Topic 1.3.2 Present Simple – Review of I/You/We/They and He/She/It
PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE
USES
The Present Simple is used to talk about:
- Facts or general truths (things that are always true).
– Example: The sun rises in the east.
- Habits or routines (things we do regularly).
– Example: I brush my teeth every morning.
- Permanent situations (things that are generally true for a long time).
– Example: She lives in London.
FORM
- Affirmative Form:
– I/You/We/They + base verb (work, live, eat)
– Examples: I work every day. They play football on weekends.
– He/She/It + base verb + -s/-es
– Examples: She works at a school. He watches TV at night.
- Negative Form:
– I/You/We/They + do not (don’t) + base verb
– Examples: I don’t like coffee. They don’t eat meat.
– He/She/It + does not (doesn’t) + base verb
– Examples: He doesn’t play tennis. She doesn’t drive to work.
- Question Form:
– Do + I/you/we/they + base verb?
– Examples: Do you speak English? Do they live here?
– Does + he/she/it + base verb?
– Examples: Does she like chocolate? Does it rain often here?
In short answers we say:
Yes, I/you/we/they do Yes, he/she/it does.
No, I/you/we/they don’t No, he/she/it doesn’t
- Examples: Do you walk every day? Yes, I do. Does he work in a bank? No, he doesn’t.
Time Expressions for the Present Simple
Every day, usually, sometimes, always, never, on Mondays, at night, in the morning.
– Examples: I usually wake up at 7 a.m. They always eat dinner at 6 p.m.
Spelling Rules for Adding “-s” in the 3rd Person Singular (He/She/It)
- Base verb + -s for most verbs.
– Example: He plays football.
- Base verb ending in -o, -ch, -sh, -ss, -x, -z + -es.
– Example: She goes to school. He watches TV.
- Base verb ending in a consonant + y, change -y to -ies.
– Example: He studies English. She flies to New York.
SOME BASIC VERBS
work go study drink read walk go run play come eat
Activity 2: Make sentences which are true for you.
e.g. I play football, I don’t eat pizza.
| I | (don't) | eat | pizza, in McDonalds… |
| drink | Coca-Cola, coffee | ||
| go | to work, home | ||
| come | home, to work | ||
| walk | every day, to work | ||
| run | every day, on Saturdays | ||
| play | football, volleyball | ||
| work | in an office, in a factory | ||
| study | English, Science | ||
| read | books, every day | ||
| write | emails, reports |
Activity 3: Now ask your partner:
e.g. Do you eat in McDonalds?
Activity 4: Write what your partner does
e.g. Toni plays volleyball.
Activity 5: True or False
- You write emails every day
- Your brother works in an office
- You play basketball
- You run every day
- Your partner eats pizza every day
- You walk to work
- You drink beer
- Your father studies English
Activity 6: Sentence scramble
Activity 7: Interviews – Ask your partner these questions:
- Do you walk in the park?
- Do you eat paella?
- Do you drink whiskey?
- Do you work in an office?
- Do you read books?