present tense

Present Tense

Present simple & Present continuous

Simple Present

• the base form of the verb

• to talk about:

  something that is true in the present:

• I'm nineteen years old.

  I'm a student.

  He lives in London.

• something that happens regularly in the present:

• I play football every weekend.

  Sheena goes to the church every Sunday.

• something that is always true:

• The human body contains 206 bones.

  Light travels at almost 300,000 kilometres per second.

Adverbs Frequency

• I sometimes go to the cinema.

  She never plays football.

• EXAMPLE (Present Simple)

• My name is Kogi. I'm 39 years old. I come from Japan. I live in Bangsar. I'm an interior designer. I play tennis at the weekend. I often go to the tennis court in the morning. I never wake up late.

Open Ended

Complete them so that they are true for you.

My name is … .I'm … years old.I come from … .I live in … .I'm a(n) … .I … at the weekend.I often … .I never … .

Open Ended

Complete these sentences so that they are true for a friend.

Her/His name is … .She's/He's … years old.She/He comes from … .She/He lives in … .She's/He's a(n) … .She/He … at the weekend.She/He often … .She/He never … .