1. The Present Simple Tense
M. Imam Santoso

2. Present Simple Usage

3. We use the Present Simple to talk about things we do all of the time.
Habits
We use the Present Simple to talk about things we do all of the time.
Examples:
I get the service bus at 7:00 every morning.
Ali brushes his teeth before he goes to bed.
I play football at break time.
My sister goes sailing at the weekend.

4. We use the Present Simple to talk about things that are always true.
The sky is blue.
The Earth goes round the Sun.
I am a student.
SEV is on the Asian Side of Istanbul.
Tigers are big cats.
School starts at 8.05am and finishes at 3.30pm.

5. Verb Verb 1 (es/s) Positive Sentence Object Subject She He It
Go – goes
Play – plays
Drink - Drinks
Object
To Bandung
Football
juice
Time Everyday Every week Every Year Now

6. Verb Verb 1 Object Positive Sentence Subject I You They We Go Play
Drink
Object
To Bandung
Football
juice
Time
Everyday
Every week
Every Year
Now

7. Verb Negative Sentence Object Subject She He It Auxiliary Verb 1 Go
Does not
Doesn’t
Verb
Verb 1 Go
Play
Drink
Object
To School
Kite
juice
Time Everyday Every week Every Year Now

8. Verb Negative Sentence Object Subject I You They We Auxiliary Verb 1
Do not
Don’t
Verb
Verb 1 Go
Play
Drink
Object
To School
Kite
juice
Time Everyday Every week Every Year Now

9. Verb question Sentence Object Auxiliary Does Subject She He It Verb 1Go
Play
Drink
Object
To School
Kite
juice
Time Everyday Every week Every Year Now
Yes, She/he/it does
No, She/he/it doesn’t

10. Verb question Sentence Object Auxiliary Do Subject I You Verb 1 Go
They We
Verb
Verb 1 Go
Play
Drink
Object
To School
Kite
juice
Time Everyday Every week Every Year Now
Yes, I/You/They/We do
No, I/You/They/We do

11. Remember... Verbs ending in ch, s, sh, o, x add – es watch – watches
guess – guesses
finish – finishes
go – goes
fix - fixes
Verbs ending in a consonant (b,c,d,f,g...)
change y to ies
study – studies
carry – carries
Fly - flies

12. Find the mistakes Do he like basketball? I likes eating pizza.
She do her homework on the service bus.
The film finishs at eight.
My friends goes on holiday next week.
She carrys her little sister to the car in the morning.
Nicole Kidman act in a lot of films.
We plays in the garden at break.
Our teacher talk very clearly.