Present simple

Present simple

By Ahmad Elhendawy

What is present simple?

Usage and keywords

The present simple tense Expresses habits, routines, facts or fixed timetable

Keywords:

Always /Every day/week/month/year/night/Friday/summer 

Often/Usually/Sometimes/Regularly/Hardly/scarcely/Rarely- seldom/Never

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The bus leaves at 5 o'clock tomorrow.

The train leaves at 2 pm nexy Sunday.

The plan arrives at 4 pm next Friday.​

When does the bus leave tomrrow?

when does the plan arrive next Sunday?​

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present simple can be used to express timetable actions in the future​

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​I wake up every day at 7. I go to school at 8. I study English at 9. I go home at 3. I have my lunch at 6. I study my lessons at 8. I watch TV at 9. I go to bed at 10. I don't wake up at 7. I don't go to school at 8. I don't study English at 9. I don't go home at 3. I don't have my lunch at 6. I don't study my lessons at 8. I don't watch TV at 9. I don't go to bed at 10.

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Let's mark ​the verbs.

All the verbs are in the infitive form.

Infinitive form comes after (I-we-you-they-plural)​

​Do you wake up at 7?

Do you go to school at 8?

Do you study English at 9?

Do you go home at 3?

Do you have your lunch at 6?

Do you study your lessons at 8?

Do you watch TV at 9?

Do you go to bed at 10?

​​I wake up every day at 7. I go to school at 8. I study English at 9. I go home at 3. I have my lunch at 6. I study my lessons at 8. I watch TV at 9. I go to bed at 10. I don't wake up at 7. I don't go to school at 8. I don't study English at 9. I don't go home at 3. I don't have my lunch at 6. I don't study my lessons at 8. I don't watch TV at 9. I don't go to bed at 10.

Negtive form with I/we/you/they

we use I/we/you/they + don't to make a negative in the present simple.

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Examples:

I don't wake up at 6 o'clock.

I don't go to school by bus.

I don't leave work at 2 o'clocl.​

​Question form with you/they.

To make questions with Wh we use Wh+do+you/they+infinitive

Examples :

When do you wake up every day?

I wake up at 6 o'clock every day.

Where do you live?

I live in Egypt.

​Tom works at a bank. He is the manager. He starts work every day at 8:00 am. He finishes work every day at 6:00 pm. He lives very close to the bank. He walks to work every day. His brother and sister also work at the bank. But, they do not live close to the bank. They drive cars to work. They start work at 9:00 am. In the bank, Tom is the boss. He helps all the workers and tells them what to do. He likes his job. He is also very good at his job. Many customers like Tom, and they say hello to him when they come to the bank. Tom likes to talk to the customers and make them feel happy. Tom really likes his job.

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Let's identify the verbs.

We can see that all verbs has (s-es-ies)

We add (s-es-ies) after (He-She-It-singular) ​

Negative form

We use (doesn't+infimitive) to make negatives.​

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Examples:

Tom doesn't work in a bank.

Tom doesn't start work at 8 o'clock​

Tom doesn't live close to the bank.

Tom doesn't like his job​

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Question form

we use Does+he/she/it+infinitive

to make a question.

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Examples:

Does Tom work in a bank?

Does Tom like his job?

Does Tom start his work at 8 o'clock?​

Question form with question tools

To make a question with question tools we use :

Wh+does+he/she/it+infitive+.......?

Examples:

Where does Tom work?

Tom works in a bank.

When does Tom get up?

He gets up at 8 o'clock every day.​

​2. Underline the correct variant:

1. Tom _____ his room every Saturday

. a) tidy b) tidies

2. We _____ to the music every day.

a) listen b) listens

3. Mary usually _____ TV in the evening.

a) watch b) watches

4. The girls often _____ with the dolls.

a) play b) plays

5. I _____ in the pool on Sundays.

a) swim b) swims

6. They _____ their homework every day.

a) do b) does

​ Fill in don’t or doesn’t:

1. Bill _____ play tennis every Sunday.

2. We _____ go to the park.

3. Kate _____ like to eat fish.

4. Sue _____ wear long dresses.

5. I _____ like to get up early.

6. My brothers _____ like to drink milk.

7. My cousin _____ know Italian well.

8. I _____ like to walk with my dog.

9. Pam _____ go to the gym.

10. They _____ understand this rule.

11. We _____ often go to the movies.

12. Liz _____ wear shorts at all.