Present Simple

Let's talk...

·        What is your routine

·        How often do you visit friends?

·        What hobbies do you have?

These questions are part of very common conversations in our lives. And they are all in present simple tense. Let’s see the basics.

Talking about routines, daily life, and hobbies

Verb To Be

The present of verb to be is used to describe people, animals or things.

Affirmative forms of the verb To Be

Contractions of To Be are very frequent when we are speaking.

Multiple Choice

She ____ a student.

• am

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

They ____ in the park.

• am

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

I ____ a teacher.

• am

• is

• are

Negative Forms of the verb to be

The negative of To Be can be made by adding not after the verb.

Interrogative forms of the verb To Be

We create simple yes/no questions by inverting the order of subject and the “To be” verb.

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Short answers

Multiple Choice

Is he 8 years old?

• Yes, he is.

• Yes, he isn't

• No, He is

• No, he isn't

Multiple Choice

Is it a big dog?

• Yes, it is.

• Yes, it isn't.

• No, it is.

• No, it isn't.

Reorder

Reorder the following

• We

• are

• from

• Venezuela.

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2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Reorder

Reorder the following

• They

• are

• not

• from

• Somalia.

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2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following

• I

• am

• not

• from

• Mexico.

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2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following

• He

• is

• not

• from

• Colombia.

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2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following

• She

• is

• not

• a

• teacher.

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following

• Is

• he

• a

• police

• officer?

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2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Poll

Are you a good student?

• Yes, I am.

• No, I'm not.

• Yes, you are.

• No, you aren't.

Open Ended

Tell me 5 things about you. Use the verb to be. Write at least one negative sentence.

From the 5 questions, one is not true.

I will try to find the lie.

Audio Response

Now, record your 5 sentences. Check for the corrections given by Mr. Contreras.

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Simple Present

• The simple present expresses an action in the present taking place regularly, never or several times. It is also used for actions that take place one after another and for actions that are set by a timetable or schedule. The simple present also expresses facts in the present.
  Negative sentences and questions are formed with the auxiliary verb 'do'.

• The 3rd person singular of 'do' is 'does'. This means that in negative sentences and questions the 's' of the main verb is placed behind 'do'.

Multiple Choice

¿Para qué se utiliza el presente simple?

• Expresa algo que ya sucedió

• Expresa un hecho histórico

• Expresa lo que se realiza de forma rutinaria, habitual o repetida.

• Se emplea para conjugar los verbos

Simple Present Affirmative

• Subject + verb(-s/-es) + complement.

• Beky plays tennis.

• Cetty reads every evening.

• Nicol cooks every day.

• We have classes three times a week.

• I am a dentist.

Multiple Select

Sergio and Alejandro _____ video games.

• play

• plays

Multiple Select

Melissa _______ tv every night.

• watch

• watchs

• watches

Multiple Select

We _______ English twice a week.

• study

• studies

• studys

Adverbs of Frequency

• I always play soccer.

• I am always happy.

• He is never at home in the mornings.

• They never play among us.

Multiple Choice

She _______ a shower in the evening.

• always takes

• take

• takes always

• always take

Multiple Choice

I _______ golf.

• play never

• don't plays

• never play

• doesn't play

Multiple Choice

I ______ late for School.

• never am

• am never

• am don't

• don't be

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence.

María_______ everyday.

• cry

• crys

• cries

Multiple Choice

He ______ soccer

• play

• payies

• plays

Multiple Choice

Affirmative Sentence. Complete the sentence.

I _____ in Rome.

• live

• lives

Multiple Select

They ______ Italian

• speaks

• speaked

• speak

Multiple Choice

The correct sentence.

• He eat Mexican food.

• He ated Mexican food.

• He eats Mexican food.

Open Ended

Tell me your routine. What do you do in a normal day? What do you like to eat? Do you have hobbies? What are they?

Use frequency words

Use Positive and negative sentences.

Open Ended

Write about your kids routines. What happens in a regular day, the weekends?

Use frequency words

Use Positive and negative sentences.

Audio Response

Record the first text.

Use the corrections provided by Mr. Contreras.

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Audio Response

Record the second text.

Use the corrections provided by Mr. Contreras.

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