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Simple present tense
Mr Pang is tall and thin.
Mrs Pang is a PE teacher.
She looks stronger than him.
They have two dogs.
Mr Luo is a postman.
We are good friends now.
He likes watching TV.
He likes playing volleyball.
She likes reading.
His mouth looks like a coral reef.
Let’s read.
When do we use the simple present tense?
We use the simple present tense to talk about things that are still true.
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
Sunday
My mother goes shopping on Sunday.
What is the FORM of
They / We / You / I
+
verbs in the basic form
i.e., go, do not go
do, do not do
play, do not play
the simple present tense
What is the FORM of
He / She / It
+
the simple present tense
verbs added ‘s’, ‘es’ or ‘ies’
i.e., goes, does not go
cries, does not cry
plays, does not play
We add s or es to the verb when the subject is he, she or it.
I
You
We
They
surf
the Internet.
He
She
It
surfs
the Internet.
Subject Verb Things
Simple Present Tense
Simple Present Tense
+ s
Mary feeds her dog. (feed)
Peter enjoys the food. (enjoy)
Tim always cooks the dinner. (cook)
+ es
Tim watches TV every night. (watch)
May usually dresses in pink. (dress)
Bob never washes his car. (wash)
yies
The baby cries every night. (cry)
Peter carries a heavy bag. (carry)
Tina dries the dishes every day. (dry)
He
She
It
You are
to be
I am
is
We
You
They
are
to do
I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They
do
does
do
has
to have
I
You
have
He
She
It
We
You
They
have
Simple Present Tense
Where do you live, Toby?
I live in Hong Kong.
For example:
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May I speak to Sally?
Sorry, she isn’t home.
She comes home at five.
When does she come back?
More examples:
How do you go to school, Tim?
I go to school on foot.
My Sunday timetable
9:00 a.m. Go to restaurant with my family
11:00 a.m. Have my piano lesson
12:30 p.m. Go to Grandma’s home
4:00 p.m. Go to the library
7:00 p.m. Have dinner
9:30 p.m. Go to bed
This is Betty’s timetable. Study it. Then tell your classmates and teacher what she does on Sunday.
Quiz time!
When does he get up in the morning?
He _____ up at nine in the morning.
gets
My father _____ (read) the newspaper in the morning.
reads
Sally and Cathy often ___ (go) to the park together.
go
I ____ (go) roller skating in my free time.
She _______ (wash) the dishes after dinner.
washes
go
We use do or does to make questions.
Don’t change the verb after do or does.
What time do you go to school?
Does your dad like music?
Simple Present Tense Questions
Now you try.
How ______ you help at home?
I ___________________.
do
sweep the floor
How _____ John _____ at home?
He ___________________.
does
makes the bed
help
does
live
lives
does
do
is
teaches
solves
writes
does
look
is
has
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