simple present tense
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Simple Present Tense
Presentation by Kristi Reyes
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Simple Present Tense: Uses
Everyday activities: What do you do every day?
Routines, habits
General truths
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What do these people do?
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bake
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cut / style hair
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build
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deliver
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draw / design
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drive
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fix / repair plumbing, appliances
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fly
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garden
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guard
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manage / supervise
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paint
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use a computer / program
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answer telephone, type, file, take messages
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sell
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serve, help customers
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teach
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research, do experiments
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wash dishes
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clean, wax
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weld
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Third Person
He / She / It Singular subject (my friend, the boss,
a co-worker)
Verb + s Goes, works, talks, does, speaks
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Spelling rules: Third person verbs in simple present tense
1. teach research
washpush
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Third Person Spelling Rules
pass
fix
wax
Rule 1: verbs ending in –ch, -sh, -ss, and –x + es
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Third Person Spelling Rules
2. fly
dry
try
study
Rule 2: final consonant + y ->
- y + ies
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Third Person Spelling Rules
3. do
go
have
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Online Practice
Practice 1 Practice 2
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What about you?
Ask and answer these questions with a classmate:
1. What time do you get up in the morning? I get up at …
2. What time do you go to bed? How many hours do you sleep per night?
3. Do you eat breakfast? What do you usually have?
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What about you?
3. What do you like to do in your free time?
4. Do you exercise? What exercises do you do or what sports do you play?
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What about you?
5. What chores do you do in your household?
6. What do you do at your job?
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Find and correct the mistakes:
1. I’m work for a very good company, and I also student at MiraCosta 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.
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Negatives in Simple Present Tense
Change these to negative:
1. I work.
2. I like my job.
3. They have benefits.
4. We have a nice boss.
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Negatives in Simple Present Tense
Change these to negative:
1. She has a lot of experience.
2. He drives to his work.
3. The new employee comes early.
4. My co-worker talks to me.
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Negatives in simple present tense
1. I / you / we / they
Plural subject (the workers, the people)
+ do not (don’t) + verb
2. He / she / it
Singular subject
+ does not (doesn’t) + verb (no –s)
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Questions in Simple Present Tense
Change these statements to questions:
1. I work.
2. I like my job.
3. They have benefits.
4. We have a nice boss.
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Questions in Simple Present Tense
Change these statements to questions:
1. She has a lot of experience.
2. He drives to his work.
3. The new employee comes early.
4. Your co-worker talks to you.
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Questions in Simple Present Tense
1. Do + I / you / we / they + verb + ?
2. Does he / she / it + verb + ?
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Partner Practice
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Online Practice
Quiz: Questions and negatives All + Trivia Type the negatives 1 Simple Present Questions Type the negatives 2 Type yes/no questions
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Any questions?
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Time to write a paragraph
The instructor will show you a picture. Write a paragraph of 6 – 10 sentences describing the actions of the people in the picture.
Use simple present tense verbs (affirmative and negative).
Use a topic sentence and conclusion.
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