1. Banker’s Wife’s Blues Where does John live? Where does he work?
He lives near the bank.
Where does he work?
He works at the bank.
When does he work? He works all day and he works all night at the bank, at the bank, at the great, big bank.

2. Where does he study?
He studies at the bank.
Where does he sleep?
He sleeps at the bank.
Why does he spend all day, all night,
all day, all night
at the bank, at the bank?

4. Because he loves his bank. and he loves his money more than his life.
more than his wife
and he loves his money
more than his life.

5. SIMPLE PRESENT
TENSE

6. Do you know when we use simple present tense?
Let’s look at some examples.

7. Example 1: Mary ____ up early every morning. gets
She ______ some exercises.
gets
does

8. Example 2:
Simon _______ football after every day.
plays

9. We use simple present tense when we talk about ______________
We use simple present tense when we talk about ______________ . That’s things that we do ____________.
habitual actions.
regularly

10. There are some more examples.

11. Example 3 :
Cats ___ fish.
eats

12. Example 4:
The Earth _______ around the Sun.
rotates

13. Oh, you’re so smart! And how about these?
Yes, we use simple present tense for things which are __________.
always true

14. Example 5:
Mr. Li Ka Shing
_______ glasses.
wears

15. Example 5:
Millie Wong _____in Ma On Shan.
lives

16. I know. We use simple present tense for things that are _________ .
true now

17. Present Simple Tense I get up You have breakfast We go to bed They
at seven o’clock.
at half-past seven.
at nine o’clock.
gets up
has breakfast
goes to bed He
She

18. Rule 1 : Basic form of the verbs I, You, We, They He, She, It
+ s or es

19. Rule 2: -s, -x,-ch,-sh Add -es Remove y Add -ies
For third person singular form, verbs have to be changed as follows
Verbs ending in –o,
-s, -x,-ch,-sh
Add -es
Verbs ending in
Consonant +y
Remove y
Add -ies

20. Exercise One: Write the correct he/she/it form of these verbs. wants
Cross ___________
Fix ___________
Stay ___________
4. Study ___________
5. Allow ___________
6. Be ___________
7. Want ___________
8. Begin ___________
9. Wash ___________
10. Do ___________
11. Multiply _________
12. Like ___________
crosses
fixes
begins
stays
washes
studies
does
multiplies
allows is
likes

21. Practice:
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
School ________ at (finish)
2. Che Yuen _______ his homework quickly. (do)
3. Maggie ________ hard at school. (try)
4. Our dog _______ a long tail. (have)
5. Hung ________ in the latest fashion. (dress)
6. Tom ________ very fat. (be)
7. The teacher _______ the door after the lesson. (lock)
8. We _______ this street every day. (cross)
finishes
does
tries
has
dresses is
locks
cross

22. Exercise Two:
The coming pictures show what Mimi does every day. Describe the pictures by completing the given sentences with the suitable form of the verbs from the box.
Make have help brush go practise
Watch wash take start eat get

23. Mimi _______ up at 6 o’clock.
Make get have help
Brush go watch wash
Take eat start practise
gets
Mimi _______ up at 6 o’clock.

24. breakfast at about half past six. cleans
Make get have help
Bush go watch wash
Take eat start practise
makes
b. She ________ her bed,
__________ her teeth,
__________ her face
and then ___________
breakfast at about half
past six.
cleans
washes
has

25. c. After breakfast, she _________ the school bus to school. takes
Make get have help
Brush go watch wash
Take eat start practise
c. After breakfast, she
_________ the
school bus to school.
takes

26. d. In the afternoon, she sometimes ________ her mother to make helps
Make get have help
Brush go watch wash
Take eat start practise
d. In the afternoon, she
sometimes ________
her mother to make
cakes and biscuits.
helps

27. e. After tea, she ________ the piano for about one hour. practises
Make get have help
Brush go watch wash
Take eat start practise
e. After tea, she
________ the piano
for about one hour.
practises

28. f. She ______ dinner at about eight with her family. Then
Make get have help
Brush go watch wash
Take eat start practise
f. She ______ dinner at about
eight with her family. Then
they _______ television
together for a while before
she _______ doing her
homework.
has
watch
starts

29. She usually_______ to bed at about eleven. goes
Make get have help
Brush go watch wash
Take eat start practise
She usually_______ to bed at about eleven.
goes

30. Practice: Log on to the following websites for further practice.
330 Grammar : Forming the Simple Present Tense
esl blue(s) Quizzes: Present Simple Tense
Formation of the Simple Present Tense
ESL Quiz - Present Simple Verbs (Letitia Bradley) I-TESL-J
Simple Present Tense Quiz (Schoolteam. Net)