The Present Simple with THE SIMPSONS

GrammarBy Renée Provencio

When do we use the Present Simple?

We use the Present Simple to talk about:

•things that are always true•permanent states•regular habits or routines

Homer likes eating doughnuts.

1. We use the Present Simple with stative verbs:

2. love, like, hate, prefer,feel, smell, taste, hear,think, consider, agree, believe,have, own, belong to-cost, weigh, measure.

Activity 1: Write down 5 sentences using stative verbs from the

picture below

Negative sentencesMoe's Tavern doesn't usually close. Mr Burns doesn't like spending money. Willie, the janitor, doesn't like Bart's pranks. Carl and Lenny don't talk much at work.

Questions?Does Milhouse like playing with Bart? Yes, he does.

Where does Ned Flanders live? He lives...Does the Chief of Police catch all the criminals?

Do children like Crusty the Clown?What do the kids think of Otto?

Affirmative Negative QuestionsI speakYou speakHe speaksShe speaksIt speaksWe speakYou speakThey speak

*spelling: goes, does, misses, watches, washes, studies,flies, but: plays, stays

I don't speakYou don't speakHe doesn't speakShe doesn't speakIt doesn't speakWe don't speakYou don't speakThey don't speak

Do I speak?Do you speak?Does he speak?Does she speak?Does it speak?Do we speak?Do you speak?Do they speak?

Short answers:Yes, I doNo, I don'tYes, he does.No, he doesn't

Third person singular spelling:Formula: He, she, it + verb-s: Smithers works for Mr. Burns.-Verbs ending in ss, x, sh, ch, o add –esExamples:

Miss missesFix fixesWash washesWatch watchesDo does

-Verbs ending in consonant + y change to: -iesCry cries

Activity 2: Fill in the blanks

I ______ speakYou _____ speakHe _____speakShe _____ speakIt _____ speakWe_____ speakYou _____speakThey _____ speak

Negative form using (Doesn´t, Don´t)

I ______You ______He s ______She ______It ______We ______You ______They ______

Affermative form using (speak or speaks)

Correct answers

Negative form:

I don't speakYou don't speakHe doesn't speakShe doesn't speakIt doesn't speakWe don't speak

You don't speakThey don't speak

Affirmative form:I speak

You speak

He speaks

She speaks

It speaks

We speak

You speak

They speak

Thank you for your attention!