Bankers Wifes Blues

Where does John live?

He lives near the bank.

Where does he work?

He works at the bank.

When does he work?
He works all day
and he works all night
at the bank, at the bank,
at the great, big bank.

Where does he study?

He studies at the bank.

Where does he sleep?
He sleeps at the bank.

Why does he spend all day, all

night,

all day, all night

at the bank, at the bank?

Because he loves his bank.

more than his wife
and he loves his money
more than his life.

SIMPLE PRESENT
TENSE

Lets look
at some
examples.

Do you know when we

use simple present
tense?

Example 1:
gets up early
Mary ____
every morning.
does some
She ______
exercises.

Example 2:
plays football after every
Simon _______
day.

We use simple present tense when we talk

about ______________
habitual actions. . Thats things that
regularly
we do ____________.

There are some more examples.

Example 3 :

eats
Cats ___
fish.

Example 4:
The Earth rotates
_______ around
the Sun.

Yes, we use simple

present tense for things
always true
which are __________.

Oh, youre so
smart! And how
about these?

Example 5:
Mr. Li Ka Shing
wears glasses.
_______

Example 5:
lives Ma On Shan.
Millie Wong _____in

I know. We use
simple present tense
for things that are
_________
true now .

Present Simple Tense

I
You
We
They

get up
have breakfast
go to bed

He
She

gets up
has breakfast
goes to bed

at seven oclock.
at half-past seven.
at nine oclock.

Rule 1 :
I, You, We, They

He, She, It

Basic form of the

verbs

s or es

Rule 2:
For third person singular form, verbs have to be
changed as follows
Verbs ending in o,

-s, -x,-ch,-sh

Verbs ending in
Consonant +y

Add -es

Remove y
Add -ies

Write the correct he/she/it form of these verbs.

wants
crosses
3. Cross ___________
7. Want ___________
fixes
4. Fix ___________

begins
8. Begin ___________

stays
5. Stay ___________

washes
9. Wash ___________

studies
4. Study ___________

does
10. Do ___________

allows
5. Allow ___________

multiplies
11. Multiply _________

is
___________

likes
12. Like ___________

6. Be

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in

brackets.
finishes at 3.15. (finish)
1. School ________
does his homework quickly. (do)
2. Che Yuen _______
tries hard at school. (try)
3. Maggie ________
has a long tail. (have)
4. Our dog _______
dresses in the latest fashion. (dress)
5. Hung ________
is
6. Tom ________
very fat. (be)
locks the door after the lesson. (lock)
7. The teacher _______
cross
8. We _______ this street every day. (cross)

The coming pictures show what

Mimi does every day. Describe the
pictures by completing the given
sentences with the suitable form
of the verbs from the box.
Make have help brush go practise
Watch wash take start eat get

Make get have help

Brush go watch wash
Take eat start

gets up
a. Mimi _______
at 6 oclock.

practise

Make get have help

Bush go watch wash
Take eat start

practise

makes her bed,

b. She ________
cleans
__________
her teeth,
washes her face
__________
and then
___________

has

breakfast at about half

Make get have help

Brush go watch wash
Take eat start

c. After breakfast, she

takes the
_________
school bus to school.

practise

Make get have help

Brush go watch wash
Take eat start

practise

d. In the afternoon, she

sometimes ________
helps
her mother to make
cakes and biscuits.

Make get have help

Brush go watch wash
Take eat start

e. After tea, she

practises
________ the piano
for about one hour.

practise

Make get have help

Brush go watch wash
Take eat start

practise

has dinner at about

f. She ______
eight with her family. Then
watch television
they _______
together for a while before
starts doing her
she _______
homework.

Make get have help

Brush go watch wash
Take eat start

She usually_______
goes
to bed at
about eleven.

practise

Log on to the following websites for further

practice.
330 Grammar : Forming the Simple Present Tense
esl blue(s) Quizzes: Present Simple Tense
Formation of the Simple Present Tense
ESL Quiz - Present Simple Verbs (Letitia
Bradley) I-TESL-J
Simple Present Tense Quiz (Schoolteam. Net)