Present Simple
Present Simple
SINGULAR PLURAL Notice: The verb after she, he, it (3rd person singular)
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( a ) I eat b r e a a s t every morning. The simple present tense expresses habits. In (a): Eating
( b ) Ann apeaks English every day. breakfast is a habit, a usual activity. Every morning =
( c ) We sleep every night. Monday morning, Tuesday morning, Wednesday
morning, Thursday morning, Friday morning, Saturday
( d ) They go to the beach every weekend.
morning, and Sunday morning.
ERClSe 1: What do you do every morning? On the left, there is a list of habits. On the
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*Some frequency adverbs can also come at the beginning or at the end of a sentence. For example:
Sometimes Iget up at s m . I sometimes get up at sewen. I get up at seven sometimes.
Also: See Chart 2-3 for the use of frequency adverbs with be.
EXERCISE 2-ORAL: Find the SUBJECTS and VEWS in the sentences. Then add the
FREQUENCY ADVERBS in italics to the sentences. , 2 trl
1. always I eat brealdast. + I always eat breakfast. t IIL .T
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EXERCISE &WRITTEN: Describe a typical day in your life, from the time you get up in the
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, morning until you go to bed. Use the following words to show the order of your
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activities: then, next, a t . o'clock, qftor that, later,
Example: I usually get up at sewn-thirty. Ishave, brush my teeth, and take a shower.
! Then I put on my clothes and go t o the student cafeteria for breakfast.
After that I go back t o my room. I sometimes watch the news on TV. At
; ...*.. ... -. . ..--..- 8:15 1 leave the dormitory. I go t o class. My class begins at 8:30. I'm in
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class from 8:30 to 11:30. After that I eat lunch. I usually haw a sandwich
and a cup of tea for lunch. (Continue untilyou complete your &ye)
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I VOICED VOICELESS Some sounds are "voiced." You use your
voice box to make voiced sounds. For
(a) Ibl nib (b) /PI sleep example, the sound /b/ comes from your voicc
/dl ride It/ write box. The final sounds in (a) are voiced. I
Ivl drive If/ laugh
Some sounds are "voiceless." You don't use
your voice box. You push air through your
teeth and lips. For example, the sound lpl
comes from air through your lips. The f d
sounds in (b) are voiceless.
(c) rubs = mb/z/ (d) sleeps = slesp/s/ Final -8 is pronounced /z/ after voiced sounds,
rides = ridrp/ writes = wnwnt%/s/ as in (c).
drives = dnve/z/ laughs = hughlsl Final -8 is pronounced Is/ after voiceless
sounds, as in (d).
EXERCISE 6: The final sounds of the VERBS in these sentences are "voiced." Final -s is
pronounced lzl. Read the sentences aloud. : .'; w;; , !iA.1:?s eix+!. v
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-sh (a) push + pushap pushlazl Ending of verb: -sh, -ch, -66, -x.
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-ch (b) teach -r teaches tea&/azl S p e w : add -6s.
-6s (c) kiss -+ kisw kisslazl Pronounciation: lazl.
-x (d) fix fixss fixlazl
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4. drink
5 . watch Joon-Kee gften television at night.
10. stretch,
yawn
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Jack every day.
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( f ) She goes to school.
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XERCISE 10: Use the given VERBS to complete the sentence
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2. do We always do our homework. I # ,
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3. h Yoko and Kunio their books.
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(a) rub + rubs dlzl . To form a simple present verb in 3rd person singular,
ride + r i h ridelzl you usually add only -8, as in (a) and @).
smile +smi7es smdle/z/
dream +dwms dreamlzl In (a): -s is pronounced 121. The fmal sounds in (a)
run + runs ~ n h l are vo,oiced.
wear + wears wearlzl
drive drives
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see -+ sees s&/
snow -+ snmua mwbl
(b) drink -* drink8 drinklsl In (b): -s is pronounced Is/. The ftnal sounds in (b)
sleep -+ *s s@Id are voiceless.
write -+ wrifes writelsl
laugh + laughs laughlsl 7.::: .. ..~
EXERCISE 1 I-ORAL (BOOKS CLOSED): Talk about everyday activities using the given
TEACHER: eat
STUDENT A: I always eat dinner at the student cafeteria.
TEACHER: What does ( . . . ) always do?
STUDENTB: He/She always eats dinner at the student cafeteria.
6. study 11. listen to
7. getup 12. wash
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4. brush 9. speak 14. carry
5. have ~ ~ .. 10. do
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EXERCISE 12-ORAL (BOOKS CLOSED): Tell a classmate about yow usual habits in the
_ morning. (Look at the list you made for Exercise 1 if you wish.) Your classmate will
then write a summary of your daily morning habits.
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Directions:
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STUDENT B: Take notes while Student A is talking. (You will use these riots hter to write a
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EXERCISE 13: Complete the sentences. Use the words in parentheses. Use the SIMPLE
PRESENT TENSE. Pay special attention to singular and plural, to spelling, and to
pronunciation of final -s/-ap. .,
She (study)
6. Ms. Jones and Mr. Anderson (teach) - at the local high
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pots on the stove. He (watch)
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the pots carefully. He (make)
a big mess in the kitchen when he cooks. After dinner, he
all the dishes and (clean)
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It (be) too much trouble. But my friend Sam (loete)
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(a) I do not drinkcoffee. NEGATIVE: I ii , ,:t ,..
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do not drinkcoffee.
You do not drinkcoffee.
+ do not + main vab
They do not drink coffee.
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(b) She doe8 not drink coffee.
He
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dw8 not
doe8 not
drink coffee.
drink coffee.
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he +doe8not+mainverb
3. know, not Mary and Jim are strangers. Mary -. ,---. Jim.
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umbrella.
5 . snoeu, not It in Bangkok in the winter.
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6, speak, not I French.
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EXERCISE 15: Complete the sentences. Use the words in parentheses. Use the SIMPLE
PRESENT TENSE.
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5 . Mr. Smith (drink, not) coffee, but Mr. Jones
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Does he
Does it t + main verb (simple fonn)
(c) Are you a student? When the main verb is a form of be, do is NOT
(d) INCORRECT: Do yew be a student? used. See Chart 1-9 for question forms with be.
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B: (I don't speak Japanese.)
W EXERCISE 21: Make questions. Give short answers. Use the names of your classmates in the
questions.
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No,. he nn (He isn't in class today.)
4. A:
6 . A:
7. A:
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8. A:
9. A:
10. A:
14. A:
1 5 . A:
(a) Do they live in Tokyo? + Yes, they do. / No, they don't.
(b) do they live? + In Tokyo.
(c) Does Gina live in Rome? + Yes, she does. I No, she doesn't.
(d) *re does Gina Ewe? + In Rome.
NOTE:(a) and (c) are called "yes/no questions." The answer to these questions can be yes or no. (b) and (d)
are called "information questions." The answer gives information. Where asks for information about place.
Notice in the examples: The form of yestno questions and information questions is the same:
DOIDOES + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB
3. A:
B: At the post office. (Peter works at the post office.)
4. A:
B: Yes, he does. (Peter works at the post office.)
5. A:
B: Yes, I do. ( I live in an apartment.)
6. A:
B: In an apartment. (I live in an apartment.)
7. A:
B: At a restaurant. (Bill eats dinner at a restaurant every day.)
8. A:
B: In the front row. (I sit in the front row during class.)
9. A:
B: At the University of Wisconsin. (Jessica goes to school at the University of
Wisconsin.)
10. A:
B: On my desk. (My book is on my desk.)
11. A: -' d'
B: To class. (I go to class every morning.)
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B: In class. (The students are in class right now.)
13. A:
B: In Australia. (Kangaroos live in Australia.)
(e) What time do you usually go to class? The frequency adverb usually comes immediately after the
subject in a question.
QUESnON WORD + DOBSIDO + SUBJECT + USUALLY + MAIN VEX3
*A "Q-word" 1s a "question word." Where, when, what, what time, who, and why are examples of question words.
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3. A:
B: At 6:45. (I get up at 6:45.)
4. A:
B: At 6:30. (Maria usually gets up at 6:30.)
5. A:
B: At 8: 15. (The movie starts at 8:15.)
6. A:
B: Around 11:OO. (I usually go to bed around 11:OO.)
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7. A:
B: At half-past twelve. (I usually eat lunch at half-past twelve.)
8. A:
B: At 5:30. (The restaurant opens at 5:30.)
9. A:
B: At 9:05. (The train leaves at 9:OS.)
10. A:
B: Between 6:30 and 8:OO. (I usually eat dinner between 6:30 and 8:OO.)
11. A:
B: At 10:OO P.M. (The library closes at 10:OO P.M. on Saturday.)
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B: At a quarter past eight. (My classes begin at a quarter past eight.)
NOTICE: In questions with be as the main and only verb, the subject follows be. In simple present questions
with verbs other than be, the subject comes between doldoes and the main verb.
EXERCISE 26: Complete the questions in the dialogues by using is, are, does, or do.
DIALOGUE ONE
DIALOGUE TWO
DIALOGUE THREE
A:
B: In trees and bushes or in their nests. (They sleep in trees and bushes or in their
nests.)
10. A:
B: The blue whale. (The biggest animal on earth is the blue whale.)
11. A:
B: No, they aren't. (Whales aren't fish.)
A:
B: Yes, they are. (They are mammals.)
A:.
B: Yes, they do. (They breathe air.)
12. A:
B: No, it isn't. (A seahorse isn't a mammal.)
13. A:
B: A very small fish that looks a little like a horse.
(A seahorse is a very small fish that looks
a little like a horse.)
14. A:
B: Yes. (A starfish has a mouth.)
A:
B: In the middle of its underside. (It is in the middle of its underside.)
A:
B: Clams, oysters, and shrimp. (A starfish eats clams, oysters, and shrimp.)
EXERCISE 28: Complete the dialogues with your own words.
1. A: Do ?
B: No, I don't.
2. A: Where are ?
B: I don't know.
B:
4. A: When do ?
B:
6 . A: What is ?
B:
7. A: Are ?
B:
8. A: What are
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B:
9. A: Whatdo ?
B:
10. A: What does
QUESTION ANSWER
In English, people use it to
(a) What day is it? It's Monday. express (to talk about) time.
(b) What month is it? It's September.
(c) What year is it? I t ' s . Look at Appendixes 2 and 3 in
(d) What's the date today? It's September 15th. the back of the book for lists of
It's the 15th of September. days, months, and numbers.
( e) What time is it? It's 9:00.*
It's nine. Look at Appendix 4 in the back
It's nine o'clock. of the book for ways of saying the
It's nine (o'clock) A.M. time.
*American English uses a colon (two dots) between the hour and the minutes: 9:00 A.M. British English uses one dot:
9.00 A.M.
2. A:
B: It's March 14th.
4. A:
B: March.
5. A:
B: It's six-fifteen.
9. A:
B: It's 6:05.
10. A:
B: It's 1 0 5 5 .
2- 15 PREPOSITIONS OF TlME
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6. I sleep night.
4. My birthday is February.
7. I go to bed night.
( a ) It's sunny today. In English, people usually use it when they talk
(b) It's hot and humid today. about the weather.
( c ) It's a nice day today.
(d) What's the weather like in Istanbul in January? People commonly ask about the weather by
(e) How's the weather in Moscow in the summer? saying: What's the weather like? OR:How's the
weather?
EXERCISE 33-ORAL: How's the weather today? Use these words to talk about today's
weather.
Example: hot
Response: It's hot today. OR: It isn't / It's not hot today.
1. hot 7. cloudy 13. gloomy
2. warm 8. partly cloudy 14. humid
3. cool 9. clear 15. muggy
4. chilly 10. nice 16. stormy
5. cold 11, windy 17. freezing
6. sunny 12. foggy 18. below freezing
EXERCISE 34-ORAL: Change the Fahrenheit temperatures to Celsius by choosing
temperatures from the list. Then describe the temperature in words.
Thermometer
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50"
40'
30' above freezing
FARENHEIT CELSIUS DESCRIPTION 20"
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1. 50•‹F 10•‹C cool, chilly
0" freezing
2. 32•‹F -10"
-20"
3. l0ODF below freezing
-30"
4. 75'F -40" -40"
-60'~ -50D
5. O0F
EXERCISE 35: "Approximate" means "close but not exact." Here is a fast way to get an
approximate number when you convert from one temperature system to another.*
Change the following from Celsius to Fahrenheit and Fahrenheit to Celsius. Calculate the
approximate numbers.
1. 22•‹C + 22•‹C= approximately 74'F (2Z•‹Cx 2 = 44 + 30 = 74OF)
2. 2•‹C 6. 45OF
3. 30•‹C 7. 70•‹F
4. 10•‹C 8. 58'F
5. 16OC 9. 100•‹F
*To get exact numbers, use these formulas: C = 519 ( O F -32) OR F = 915 (OC) + 32.
EXPRESSING PRESENT TIME (PART 1) W 75
EXERCISE 36-REVIEW: Add -s or -eswhere necessary. Discuss the correct pronunciation:
Is/, lzl, or lazl.
ABDUL AND PABLO
almost every day. (3) Sometimes he catch a bus, especially if it's cold and rainy
outside. (4) Abdul share the apamnent with Pablo. (5) Pablo come from Venezuela.
(6) Abdul and Pablo go to the same school. (7) They take English classes. (8) Abdul
speak Arabic as his frst language, and Pablo speak Spanish. (9) They communicate in
English. (10) Sometimes Abdul try to teach Pablo to speak a little Arabic, and Pablo
give Abdul Spanish lessons. (1 1) They laugh a lot during the Arabic and Spanish
lessons. (12) Abdul enjoy having Pablo as his roommate, but he miss his family back in
Saudi Arabia.
SNRKES
(13) Snakes eat all sorts of things. (14) Eggs are a favorite food of many snakes.
(15 ) When a snake eat an egg, the snake frst curl around the egg. (16) It don't want the
egg to roll away. (17) Then the snake open its mouth and move the egg into its throat.
(18) It squeeze the egg with muscles in its neck. (19) The egg break and go into the
snake's stomach. (20) Then the snake spit out the eggshell. (21) Snakes love to eat eggs.
EXERCISE 37-REVIEW: Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses. Use the
SIMPLE PRESENT of the verbs.
to understand them.
as the movement you can see in a rope. If you shake one end of a rope, waves (run)
along the rope, but the rope (mwe, not)
forward. The water in an ocean wave ( m m )
forward only when a wave (reach) land. Then an ocean wave (cawy)
sand and other things forward
to be here.
and find a job until you figure out what you want to do with your life.
He (wear) the same dirty jeans every day. Sam's side of the
78 W CHAPTER 2
4 EXERCISE 38-REVIEW: Complete the dialogues with your own words by asking questions.
1. A:
B: No, I don't.
2. A:
B: Yes, I am.
3. A:
B: In an apartment.
5 . A:
B: Monday.
6. A:
B: At home.
7. A:
B: No, he doesn't.
8. A:
B: No, she isn't.
9. A:
B: South of the United States.
10. A:
B: Yes, it is.
11. A:
B: Yes, they do.
12. A:
B: In Southeast Asia.
13. A:
B: Hot in the summer.
14. A:
B: September.
15. A:
B: Yes, I do.
6. I no know Joe.
B: Yes, I like.
80 CHAPTER 2
5. Anita a job.
A. no have B, no has C. doesn't have
6. Omar his new car every Sawday.
A. wash B. washs C. washes
7. Where does Tina to school?
A. go B, goes C. togo
8. Fumiko English at this school.
A. study B. studies C. studys
9. Fumiko and Omar students at this school.
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A. is B. are C. be
2. A: don't
B: I know. ,,.I:, :. i . ., . , A . ,, :I , ..
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3. A: doesn't
B: Really? Does ?
A: I don't know. ,. a , . . , ,
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4. A: Where is , . ?
B: At home.
A: Where does ?
B: On Fifth Avenue.
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B: Yes, I do.
A: ?
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A: ?
B: Yes, I am.
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B: No, he isn't.
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6. A: Do you like ?
A: snakes reptiles?
B: Yes, they
B: Yes, they
A: When ?
Example:
STUDENT A: You have dark hair.
STUDENT B: (Nods in agreement.)
STUDENT A: You have black eyes.
STUDENT B: No, I have brown eyes.
STUDENT A: You have dark brown eyes.
STUDENT B: Okay. That's right.
STUDENT A: You wear glasses.
STUDENT B: Yes.
Etc.
Then switch roles, with Student B saying fiw things about Student A's appearance.
2. S~UDENT A: Ask Student B five questions about things s h e has and doesn't have
(for example, a car, a computer, a pet, children, a TV set, a briefcase, etc.).
STUDENT B: Answer the questions.
Example:
STUDENT A: DOYOU have a car?
STUDENTB: NO.
STUDENT A: DOYOU have a computer.
STUDENT B: Yes, but it's not here. It's in my country.
Etc.
Then switch roles.
3. STUDENT A: Ask Student B five questions about things s h e lies and doesn't like (for
example, kinds of food and drink, music, movies, books, etc.)
STUDENT B: Answer the questions.
Example:
STUDENT A: DOyou like pizza?
STUDENT B: Yes.
STUDENT A: DOyou like the music of (name of a group or singer)?
STUDENT B: NO, I don't.
Etc.
Then switch roles.
4. Write about the other person. Give a physical description. Write about things this
person has and doesn't have. Write about things this person likes and doesn't like.
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EXERCISE &REVIEW: Find out informition about your classmates' hoAetowns. Use the
information to write a report. Ask questions about: the name of lhe hometown, its
location, its population, its weather and average tempemture in a particular month (of your
choosing). ,,,J.. . ;
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STUDENT A: What's your hometown?
STUDENT B: Athens.
STUDENT A: Where is it located?
STUDENT B: In southwestern Greece on the Aegean Sea.
STUDENT A: What's the population of Athens?
STUDENT B: 3,507,000.
STUDENT A: What's the weather like in Athens in May?
STUDENT B: It's mild. Sometimes it's a little rainy.
STUDENT A: What's the average temperature in May?
STUDENT B: The average temperature is around 8 O Celsius.
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