Simple
Present Tense
Simple Present Tense:
Uses
Everyday activities: What do you do every day?
Routines, habits
General truths
Third Person
He / She / It
Singular subject (my friend, the boss, a co-
worker)
Verb + s
Goes, works, talks, does, speaks
Spelling rules: Third person
verbs in simple present
tense
1. teach
research
wash
push
Third Person Spelling
Rules
pass
fix
wax
Rule 1: verbs ending in –ch, -sh,
-ss, and –x + es
Third Person Spelling
Rules
2. fly
dry
try
study
Rule 2: final consonant + y ->
- y + ies
Third Person Spelling
Rules
3. do
go
have
What about you?
Ask and answer these questions with a
classmate:
1. What time do you get up in the morning? I get
up at …
2. What time do you go to bed? How many
hours do you sleep per night?
3. Do you eat breakfast? What do you usually
have?
What about you?
3. What do you like to do in your free time?
4. Do you exercise? What exercises do you do or
what sports do you play?
What about you?
5. What chores do you do in your household?
6. What do you do at your job?
Find and correct the
mistakes:
1. I’m work for a very good company, and I
also student at MiraCosta College.
2. The manager talkes with all employees
once a week.
3. The manager and I has a meeting today.
4. The company’s profits looks good.
5. The technician fixxes any computer
problems we have.
6. Everybody working hard every day, and
company morale is high.
7. The people in this company really likes
working here.
Negatives in Simple
Present Tense
Change these to negative:
1. I work.
2. I like my job.
3. They have benefits.
4. We have a nice boss.
Negatives in Simple
Present Tense
Change these to negative:
1. She has a lot of experience.
2. He drives to his work.
3. The new employee comes early.
4. My co-worker talks to me.
Negatives in simple
present tense
1. I / you / we / they
Plural subject (the workers, the people)
+ do not (don’t) + verb
2. He / she / it
Singular subject
+ does not (doesn’t) + verb (no –s)
Questions in Simple
Present Tense
Change these statements to questions:
1. I work.
2. I like my job.
3. They have benefits.
4. We have a nice boss.
Questions in Simple
Present Tense
Change these statements to questions:
1. She has a lot of experience.
2. He drives to his work.
3. The new employee comes early.
4. Your co-worker talks to you.
Questions in Simple
Present Tense
1. Do + I / you / we / they + verb + ?
2. Does he / she / it + verb + ?
Time to write a
paragraph
The instructor will show you a picture. Write a
paragraph of 6 – 10 sentences describing the
actions of the people in the picture.
Use simple present tense verbs (affirmative and
negative).
Use a topic sentence and conclusion.
Thank you
