1. PRESENT SIMPLE
Teens 3 – March 2014

2. PRESENT SIMPLE Verb to be
Present simple of be: am, is, are
Use the present simple of be:
with AGE – Carlos is fifteen /I’m fourteen
with an ADJECTIVE – You’re right /It’s easy
with THIS and THAT – This is my bike/ That is Helen’s house.
with NATIONALITY – They are Turkish
with JOBS – Jim is a dentist.

3. PRESENT SIMPLE Verb to be

4. PRESENT SIMPLE Verb to be

5. PRESENT SIMPLE verb to be
Questions with be swap subject and verb.
She’s a secretary
Is she a secretary?
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6. PRESENT SIMPLE Verb to be– WH- questions
Adjective
Noun/noun phrase
Preposition (place/origin)
Question
Auxiliary
verb
Subject Is
she
your mother
nice?
married?
at home?
Are
you
fourteen?
Italian?
a teacher?
Where is
the camera?
the bus stop?
from?
What
your name?
What time
it?/the time?
What colour
your bag?
How old
are
you?
How
your parents?
How much
it?
They?

7. PRESENT SIMPLE other verbs - affirmative
We say:
I WALK
We WALK
You WALK
They WALK
But
He WALKS
She WALKS
It WALKS

8. PRESENT SIMPLE other verbs - affirmative
Spelling
Verbs ending in O, S, CH, SH, X add –ES for the he/she/it form.
go  goes do  does
miss  misses watch  watches
wash  washes relax  relaxes
Verbs ending in consonant+ –y change –y to –i and add –es.
study  studies try  tries
but vowel + -y add –s pay  pays

9. PRESENT SIMPLE other verbs - negative
I, you, we, and they  do not or don’t
he, she, it  does not or doesn’t
We put do not/don’t and does not/doesn’t after the pronoun.
I don’t like ice-cream.
She doesn’t eat chocolate.
They don’t speak Italian.
We don’t live in France.
Tom doesn’t play tennis.

10. PRESENT SIMPLE other verbs - negative

11. PRESENT SIMPLE other verbs – Yes/No questions
We use DO with I, you, we and they when we make questions in the present simple.
We use DOES with he, she, it.
We put DO or DOES before the pronoun.
Do you walk to school or do you take the bus?
Does Ana play basketball?
Does Harry often arrive late?
Do they speak Italian?
Do you live in Australia?

12. PRESENT SIMPLE other verbs – Yes/No questions

13. PRESENT SIMPLE other verbs – WH- questions
Auxiliary
Subject
Information
Verb (inf) + any other word Do
you
live here?
Does
she
play tennis?
Where do
they
work?
What
does
John
study?
What time
the bank
open?
Remember!
Yes/No A-S-I
Wh- Q-A-S-I

14. PRESENT SIMPLE use The present simple describes General facts
I like milk.
Maria plays basketball
They speak Turkish
We live in Australia
She is thirteen
I’m at home.
This is my car
I’m thirsty/sad/cold
Repeated actions and habits
Harry often arrives late.
I walk to school every day
I usually get up at 7.30
My brother usually walks with me.
Things that are always true
The sun rises in the east
The earth goes round the sun.
Use Be with:
AGE - ADJECTIVES with THIS and THAT NATIONALITY –JOBS – PLACES

15. PRESENT SIMPLE Frequency adverbs
We often use the present simple with these frequency adverbs:

16. PRESENT SIMPLE Frequency adverbs - position
The frequency adverb goes before all verbs except verb to be:
Monday always comes after Sunday
Maria is always late.
Maria always arrive late.

17. PRESENT SIMPLE time phrases
We can use other time phrases to say HOW OFTEN something happens.
On Mondays he goes to the chess class.
I have dance lessons every week.
Time phrases can come at the beginning or at the end of the sentence.

18. PRESENT SIMPLE use The present simple describes General facts
I like milk.
Maria plays basketball
They speak Turkish
We live in Australia
She is thirteen
I’m at home.
This is my car
I’m thirsty/sad/cold
Repeated actions and habits
Harry often arrives late.
I walk to school every day
I usually get up at 7.30
My brother usually walks with me.
Things that are always true
The sun rises in the east
The earth goes round the sun.
Use Be with:
AGE - ADJECTIVES with THIS and THAT NATIONALITY –JOBS – PLACES

19. Present Simple Use it for… Habits Routines General truths Signal words
Form
Use
Habits
Routines
General truths +
S + verb
I/you/we/they LIKE tea
He/she/it LIKES tea.
Use it for… _
S + aux + verb (inf)
I/you/we/they DON’T LIKE tea
He/she/it DOESN’T LIKE tea.
ALWAYS
USUALLY
SOMETIMES
HARDLY EVER
NEVER
Signal words ?
Aux + S + verb (inf)
DO I/you/we/they LIKE tea?
DOES He/she/it LIKE tea?
Verb to be is always different
+ I am Australian
- He isn’t clever ? Are you ten ?
But remember!