My School life!

Learning Set : Fundamental English 1 Learning Topic : Grammar: My School life! (Present Simple Tense & Adverbs of frequency) Designed by : Miss Chutinun Jaiaka Foreign Language Department Srinagarindra The Princess Mother School, Phayao

Present Simple TenseHow do we make the Present Simple Tense?

There are three important exceptions:1. For positive sentences, we do not normally use the auxiliary.2. For the 3rd person singular (he, she, it), we add s to the main verb or es to the auxiliary.3. For the verb to be, we do not use an auxiliary, even for questions and negatives.

subject + auxiliary verb + main verb do base

Look at these examples with the main verb like:

subject auxiliary verb main verb

+ I, you, we, they like coffee.

He, she, it likes coffee.

- I, you, we, they do not like coffee.

He, she, it does not like coffee.

? Do I, you, we, they

like coffee?

Does he, she, it like coffee?

Look at these examples with the main verb be. Notice that there is no auxiliary:

subject main verb

+ I am French.You, we, they are French.

He, she, it is French.

- I am not old.You, we, they are not old.

He, she, it is not old.

? Am I late?Are you, we, they late?

Is he, she, it late?

How do we use the Present Simple Tense?

We use the present simple tense when:1. The action is general2. The action happens all the time, or habitually, in the past, present and future3. The action is not only happening now4. The statement is always true

John drives a taxi.

past present future

It is John's job to drive a taxi. He does it every day. Past, present and future.

• I live in New York.• The Moon goes round the Earth.• John drives a taxi.• He does not drive a bus.• We meet every Thursday.• We do not work at night.• Do you play football?

***Note that with the verb to be, we can also use the present simple tense for situations that are not general. We can use the present simple tense to talk about now. Look at these examples of the verb "to be" in the present simple tense - some of them are general, some of them are now:

Look at these examples:

Put the correct forms of the verbs into the gaps. Use the Simple Present in the statements.

Example: I _____ in the lake. (to swim)Answer: I swim in the lake.

1) We………………………… our dog. (to call)2) Emma ………………………… in the lessons. (to dream)3) They ………………………… at birds. (to look)4) John ………………………… home from school. (to come)5) I ………………………… my friends. (to meet)6) He ………………………… the laptop. (to repair)7) Walter and Frank ………………………… hello. (to say)8) The cat ………………………… under the tree. (to sit)9) You ………………………… water. (to drink)10) She ………………………… the lunchbox. (to forget)

Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use the Simple Present. Watch the punctuation and form sentences or questions.

Example: He ___________ books (not/to read)Answer: He does not read books. or He doesn't read books.

1) Anne…………………… my questions. (not/to answer)2) they …………………… tomatoes in this shop? (to sell)3) This girl …………………… trousers at school. (not/to wear)4) Mr. Barker …………………… Physics? (to teach)5) The guinea pigs …………………… under the desk. (not/to hide)6) Ken often …………………… the school bus? (to miss)7) The poster …………………… on the wall anymore. (not/to hang)8) …………………… for the tickets? (you/to pay)9) …………………… The boys stones. (not/to throw)10) …………………… the bells of your church still ? (you/to ring)

Put in the correct verb forms into the gaps. Use Simple Present.

Example: ___ they ______ their friends? (to phone)Answer: Do they phone their friends?

1) ……………you …………… mineral water? (to drink)2) …………… Sarah and Linda …………… their pets? (to feed)3) …………… your teacher …………… your homework? (to check)4) …………… they …………… in the old house? (to live)5) …………… the cat …………… on the wall in the mornings? (to sit)6) …………… Nina …………… computer games? (to play)7) …………… your parents …………… TV in the afternoon? (to watch)8) …………… your grandmother …………… the phone? (to answer)9) …………… Andy …………… the shopping? (to do)10) …………… Garry and Ken …………… a cup of tea in the afternoon? (to have)

Thank you for your attention!Chutinun Jiaka

SW.PY.April, 2012