Present Tense

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

by Natasha Azani

​We use Simple Present when we want to talk about fixed habits or routines - things that don't change.

​What is Simple Present Tense?

Simple Present are divided into 2 forms:​

Singular form

plural form​

​Singular forms

​For Singular Subjects [he, she, it, a cat, my mother] in a sentence; we add -s, -es, -ies to the root verb.

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​Plural form

​For plural subjects [they, we, I, you, the cats, my parents] in a sentence;

​the verb stay in the same as base/root form.

Multiple Choice

Choose the picture that represent the next sentence: "I study english every night."

Multiple Choice

Adilla sometime _____ dinner for her family.

• cook

• cooks

Multiple Choice

Daniel ____ the boxes to the storage.

• carry

• carries

Multiple Choice

Reorder the following sentence: bake/ my parents/a cake/

• Bake my parents a cake.

• My parents bake a cake.

• A cake bake my parents.

• My parents a cake bake.

Multiple Choice

Every day, they _____

• play in a park.

• eat at a restaurant.

• go to the gym.

• visit a museum.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence

• She will go to he school in the morning.

• she go to the school in the morning

• she goes to the school in the morning,

​Positive Statement to Negative Statement

​When we change the positive statement to negative statement, we used:

​Negative Verb to do [don't/doesn't] + Root verb

Multiple Choice

They ___________ ( not speak) French very well.

• doesn't speak

• don't speak

• isn't speak

• aren't speak

Multiple Choice

 

Claudia _______ (not read) everyday

• isn't read

• doesn't read

• aren't read

• don't read

​Question Form

For example: Singular form

Positive Statement: Ginna takes the bus every day.

​Question form:

Does Ginna take the bus every day?

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​For example: Plural form

​Positive Statement:

​The children ride their bicycles around the block every evening.

​Question Form:

​Do the children ride their bicycles around the block every evening?

Multiple Choice

Change the sentence into Question form:

They enjoy the movie very much.

• Do they enjoy the movie very much?

• Doesn't they enjoy the movie very much?

Multiple Choice

Change the sentence into Question form:

She studies English everyday.

• Doesn't she studies English everyday?

• Does she study English everyday?

• Don't she study English everyday?

• Do she study English everyday?