Meeting Ii: Simple Present Tense

MEETING II
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

FORMING THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
There are only two basic forms for the simple present tense; one ends
with -s and the other does not. Here are the rules, using the example
verb "sing“
*see the table

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SUBJECT VERB FORM EXAMPLE

I simple form I sing
You simple form You sing
He simple form + S He sings
She simple form + S She sings
It simple form + S It sings
We simple form We sing
They simple form They sing
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With most verbs, the third person singular form is created simply by
adding -S. However, with some verbs, you need to add -ES.
*see the table

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How to make the 3rd

Verb ending in... Example
person singular
s Add -ES He passes
z Add -ES She dozes
sh Add -ES She wishes
ch Add -ES He watches
Change Y to I, then add
consonant + y It flies
-ES
[anything else] Add -S He sings
How if we want to make a sentence using “to be” not
using “verb”? *see the table
Noun “be” in present “be” in past
I am was
You are were
They are were
We are were
He is was
She is was
It is was
THE USE OF SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
I. The Simple Present uses to express the idea that an

action is repeated or usual. The action can be a habit, a
hobby, a daily event, a scheduled event or something
that often happens.
Such as:
1. She always forgets her purse.

2. The train leaves every morning at 8 AM.
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II. The Simple Present can also indicate the speaker believes that a fact
was true before, is true now, and will be true in the future. It is also
used to make generalizations about people or things
Examples:
1. California is in America.
2. Windows are made of glass.
3. Some birds fly south for the winter.
4. Water consists of hydrogen and oxygen
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III. Speakers occasionally use simple present to talk about scheduled

events in the near future.
Examples:
1. The party starts at 8 o'clock.
2. The train leaves tonight at 6 PM.
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IV. Speakers sometimes use the Simple Present to express

the idea that an action is happening or is not happening
now.
Examples:
1. I am here now.
2. She is not here now.
3. He needs help right now.
4. He does not need help now.
Rule in Making Simple Sentence
6 1 2 3 4 5 6
Who? Who?
When? Which? Action Which? How? Where? When?
What? What?
Today I Go To the school
I Have A good idea

Very
The movie Is
interesting
I Do not like It
An old man
and an old Are sitting In front of me
woman
John and
Are talking Loudly
Nadia
FORMING NEGATIVE SENTENCES IN PRESENT TENSE
Negatives in the simple present are formed by

adding don't or doesn't before the simple form of the
verb:
Examples:
1. I sing become I don’t sing
2. You sing you don’t sing
3. He sings he doesn’t sing
4. She sings she doesn’t sing
5. We sing we don’t sing
6. They sing they don’t sing
FORMING INTEROGATIVE SENTENCE IN PRESENT
TENSE
“Do/does” use to make questions, it places before

the subject.
For examples:
1. I sing become Do I sing?

2. you sing Do you sing?
3. he sings Does he sing?
4. she sings Does she sing?
5. we sing Do we sing?
6. they sing Do they sing?
PRACTICE
Task 1.
Choose the correct verb to make a good sentence.
1. Jerry (come/comes) to school on time.

2. Jerry and Linda (come/comes) to school on time.
3. Ms. Jones (teach/teaches) geography.
4. The cat (sleep/sleeps) on the sofa every day.
5. Milk (cost/costs) two dollars a quart.
PRACTICE
Task 2
Indicate whether the present tense is appropriate in
the following sentences.
1. Yesterday I go to Washington D.C. (Correct/Incorrect)

2. Every day, Mr. Johnson cleans his living room.
(Correct/Incorrect)
3. They usually take the bus to the office. (Correct/Incorrect)
4. Susan eats her breakfast. (Correct/Incorrect)
5. Melinda and Harry works in the bank. (Correct/Incorrect)
PRACTICE
Task 3
Match the sentences with the verb on the left.
Sometimes you need to add –s, -es or negative
1. The earth … round the sun. A. Believe

2. Rice ….in Britain. B. Speak
3. The sun …in the east. C. Eat
4. Bees … honey. D. Flow
5. Vegetarians … meat. E. Go
PRACTICE
6. An atheist … in god. F. Grow

7. An interpreter … from one G. Make
language to another. H. Rise
8. A liar is someone who … the I. Tell
truth. J. Translate
9. The river Amazon …. Into the
Atlantic ocean.
10. Ann …. German very well.

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MEETING II

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

*see the table

SUBJECT VERB FORM EXAMPLE

*see the table

How to make the 3rd

Noun “be” in present “be” in past

I. The Simple Present uses to express the idea that an

1. She always forgets her purse.

III. Speakers occasionally use simple present to talk about scheduled

IV. Speakers sometimes use the Simple Present to express

I Have A good idea

Negatives in the simple present are formed by

“Do/does” use to make questions, it places before

1. I sing become Do I sing?

1. Jerry (come/comes) to school on time.

1. Yesterday I go to Washington D.C. (Correct/Incorrect)

1. The earth … round the sun. A. Believe

6. An atheist … in god. F. Grow

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