The Present Simple Tense

What is the first thing you do when you wake up? Who is your favourit movie star or singer? What is the color of the trees? How do you usually spend your weekend? Where do you live? General Questions

When do we use the present simple tense????

We use it when we talk about an action that happens regularly.

How do we form the present simple tense?

He, She, It Sings, eats, drinks, speaks, forgets, climbs Misses, catches, fixes, does, finishes Cry------cries Buy------buys

I, we, you, they Sing, eat, drink, speak, forget, climb Miss, catch, fix, do, finish Cry Buy

Negative: he, she,it Doesn’t + infinitive She doesn’t forget her homework. He doesn’t catch the train. It doesn’t eat fish.

Negative: I, we, you, they Don’t + infinitive I don’t forget my homework. We don’t catch the train. You don’t eat fish. They don’t fix the car.

Usage

1) Daily routine

He catches the school bus at 7:30 every morning.

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2) Habits

He drinks milk in the evening.

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3) Permanent state

I live in Maadi. I am a teacher.

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4) General truths or laws of nature

The sun sets in the west

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Time Expressions

Adverbs of frequency: ALWAYS 100% OFTEN USUALLY SOMETIMES HARDLY EVER NEVER

I always eat vegetables You often go to the cinema I usually wash the dishes He sometimes drinks tea They hardly ever drink alcohol She never smokes at home

I don’t often go to the beach She doesn’t usually study at night They don’t often clean the house Do you often read a book at night? Do they sometimes copy in the exams? Does he usually make his bed?

They are never late She is usually angry I am not often at home You aren’t always hungry We are hardly ever tired He is sometimes sleepy

Time Expressions: Always, usually……………………etc On Mondays, Tuesdays……………etc In the morning, afternoon, evening Every week, day………………..etc At night, at the weekend Once a week, …….. etc.

1. Jo is so clever that she ________ every exam without studying (pass) 2. My mother ________ eggs for breakfast every morning. (fry) 3. We ________ to Spain every summer. (go) 4. She ________ in Florida. (live) 5. It ________ almost every day in Manchester. (rain) 6. My life is so boring -- I just ________ TV every night. (watch) 7. John ________ very hard in class, but I don't think he'll pass the course. (try) 8. My best friend ________ to me every week.(write) 9. The bank ________ at four o'clock. (close) 10. I ________ in a bank. (work)

Put the verb in negative form 1)Tom………………………………………… stamps. (not/collect) 2) You…………….…..………... songs in the bathroom. (not/sing) 3) Julie…………………………….……. in the garden. (not/work) 4) I ……………………………………….at home. (not/sit) 5) Tina and Kate……..……………………… the windows. (not/open) 6) Adam………………………………..……….. French. (not/speak) 7) His sister……………………..………………… lemonade. (not/like) 8) We…………………………………………………… to music. (not/listen) 9) My father ……………………………..………the car every Saturday. (not/clean) 10) Johnny and Danny……….……….……… in the lake. (not/swim)