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Simple Present Tense
- 1. TENSE
- 2. Tense Present Tense Past tense Future Tense
- 3. Present tense is further divided into four parts Present Tense Present indefinite Present continuous Present perfect Present perfect conituous
- 4. Simple present Tense We use simple present tense to talk about things in general. Ex: Nurses look after the patients in hospitals . Children like ice-cream We use it to say that something happens alt he time or repeatedly or for habitual actions or dailly activities. Ex: I usually go to market at weekends . Paul wakes up at 5 in the morning. We use to say that something is true in general. Ex: The earth goes round the sun .
- 5. Present simple More examples I go to school every day. She speaks English fluently. Sun rises in the east. Paper burns easily. Water boils at 100 degrees celcius.
- 6. See the table for further clarification we use subject+base form of verb in affirmative sentences. Drives. He/she/it Drive. They Drive. We Drive. you Drive. I 1 st form of verb. sub
- 7. THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE (Affirmative) He work s on his basket every day.
- 8. The present simple affirmative Children like ice-cream very much.
- 9. Points to remember Remember that we say I work, but he works. They teach but my sister teaches. We sings but Rina sings. Don¡¯t forget the ¨Cs in 3 rd person singular (e.g., he, she, or it)
- 10. Interrogative sentences We have discussed affirmative sentences earlier, now will discuss Interrogative sentences. We use Do/Does to make questions. Ex: Do You drive? Does she sing? Etc.
- 11. THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE (Interrogative) DO ES HE WORK AS A DOCTOR ? YES, HE DOES
- 12. Do they watch T.V together?
- 13. we use do/does +subject+base form of verb for interrogative sentences Work? It Does Work? He/she Does Work? they Do Work? We Do Work? You Do Base form of verb Sub Do
- 14. Negative sentences We use do/does to make negative sentences. Ex: I don¡¯t go to market in the evening. I don¡¯t take sugar in milk. etc.
- 15. THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE (Negative) SHE DO ES N¡¯T WORK AS A DOCTOR, SHE WORK S AS A TEACHER.
- 16. We use sub+do/does not+base form of verb for negative sentences Work. Doesn¡¯t It Work. Doesn¡¯t He/she Work. Don¡¯t They Work. Don¡¯t You Work. Don¡¯t we Work. Don¡¯t I Base form of verb Do/doesn¡¯t Sub
- 17. Some more use of Present simple We use present simple when we say how Often we do things For ex: I don¡¯t drink tea very often. In summer John usually plays tennis once in a week.
- 18. Further we we do things by saying something. for example , when you promise to do something you can say ¡°I promise¡¡¯, or if u suggest something then You can say ¡®I suggest¡¡¯ etc Likewise we say I apologise¡, I advice.., I insist¡etc.
- 19. Practice In the third person singular affirmative the verb has a final-s We form the negative with don¡¯t (doesn¡¯t in the 3 rd person singular). We form questions with Do¡?(Does ¡?in the 3 rd person singular).
- 20. Practice We use the present simple to talk about -> regular, repeated activities or situations -> things that are generally or always true
- 21. Lets do some Exercise Complete these sentences with the correct Forms of verb (simple Present)
- 22. Complete the sentences using one of the following verbs Speak, live, open, drink, close 1.Ann____German very well. 2.The swimming pool_____at 9 o¡¯clock and ______at 6 p.m. 3.My parents _____in a very small flat. 4.we_____coffee in the evening.
- 23. Make negative and Interrogative sentences using the correct form of verb 1.Jane _____(not/drink) tea very often. 2.What time ____ (the bank/close) in Britain? 3.What ______(you/do) in the evening? 4.I ____(not/play) tennis very well.
- 24. Exercise Personal questions Complete each question, using the correct form of the present simple, and give short answers. You/watch/T.V? Yes,______. You and your friends/play/much sport? _______ The place where you live /have/a shopping mall?________ She/speak/Hindi? _________
- 25. Exercise Complete the conversation Ria:____ English? Tina: yes, little. Ria:Where _____come______? Tina: From Srilanka. Ria: ___ ___ like India? Tina: Yes, ___ ____.
- 26. Answer the following I (get up) at 7.30 a.m.__________ My sister (get up ) at 7.45 a.m._______ We (watch) T.V every evening.________ My father (watch) a lot films.__________ Paul (play) football every day._________
- 27. Dry, getup, comb, rings, brush, Every weekday morning I_______ as soon as my alarm _____. After 10 minutes I and go to the bathroom. I____ my teeth and ____my hair. After my shower I myself _____with a big towel and go back to the bedroom.