ENGLISH CLASSSIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

ZAMORA LARIOS ELSA MARINA

We use the present simple tense to express the following ideas:To state facts or general truthsTo express habits or customsTo relate future plans (often regarding programs and timetables)To tell jokes and stories or to report sporting events in real time.

To make a sentence in simple present tense we need:

VERB COMPLEMENT

I YOU WE THEY

EX: I TAKE A SHOWER EVERY DAY THEY GO TO SCHOOL AT 7: 00

BUT…

WHEN WE HAVE A 3RD PERSON…

VERB COMPLEMENT

HE / SHE / IT

WE ADD AN “S” NEXT TO THE VERB

EXAMPLE: SHE PLAYS SOCCER EVERY FRIDAY

IT SLEEPS UNDER THE BED AT NIGHT

WATCH THE FOLLOWING VIDEO AND SHARE THE INFORMATION YOU RECEIVED WITH A CLASSMATE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JeWkZ5irA8

THEN…

WRITE 5 EXAMPLES ON YOUR NOTEBOOK

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING EXERCISES (THE LINK IS GIVEN BELOW), THEN TAKE A PICTURE OF YOUR SCORE AND SEND IT TO YOUR TEACHER’S E-MAIL

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/simple-present-1

PRINT THE FOLLOWING EXERCISES AND ANSWER THEM. FINALLY PASTE THEM ON YOUR NOTEBOOK

1 Jenny really ___________ Sammy. (like/likes) 2 Does Sammy ___________ Jenny? (like/likes)3 Sadly, Sammy doesn't ___________ anyone except himself. (like/likes)4 They absolutely ___________ swing music. (love/loves)5 We always ___________ a swim in the river before lunch. (has/have)6 ___________ anyone got the time? (Has/Have)7 Nobody ___________ in that horrible old house. (live/lives)8 All the critics ___________ that film is rubbish. (say/says)9 Juli doesn't ___________ in the city centre anymore. (live/lives)

10 People ___________ films with a good story. (want/wants)11 Does Begoña ___________ cakes? (bake/bakes)12 Everybody ___________ mistakes sometimes. (make/makes)13 Bob doesn't ___________ to go out tonight. (want /wants)14 Their daughter ___________ to university. (go/goes)15 Her dog ___________ three cans of food a day. (eat/eats)

Fill the gaps with one of the words in brackets.

HAVE A NICE DAY!!!