Simple present tense
Transcript of Simple present tense
Simple Present Tense: Uses
• Everyday activities: What do you do every day?
• Routines, habits
• General truths
Use the simple present tense to tell about things that happen again and again.
The Present Tense
Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.
He always bows to others.
Use the simple present tense to tell facts.
The Present Tense
Water freezes at 32 degrees.
32º
Triangles have three sides.
Use contractions like don’t and doesn’t for
negative statements in speaking or in informal
writing.
Negative Statements
Women in Saudi Arabia don’t wear a lot of makeup.
Maria doesn’t eat pizza.
Put an –s or –es ending on third-person singular (he, she, it).
Third-Person Singular
He need a shirt.
She want an apple.
It catch the stick.
s
s
es
Third-person singular forms of have, do, and go are not regular.
Irregular Forms
have
do
go
does
has
goes
He has a new shirt.
She does the work.
He goes to school.
Daily Customs
She usually works on her basket after dinner.
He usually drinks tea after a meal.
They go to a dance every Sunday.
They take a walk with their son every day.
run/every day
do/ every day
not/do/homework; hate
More sentences:
He runs to school every day.
She does her homework every day.
He doesn’t do his homework every day. He hates it!!
not/like
get
A+
listen/always
She doesn’t like school. He gets an A+ on every
quiz!
He always listens to the teacher!!