Present Simple

Explanation and
Exercises
Presented by:
Vctor Robles
 Simple Present tense
(uses)
The simple present tense in English
is used to describe:
1. For repeated or regular
actions in the present time period.
I always go to school by bus.
We play soccer with my friends every Sunday.
2) For universal truths
Sun rises in the east.
The birds fly.
Babies cry.
Man needs water
to live.
3) For habits and routines.
I get up early in the morning.

Alan brushes his teeth twice

a day.
4. For things that are always
/generally permanent true.
I live in Cartagena.
They speak English
fluently.
She has beautiful eyes.
5. To refer future time, fixed future
events on timetables calendars.
The train leaves at 5:00.
The class begins
at night.
The bank closes at 4:00, but now its noon.
 Rules of Present Simple Tense
conjugation
The verbs keep the basic form in the most of pronouns:
PLAY I play Remember we can change
you play nouns for Personal Pronouns:
we play The students --- They
they play You and I ----- We
 IMPORTANT: We put S or ES in the third
singular person (SHE HE IT)
1)For verbs that end in -O, -CH, -SH, -SS, -X, or -
Z we add -ES in the third person.
DoES KissES Remember: verb change
WatchES FixES with a man ------------ He
a woman -------- She
WashES BuzzES an animal/thing--It
2) For verbs that end in Y, after a consonant, we
change the Y for I and add ES. Examples:
Cry Cry
CrIES
Try Tries
Remember: Some verbs do not have rules
or do not change. For example:
Have has
CAN No S or ES
 Pronunciation Rules (3rd Singular Person)
1. Voiced Consonants (sounds):
/m/ comes
/n/ /w/ /r/
/l/ travels
/b/ /v/ // /z/
/d/ depends
All vowels
 Pronunciation Rules (3rd Singular Person)
1. Voiceless Consonants (sounds):
/p/
/t/ writes
/k/ travels
/f/ /s/
// smooth
/h/
 Pronunciation Rules (3rd Singular Person)
1. ES endings (sounds):
/s/
/z/ buzzes
/j/ judges
/Iz/
/sh/
/ch/ watches
 EXERCISES (3rd Singular Person)
Complete the sentences with the correct form
of the verbs in brackets. Dont forget the
correct pronunciation
finishes at 3.15. (finish)
1. School ________
does his homework quickly. (do)
2. Che Yuen _______
tries
3. Maggie ________ hard at school. (try)
 EXERCISES (3 rd Singular Person)
has a long tail. (have)
4. Our dog _______
dresses in the latest fashion. (dress)
5. Katy ________
is
6. Tom ________ very fat. (be)
locks the door in the break. (lock)
7. The teacher _______
crosses this street every day. (cross)
8. We _______
Subject/pron Verb Compl
I watch TV every day, but
My father (he) watchES news only at night.
We do our homework
Ana (she) do ES her homework, too
Flies buzz a lot, although
A mosquito (it) buzz ES more noisely
 NEGATIVE SENTENCES
In negative sentences we must use the auxiliary:
DO + NOT DONT ( I you we they )
DOES + NOT DOESNT ( she he it )
I play
dont play
You dont play
play doesnt play
She plays plays
We dont play
play plays play
He doesnt
They play play
dont plays play
It doesnt
 INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES
Put the auxiliary before the subject:
DO + ( I you we they ) ?
DOES + ( she he it ) ?
DO I play ?
DOES She playsplay ?
DO You play ?
DOES He play?
plays
DO We play ?
DO They play ? DOES It plays
play?
 SHORT ANSWERS
DO I play ? Yes, you do - No, you dont
DO You play ? Yes, I do - No, I dont
DO We play ? Yes, we do - No, we dont
DO They play ? Yes, they do - No, they dont
DOES She play ? Yes, she does -No, she doesnt
DOES He play? Yes, he does - No, he doesnt
DOES It play? Yes, it does - No, it doesnt
 LONG ANSWERS WH QUESTIONS
Do you study? Yes, I study in Fundecor
Does Ana do her homework? No, she doesnt do
her homework

What does your father do? He works in a bank

Where do they study? They study in a college
 Brainstorming (5 minutes)
Wake up Take shower brush teeth Have breakfast

Play tennis Daily Routines/habits Watch TV

Walk in the morning Eat lunch/ dinner Go to school Ride bicycle

Go for shopping