1. POWER POINT
LESSONS 1.
THE TENSES

2. Lesson: Grammar
Subject:The Simple Present Tense

3. Simple present on the time line:
PAST
FUTURE X
X X X X
PRESENT

4. USAGE OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT
First Usage :
For general statements of fact.
Examples :
Most animals kill only for food.
The world is round.
Water consists of hydrogen and oxygen.
The Sun rises in the east.

5. Second Usage: To express habitual and everyday activities. Examples :
I study for two ours everyday.
He always eats a sandwich for lunch.
My father does exercises every morning.

6. NOW
THE RULES

7. Subject + Verb + Object + Time exp. I eat breakfast every morning.
FORMS OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT
Positive Sentence Form :
Subject +
Verb +
Object +
Time exp. I
eat
breakfast
every
morning.
Alban
drinks
milk
everyday.

8. BUT,
DON’T
FORGET!

9. He walks to the school every morning.
THE RULE :
For 3rd person singular an “s” follows
the verb :
Examples :
He walks to the school every morning.
She sleeps every night
Albana speaks Chinese

10. SPELLING 1. We usually add only -s : ____ rub rubs ride ____ rides
smile
____
smiles
2. End of verb : consonant + y
spelling change y to i and add -es
Study
____
studies
____
cry
cries

11. 3.End of verb : vowel + y add -s pay ____ pays
buy
____
buys
4. End of verb : -sh ,-ch ,-ss ,-x add -es
push
____
pushes
teach
____
teaches
kiss
____
kisses
fix
____
fixes

12. 5. The third person singular forms of
have , go , and do are irregular.
have
____
has do
____
does go
____
goes

13. Now,
Examples

14. He cleans the school everyday.

15. They clean the streets everyday.

16. He wakes up early.

17. My friends like playing soccer.

18. Hakan likes playing soccer.

19. Tom and his family always smile.

20. Her mother often cries.

21. They love each other.

22. SUMMARY : I We
You
They
drive He
She It
drives

23. Negative Sentence Form :
The Rule :
Don’t and doesn’t are
used in the negative form.
The form:
Subject +
do/does
not
Verb +
Obj. + + We
do not
smoke
cigar
Semra
does not
eat
meat

24. BUT,
DON’T
FORGET!

25. x Contractions do not = don’t does not = doesn’t A Reminder
She doesn’t plays tennis everyday.
She doesn’t play tennis everyday.

26. CHART : read newspaper. We play tennis. You don’t They like soccer.
drink alcohol .
speak French. He
She It
eat meat.
doesn’t
know Chinese.

27. Now,
Examples

28. He doesn’t like working.

29. They don’t like each other.

30. My aunt doesn’t cook very well.

31. Interrogative sentence form :
The rule :
Do and does are used
in this form.
The Form: ?
Do/does +
Subject +
Verb +
Object Do
they
speak
English
Does
she
learn
Physics

32. CHART : read newspaper ? We You play tennis ? They Do like soccer ?
drink alcohol ?
speak French ? He
She It
Does
eat meat ?
know Chinese ?

33. Now,
Examples

34. Do you swim
in the mornings?

35. Does he drink
alcohol?

36. Do they brush
their teeth?

37. Do you swim in the mornings ? (+) A : Yes , I swim in the mornings.
WE ANSWER :
Q :
Do you swim in the mornings ?
(+) A :
Yes , I swim in the mornings.
(-) A :
No , I don’t swim in the mornings.
Q :
Does he drink alcohol?
(+) A :
Yes , he drinks alcohol.
(-) A :
No, he doesn’t drink alcohol.

38. Now ,
The Exercises:

39. FORM CONVERTION (-) (?) (-) (?) Task 1: Convert the (+) sentences
to (-) and (?) sentences.
1- Helen brushes her teeth every morning
(-)
Helen doesn’t brush her teeth every morning.
(?)
Does Helen brush her teeth every mornings?
2- They walk to the school everyday
(-)
They don’t walk to the school everyday.
(?)
Do they walk to the school everyday?

40. (-) (?) (-) (?) (-) (?) 3-His father smoke cigarette .
His father doesn’t smoke cigarette.
(?)
Does his father smoke cigarette ?
4- I do my homework everyday.
(-)
I don’t do my homework everyday.
(?)
Do you /I do your/my homework everyday?
5- My parents go for a walk every mornings.
(-)
They don’t go for a walk every mornings.
(?)
Do they go for a walk every mornings?

41. Now some real pictures from the classes