Day 1 Sykes
Day 1 Sykes
Day 1 Sykes
Day 1
Reviewing Verb Tenses!
Simple Present
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The simple present tense is used to talk about our everyday activities – things that we do
reguilarli regularly or at specific intervals. Think about things you do every day.
What do you do in the morning? Completes todo lo haces durante el dia
de las 7am hasta las 10pm
I go for a walk in the morning.
1. I wake up at 7am
yo salgo a caminar
2. I................ at 8am
3. I.................a 9am
Simple Present Tense with ‘be’
Pronouns Affirmative sentence Negative sentence
I I am from Britain. I am not from Britain.
you You are from Britain. You are not from Britain.
he, she, it He is from Britain. He is not from Britain.
we, you, they They are from Britain. They are not from Britain.
In the simple present tense, when the subject is a singular noun (e.g. boy, girl, teacher
or John) or a third person singular pronoun (he, she, it), the verb takes the marker –s.
The verb does not take the marker -s when the subject is a plural noun (e.g. books,
trees, pens, dogs, boys) or pronoun (they, we, you).
The first person pronoun ‘I’ also doesn’t take the marker –s.
Yes/no questions:
Auxiliary
Auxiliary Subject Verb Rest Yes/No Subject
(+ n't)
Yes, I do.
Do you read books?
No, I don't.
Yes, he does.
Does Peter play football?
No, he doesn't.
Wh questions:
Question
Auxiliary Subject Verb Rest Answer
word
What do you play on your computer? I play games on my computer.
When does she go to work? She goes to work at 6 o'clock.
Where do you meet your friends? I meet them at the bus stop.
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Exercise 1. Choose the appropriate verb form.
1. When _____________________ you get up in the morning? (do – does)
2. I _____________________ up at six o’clock. (get – gets)
3. I _____________________ breakfast at 9 am. (has – have)
4. I _____________________ science at a private school. (teach – teaches)
5. Jane _____________________ up at five o’clock. (get – gets)
6. Vicky _____________________ at a bank. (work – works)
7. She _____________________ a six figure salary. (earn – earns)
8. I _____________________ a beauty parlor. (run – runs)
Exercise 2. Complete the gaps below using the verbs in the box. Add an -s when needed:
Show that something will or will not happen in the near future.
She is not going to the game tonight.
He is meeting his friends after school.
Are you visiting your cousin this weekend?
Use it for actions that are still happening at the time of speaking.
Marc is making pizza now.
Frances is talking on the phone at the moment.
Describe actions that are being repeated. Words like always, constantly and forever are used
along with the verb.
Jack and Jill are always fighting.
She is constantly complaining about her sister.
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Speaking about current trends.
Shopping online is growing in popularity nowadays.
The stocks are dropping constantly due to the economy.
Today, most people are using text messages instead of the phone.
Another use of this tense is when talking about a planned event in the future.
We are leaving for the beach tomorrow morning.
The kids are arriving at six o'clock.
She is speaking at the conference this evening.