Present simple (adverbs of frequency/prepositions)

PRESENT SIMPLE

Poll

When do we use the Present Simple?

To express:

• what we are doing in the moment

• a routine/a habit

• things that always happen

USES

• We use the present simple when something is generally or always true.

• we need to use this tense for a situation that we think is more or less permanent.

• The next use is for habits or things that we do regularly. We often use adverbs of frequency.

• We can also use it for short actions that are happening now. The actions are so short that they are finished almost as soon as you've said the sentence.

What use applies for each on the statements below:

• I work from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

• Mark studies English every day.

• We usually go to Europe in the summer.

• They always talk to their boss in the morning.

• Does it usually rain in the winter?

• He takes the ball, he runs down the wing, and he scores!

Multiple Choice

What time ________ they have dinner?

• are

• does

• do

Multiple Choice

_________ he like going to the cinema?

• Does

• Do

• Doing

Multiple Choice

Carlos and Charles ______________ ( not travel) every year.

• doesn´t travel

• don´t travel

• travels

Multiple Choice

My cousin_____________ ( go) to the cinema every month

• go

• goes

• going

Multiple Choice

Claudia _______ (not read) everyday

• don´t read

• isn´t read

• doesn´t read

Multiple Choice

What time ________ she wake up?

• Does

• Do

• Is

Multiple Choice

How old _______ you?

• is

• do

• does

• are

Multiple Choice

________ you go to school everyday?

• Are

• Does

• Do

Multiple Choice

They ___________ ( not speak) French very well.

• doesn´t speak

• don´t speak

• aren´t speak

Multiple Choice

She ___________ ( study ) English everyday

• Study

• Studies

• Studying.

Adverbs of frequency

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Adverbs of frequency

• I always drink water.

• I am always late.

• He usually goes to the pool.

• He is usually at home in the evenings.

• We never do the homework.

• We are never late.

Fill in the Blank

usually / lunch / at school / I / have

Fill in the Blank

late / always / our math teacher / is

Prepositions of time

• in

• on

• at

Prepositions of time

• He gets up at 7 a.m.

• I play soccer at night.

• She has math on Mondays.

• They arrives on July 12^th.

• You study on weekends.

• We have classes in the morning.

• My birthday is in March.

Multiple Choice

I play tennis _____ Mondays.

• in
• on
• at

Multiple Choice

She gets up _____ 7:15.

• in

• on

• at

Multiple Choice

We watch TV _____ the evening.

• in

• on

• at

Multiple Choice

They go on vacation _____ the summer.

• in

• on

• at

Multiple Choice

Sam goes to bed _____ midnight.

• in

• on

• at