ely6 present simple

ely6 PRESENT SIMPLE

Textbook page 48 & 49

PART 1

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Learn about SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

When you make a sentence, you follow:

SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT

E.g. Abu + plays + rugby

--> Abu play rugby.

Refer Textbook page 48

1. Najmee and his family leave the hotel at 7.00 a.m.

2. Asin reads a brochure about famous places in Perak.

1. Najmee and his family leave the hotel at 7.00 a.m.

2. Asin reads a brochure about famous places in Perak.

The words in RED (leave/reads) are verbs in SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE.

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE is used:

• to show habits, regular actions or to refer to present time

• to state general facts

Word in the simple present tense comes in two verb forms:

base verb ...................for: I/YOU/WE/THEY

verb + s/es/ies................for: HE/SHE/IT

E.g. write

• I write a letter./You write a letter./We write a letter./They write a letter.

• He writes a letter./She writes a letter./It writes a letter.

BASE VERB:

You use the base verb when the subject noun refers to I/You/We/They

I/You/We/They + verb + ..........

• I brush my teeth every day.

• You drive to work daily.

• We have breakfast now.

• They walk to school together.

VERB + s/es/ies

You use the verb + s/es/ies when the subject noun is SINGULAR / refers to -->[He/She/It]

He/She/It + verb + s/es/ies]

• He travels to Europe every year.

• She teaches English every Saturday.

• It carries its young to safety.

More examples of verbs in the two forms are:

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am-is-are/knows-know/wakes-wake/eats-eat/jogs-jog/smiles-smile/likes-like/has-have/does-do/takes-take/introduces-introduces/explains-explain

Now, let's TRY! Click the correct answer.

Remember: HE/SHE/IT --->S/ES

I/YOU/WE/THEY --->NO! NO! NO!

Multiple Choice

1. Idith and Asin ..........to school every day.

• cycles

• cycle

Multiple Choice

2. He ..........television before he goes to bed.

• watches

• watch

Multiple Choice

3. Encik Hakimi ..........an email to his brother every week.

• writes

• write

Multiple Choice

4. The sun ..........in the east and ..........in the west.

• rises, set

• rises, sets

• rise, sets

• rises, sets

Multiple Choice

5. My father .........his car during the weekends.

• washes

• wash

Multiple Choice

6. Najmee .........a black bag to school every day.

• carries

• carry

Multiple Choice

7. My uncle and I ..........swimming at the nearby pool.

• goes

• go

Multiple Choice

8. The cheetahs .........into the forest to hide.

• runs

• run

Multiple Choice

9. Jamal ..........as a tourist guide.

• works

• work

Multiple Choice

10. The children ..........dinner with their parents.

• has

• have

PART 2

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Create a story on 'Mr Jaspal's Daily Routine' [Textbook page 49]

Multiple Choice

Mr Jaspal ....................tourist guide.

• works as a

• dreams as a

Multiple Choice

He ..........tourists to many fascinating places in town. They ..........a bus to several historical sites too.

• take. board

• takes, board

• takes, boards

Multiple Choice

Mr. jaspal normally ..........himself as 'Uncle Jas'. The tourists ..........him because he ..........friendly.

• introduces, likes, are

• introduces, like, is

• introduce, likes, am

Multiple Choice

He ..........the history of places in great length and ...........them to snap some photographs as well.

• explains, helps

• explains, help

• explain, help

Multiple Choice

Mr Jaspal ...........the tourists many interesting places and ...........their trip a memorable event.

• shows, make

• show, makes

• shows, makes

Multiple Choice

After the long trip, he ..........them back to their hotel. It .......... sometimes very exhausting. Nonetheless, Mr. Jaspal ..........the tourists treasure the tour with him as the tourist guide.

• sends, is, hope

• send, are, hope

• sends, is, hopes