1. The Present Simple Tense

2. What is the first thing you do when you wake up? Who is your favourit movie star or singer? What is the color of the trees? How do you usually spend your weekend? Where do you live? General Questions

3. When do we use the present simple tense????

4. We use it when we talk about an action that happens regularly.

5. How do we form the present simple tense?

6. He, She, It Sings, eats, drinks, speaks, forgets, climbs Misses, catches, fixes, does, finishes Cry------cries Buy------buys

7. I, we, you, they Sing, eat, drink, speak, forget, climb Miss, catch, fix, do, finish Cry Buy

8. Negative: he, she,it Doesn’t + infinitive She doesn’t forget her homework. He doesn’t catch the train. It doesn’t eat fish.

9. Negative: I, we, you, they Don’t + infinitive I don’t forget my homework. We don’t catch the train. You don’t eat fish. They don’t fix the car.

10. Usage

11. 1) Daily routine

12. He catches the school bus at 7:30 every morning.

13. Give me more Examples

14. 2) Habits

15. He drinks milk in the evening.

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17. 3) Permanent state

18. I live in Maadi. I am a teacher.

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20. 4) General truths or laws of nature

21. The sun sets in the west

22. More Examples

23. Time Expressions

24. Adverbs of frequency: ALWAYS 100% OFTEN USUALLY SOMETIMES HARDLY EVER NEVER

25. I always eat vegetables You often go to the cinema I usually wash the dishes He sometimes drinks tea They hardly ever drink alcohol She never smokes at home

26. I don’t often go to the beach She doesn’t usually study at night They don’t often clean the house Do you often read a book at night? Do they sometimes copy in the exams? Does he usually make his bed?

27. They are never late She is usually angry I am not often at home You aren’t always hungry We are hardly ever tired He is sometimes sleepy

28. Time Expressions: Always, usually……………………etc On Mondays, Tuesdays……………etc In the morning, afternoon, evening Every week, day………………..etc At night, at the weekend Once a week, …….. etc.

29. 1. Jo is so clever that she ________ every exam without studying (pass) 2. My mother ________ eggs for breakfast every morning. (fry) 3. We ________ to Spain every summer. (go) 4. She ________ in Florida. (live) 5. It ________ almost every day in Manchester. (rain) 6. My life is so boring -- I just ________ TV every night. (watch) 7. John ________ very hard in class, but I don't think he'll pass the course. (try) 8. My best friend ________ to me every week.(write) 9. The bank ________ at four o'clock. (close) 10. I ________ in a bank. (work)

30. Put the verb in negative form 1)Tom………………………………………… stamps. (not/collect) 2) You…………….…..………... songs in the bathroom. (not/sing) 3) Julie…………………………….……. in the garden. (not/work) 4) I ……………………………………….at home. (not/sit) 5) Tina and Kate……..……………………… the windows. (not/open) 6) Adam………………………………..……….. French. (not/speak) 7) His sister……………………..………………… lemonade. (not/like) 8) We…………………………………………………… to music. (not/listen) 9) My father ……………………………..………the car every Saturday. (not/clean) 10) Johnny and Danny……….……….……… in the lake. (not/swim)