Verb!
Negative: 1. I don t like camping. 2. They don t play tennis. 3. Merry doesn t eat fish. 4. She doesn t carry the box. NOTE: Do is used with (I, we, they, you, plural names) Does is used with singular subject (he, she, it).
Questions: In the case of question put the auxiliary verb before the subject of the sentence. Examples: 1. Do you go swimming? 2. Does the manager go away? 3. Does she watch television?
DO as required: 1. Jack (live) in Manitoba. (correct) 2. He (be/not) a fireman. (correct). 3.He gets up early every day. (question) 4.His wife has a small shop. (negative) 5.They (not/like) their life. (correct) 6.They (be) always busy. Answers: 1.lives 2.Is not 3.Does he get up early? 4.His wife doesn t have a small shop. 5.don tlike 6. are
