1. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE FUN WITH ENGLISH ONLINE TUTORIAL

2. Usage of Simple Present
1) To talk about habits and actions which happen repeatedly or on a regular basis
Students have lectures every day.
He plays football three times a week.
2) To talk about something that is true in the present
You are twenty years old. He lives in London. I am a teacher.
3) To express general truths or facts which are always true
The water boils at 100 degrees.
5) To express fixed arrangements, present or future.
The lecture starts at .

3. OTHER TIME EXPRESSIONS:
FREQUENCY ADVERBS:
ALWAYS, OFTEN, GENERALLY, USUALLY, NORMALLY, SOMETIMES, NEVER, SELDOM, RARELY.
I usually learn in the evening.
I seldom eat breakfast.
OTHER TIME EXPRESSIONS:
EVERY DAY, EVERY MONTH, EVERY YEAR, ON SUNDAYS, AT THE WEEKENDS...
Many students go out at the weekends.
I go on holiday every year.

4. Adverbs of Frequency

5. Present Simple FORM Affirmative – Question - Negative
I work Do I work? I don’t work.
You work Do you work? You don’ work.
He works Does he work? He doesn’t work.
She works Does she work? She doesn’t work.
It works Does it work? It doesn’t work.
We work Do we work? We don’t work.
You work Do you work? You don’t work.
They work Do they work? They don’t work.
do+not= don’t does+not=doesn’t

6. QUESTIONS WITH QUESTION WORDS
WHERE do you live? WHY does she study in Osijek? WHEN do you have lectures? Subject questions - TKO? WHO lives in Osijek? WHO loves you? Object questions – KOGA? WHO do you love? WHO do you visit every weekeng?

7. Short Answers
Do you like ice – cream? Yes, I do. Does he play football every day? No, he doesn’t. Do they wash the car on Mondays? Yes, they do. Does Penny work? No, she doesn’t. Do Paul and Jim go to school? Yes, they do. Does Liam watch TV at night? No, he doesn’t.

8. Spelling rules ! ‘ a ’ isn’t a consonant, it’s a vowel
The ending is –es when the verb ends in –s/ -ss / - sh / -ch / -x /
wash washes
miss misses
go goes
If a verb ends in a consonant + y (-by / -ry / -sy …) , « y » changes to –ie before the ending « s »
hurry hurries
try tries
play plays
! ‘ a ’ isn’t a consonant, it’s a vowel

9. Pronunciation
The final « s » is pronounced /s/ when the verbs end with these sounds: /p/ , /t/ ,/k/ ,/f/ and /θ/
He likes reading books.
The final « s » is pronounced /z/ when the verbs end with these sounds:/b/, /d/, /g/, /v/, /ð/, /l/, /m/, /n/ , /ŋ/,/eɪ/ and /aɪ
She loves animals.
The final « s » is pronounced /iz/ when the verbs end with these sounds: /s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /tʃ/ and /dʒ/
The child watches TV too much.

10. What’s the 3rd person singular?
pushes
sneezes
glorifies
annoys
kisses
denies
marries
1) push 2) sneeze 3) glorify 4) annoy 5) kiss 6) deny 7) marry

11. TASK: Use the corect option.
1. She always ________ in dance competitions. (to participate)
2. Morgan ______________ coffe every morning. (to drink / neg)
3. ______ you _________ in Croatia? (to live)
4. We _______ at the Faculty of Economics in Osijek. (to study)
5. Jane ______ in a multinational company. (to work)
6. He _____ angry very quickly. (to get)
7. When _____ the shop ________ ? (to open)
8. Who __________ to lectures every day? (to come)
9. The sun _________ round the Earth. (to go)
10. Mark _________ every summer to Italy. (to travel)
YOUTUBE EXERCISE
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