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COMMON MISTAKES
I am drink coffee every day.
I drink coffee every day.

LET’S LEARN
PRESENT
SIMPLE
GRAMMAR- BEGINNER LEVEL

INTRODUCTION
Task 1: look at these examples and identify
a subject and a verb in each sentence.
1) I am a teacher.
2) I live in London.
3) He plays football every weekend.
4) The sun rises in the earth.

TASK 1 ANSWER
Subject Verb Others
I am a teacher.
I live in London.
He plays Football every weekend.
The sun rises in the earth.

INTRODUCTION
Task 2: look at these examples and tell which
each sentence is about facts, routines/habits,
something that’s always true.
1) I am a teacher.
2) I live in London.
3) He plays football every weekend.
4) The sun rises in the earth.

TASK 2 ANSWER
Sentence Usage
1) I am a teacher. Facts
2) I live in London. Facts
3) He plays football every weekend. Routines/habits
4) The sun rises in the earth. Soemthing that is
always true.

WHEN TO USE PRESENT SIMPLE
PRESENT
SIMPLE
Facts
Routines
Habits
Something
that is
always
true

INTRODUCTION
Task 3: look at these examples and
determine the form of negative sentences.
1) I don’t live in London now.
2) They don’t work at the weekend.
3) She doesn’t play football.

INTRODUCTION
Task 4: look at these examples and
determine a question form of present simple.
1) Do you live in London?
2) Do they work on the weekend?
3) Does she go shopping every Sunday?

PRESENT SIMPLE FORMS-
GENERAL VERBS
+ I/You/We/They/
He/She/It
Verb (object).
-
I/You/We
/They
do not
Base
form
(object).
He/She/It does not
?
Do
I/You/We
/They Base
form
(object).?
Does He/She/It
CONTRACTIONS:
• don’t (do not) , doesn’t (does not)
Short answer (+)
• Yes, I/ you/we/they
do.
• Yes, he/she/it does.
Short answer (-)
• No, I/you/we/they
don’t.
• No, he/she/it doesn’t.

PRESENT SIMPLE FORMS -“TO BE”
+
I am
• noun
• prepositional
phrase.
• adjective.
You/ We/ They are
He/She/It is
CONTRACTIONS:
• I’m ( I am)
• You’re (You are)
• We’re (We are)
• They’re (They are)
• He’s ( He is)
• She’s (She is)
• It’s ( It is)
I am drink coffee every day.
Verb
I am a teacher.
Noun
subject
subject

PRESENT SIMPLE FORMS WITH
“TO BE”
-
I am not
• noun
• prepositional
phrase.
• adjective.
You/ We/ They are not
He/She/It is not
CONTRACTIONS:
• aren’t ( are not)
• isn’t (is not)

PRESENT SIMPLE FORMS WITH
“TO BE”
?
Am I
• noun?
• prepositional
phrase?
• adjective?
Are You/ We/ They
Is He/She/It
Short answer (+)
• Yes, I am.
• Yes, you/we/they
are.
• Yes, he/she/it is.
Short answer (-)
• No, I am not.
• No, you/we/they
aren’t.
• No, he/she/it isn’t.

PRESENT SIMPLE –SPELLING
RULES
In a positive sentence, when used after
a singular noun or the 3rd person
singular such as he/she/it, the verb
must be singular.

PRESENT SIMPLE –SPELLING
RULES (Rule 1)
Example: She comes to school at 7
o’clock every day.
Rule 1: add –s
● come => comes
● eat => eats
● Travel => Travels
● Sit => Sits

PRESENT SIMPLE -SINGULAR
VERB FORMS (Rule 2)
Example: He always washes clothes on
weekends.
Rule 2: add –es
● Watch => Watches
● Miss => Misses
● Wash => Washes
● Mix => Mixes
● Buzz => Buzzes
● Go => Goes

VERB FORMS (Rule 3)
Example: David studies English at ABC
school.
Rule 3: change “-y” to “-ies”
● Study => Studies
● Reply => Replies

VERB FORMS (Rule 3)
Rule 3 Exception
● Play => Plays
● Pay => Pays

VERB FORMS(Rule 4)
Rule 4: Irregular verbs
● Have => Has

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