Present simple tense

Present simple tense - verbs

• to read to play to like to love• I read• you read• he reads• she reads• it reads• we read• you read• they read

Present simple tense - +es

Verbs that end in • ‘-ss', ‘-sh', ‘-ch', or ‘-x':pass, wash, teach, fix + es

• ‘y’ after a consonanttry, dry, fly, study (y) iesy- ie + s• Have – has, do – does, go – goes

Simple Present Tense: uses

• Everyday activitiesShe goes to work everyday.• Routines, habitsMark usually plays tennis on Monday.• General truthsWater boils at 100 degrees Celsius.

Present simple tense Adverbs of frequency

• often, seldom, sometimes, never, usually, always

They eat lunch together.They always eat lunch together.

Subject + Adverb Of Frequency + Verb

Present simple tense Adverbs of frequency

Amount Of Time Adverb 100% Always 80% Usually 70% Often 50% Sometimes 30% Seldom 10% Rarely 0% Never

Present simple tense Add the frequency adverbs to the sentences below.

Example: (always) John always goes for a walk on his day off.

• (rarely) Henry ___________ plays guitar on Sunday morning.

• (never) Benjamin __________ collects stamps. • (usually) Kim __________ knits when she has free time. • (always) Barbara and Roger __________ play bingo on

Saturday afternoon. • (often) Patricia __________ makes scrapbooks on

weekends. • (sometimes) Barry __________ runs after work. • (seldom) Mary __________ swims at the city pool.

Present simple tense Find and correct the mistakes:

1. I’m work for a very good company, and I also student at AVON College.

2. The manager talkes with all employees once a week.

3. The manager and I has a meeting today.4. The company’s profits looks good.5. The technician fixxes any computer problems we

have.6. Everybody working hard every day, and company

morale is high.7. The people in this company really likes working

here.

Present simple tense - dialogues

Dialog 1 Mary: Billy, name something that you always do on Friday night. Billy: I always play cards on Friday night.

Dialog 2 Billy: Mary, name something that you never do on Saturday afternoon. Mary: I never go rollerblading on Saturday afternoon.

Dialog 3 Mary: Billy, name something that you sometimes do on Sunday morning. Billy: I sometimes go fishing on Sunday morning.

Dialog 4 Robert: How often do you watch TV when you have free time? Greg: I usually watch TV when I have free time.

Present simple tense - forms

Present simple tense - dialogues

Dialog 5 Leslie: How often do you work in the garden on weekends? Audrey: I often work in the garden on weekends.

Dialog 6 Joan: How often do you go bungee jumping on you day off from work? Mark: I never go bungee jumping on my day off from work.

Dialog 7 Ben: How often do you cook? Harvey: I seldom cook. .

Describing pictures 1

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