Present simple Present simple tensetense

•We use simple present tense to

talk about things in general.

Ex:

Nurses look after the patients

in hospitals.

Children like ice-cream

•We use it to say that something

happens repeatedly or for habitual

actions or daily activities

Example:

I usually go to the market at weekends.

Paul wakes up at 5 in the morning.

• We use it We use it to say that to say that

something is true in generalsomething is true in general..

Ex. Ex.

The earth The earth gogoeses around the sun around the sun..

PeterPeter workworkss on his basket on his basket every day every day (He)(He) . .

•ChildrenChildren like like ice-cream very ice-cream very much much (They).(They).

THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE(Interrogative)

DODOESES HEHE WORKWORK AS A DOCTOR? AS A DOCTOR?

YES, HE DOES

•DoDo theythey watchwatch T.V T.V together?together?

SHE DOESN’T WORK AS A DOCTOR, SHE WORKS AS A TEACHER.

Negative sentences

• We use do/does to make negative sentences.

• Ex: I don’t go to the market in the evening.

• Sally doesn’t take sugar in her coffee. (She).

Affirmative form

subjectsubject verbverb

II Drive.Drive.youyou Drive.Drive.WeWe Drive.Drive.TheyThey DriveDrive..*He/she/it*He/she/it DriveDrivess..

Interrogative form

Do/doesDo/does Subject Subject Verb Verb

DoDo You You Work?Work?

DoDo WeWe Work?Work?

DoDo theythey Work?Work?

DoDoeses *He/she*He/she Work ? Work ? Not worksNot works

DoDoeses *It *It Work? Work? Not worksNot works

Negative form

SubjectSubject Do/doesn’tDo/doesn’t Verb Verb

II DoDon’tn’t Work.Work.

wewe DoDon’tn’t Work.Work.

YouYou DoDon’tn’t Work.Work.

TheyThey DoDon’tn’t Work.Work.

He/sheHe/she DoDoesesn’tn’t Work. Work. Not worksNot works

ItIt DoDoesesn’tn’t Work. Work. Not worksNot works

More examplesI go to school every day.

She speaks English fluently.

The sun rises in the east. (It)

Paper burns easily. (It)

Water boils at 100 degrees celcius. (It)

My parents work in a hospital (They)

More examples:

I go to school every day.She speaks English fluently.The sun rises in the east. (It)Paper burns easily. (It)Water boils at 100 degrees celcius.

(It)My parents work in a hospital (They)

Points to remember• Remember that we say

I work, but he works.

They teach but my sister (She) teaches.

We sing but Rihanna (She) sings.

• Don’t forget the –s in 3rd person singular

(e.g., he, she, it, Peter, Jane, My father, etc)