📘🧾 present simple · complete course ⏳🔁

🎯 general truths · 3rd person -s/-es · irregular · do/does · time markers · story · practice ✅

🎯 when do we use present simple?

“Now we use the present simple when we talk about things in general — happens all the time, happens repeatedly and is true in general.”

Jane works as a barista. — general truth Her shift begins at 7 a.m. — happens repeatedly, all the time

👤 third person ‘he, she, it’ → verb + s

First person (I, we, you, they) → verb does NOT change.

“I like apples, but my father likes grapes.”

🧾 'Father' = 3rd person → add 's' · 'I' = 1st person → no change

✏️ special spelling: verbs ending in -o, -ch, -sh, -ss, -x → add ES

“My sister watches TV in the evening and my brother does his homework.”
📌 watch → watch es (ends in -ch) do → d oes (ends in -o)

Note: we added 'es' to verbs ending in 'o' and 'ch'.

⚡ to be — irregular ⚡ to have — irregular

I am I have
We are We have
You are You have
He/She/It is He/She/It has
They are They have

🧾 exactly: 'I am', 'we are', 'you are', 'he, she, it is', 'they are' 🧾 'I have', 'we have', 'you have', 'he, she, it has', 'they have'

🌍 BrE vs AmE — note the difference “I have got a car.” (BrE) “I have a car.” (AmE)

🚫 do not / does not + verb — negative & question

positive: “He gets up at 6 o’clock every morning.”
negative: “He does not get up at 6 o’clock every morning. He gets up at 7.”

question: “Does he get up at 6 o’clock every morning?”

 wh- question: “When does he get up?”

⏱️ time markers + present simple

always often usually sometimes rarely never every day et cetera

📌 position: right before the main verb (except with 'be')

✨ “I usually cook at home, but my friends always eat at the local cafe.”
✨ “Kim is always late for classes.”

🔍 note: we place these time markers right before the verb — 'usually' cook, 'always' eat, 'always' late (after 'be').

📋🧾 present simple — complete from transcript

✅ USE: things in general · all the time · repeated actions · general truths
✅ 3rd person singular: add s (he/she/it likes) — first person no change
✅ verbs ending -o, -ch, -sh, -ss, -x: add es (watches, does, goes, fixes)
✅ irregular be: I am, we are, you are, he/she/it is, they are
✅ irregular have: I have, we have, you have, he/she/it has, they have
✅ BrE/AmE: “I have got a car” (BrE) / “I have a car” (AmE)
✅ negative: do not / does not + verb
✅ question: Do/Does + subject + verb?
✅ time markers: always, often, usually, sometimes, rarely, never, every day — placed BEFORE main verb (except be)

📘✏️ present simple · review & practice

🔹 now, let's review and practice a bit.

present simple → bare infinitive · 3rd person singular add 's'.
📌 "use the bare infinitive … third person, singular, we add 's'"

📝 exercise 1 · third person -s

 “Agatha (to hate) when her little brothers (to leave) toys in the living room.”

✅ answer: Agatha hates when her little brothers leave toys in the living room.

➕ add -es if verb ends in -o, -s, -ch, -sh, -x

📘 "add '-es' in the third person singular if the verb ends in 'o', 's', 'ch', 'sh' and 'x'."
“Noah (to wash) the dishes and his wife (to cook) dinner.”

✅ answer: Noah washes the dishes and his wife cooks dinner.

🧾 wash → washes (ends in -sh, add -es) · cook → cooks (regular -s)

⚡ irregular verbs · to be / to have

📌 "such verbs as 'to be' and 'to have' are irregular."
“My mom's family (to be) quite big.”
“She (to have) 4 brothers and 3 sisters.”

✅ answer: “My mom's family is quite big. She has four brothers and three sisters.”

🚫
📌
negative · do not / does not (contracted)
"form the negative forms of sentences by using 'do not' or 'does not'." · use contracted forms

“James (not to like) reading. I (not to get) how it is possible.”

✅ answer: “James doesn't like reading.”

“I don't get how it is possible.”

⏱️ practice: time markers · put them in the right place

📌 "read the following sentences and put the time markers in their appropriate place."
🟡 before insertion: 🟢 after placement (answers):
“People in Britain drink tea.” + every day “People in Britain drink tea every day .”

“The Sun rises in the East.” + always “The Sun always rises in the east.”

“She is tired after work.” + usually “She is usually tired after work.”
📘🎙️ present simple · real life story

🔊 listen · read aloud · grammar in context 🗣️

🎧 short story – present simple
“Here's a short story using the present simple tense. Listen as I read so you can see how they are used in real life conversation. After I'm done,
make sure you understand all the grammar and read aloud yourself so that you can work on your own fluency and pronunciation.”

🎭 Sarah & Alex · meeting for the first time

👤 Alex: Hello.

👤 Alex: What's your name?

👩 Sarah: Oh, hi, my name's Sarah. And yours?

👤 Alex: I'm Alex. Nice to meet you, Sarah.

👩 Sarah: Nice to meet you, too.

👤 Alex: So, where do you come from?

👩 Sarah: I come from Germany. And where are you from?

👤 Alex: I'm from the UK.

👩 Sarah: Oh, I have a lot of friends from the UK.

👩 Sarah: You probably have a great sense of humor.

👤 Alex: I'm not sure about that. I don't always get our jokes.

👩 Sarah: You're an exception then!

👤 Alex: I'll take that as a compliment.

💬 "Where do you come from?" — question with do 💬 "I come from Germany." — present simple (I/you/we/they)

💬 "I have a lot of friends." — irregular have 💬 "I don't always get our jokes." — negative + time marker always

💬 "You're an exception!" — verb 'be' (are)

🔍 present simple · from the conversation

✅ affirmative: “I come from Germany.” · “I have a lot of friends.” · “You have a great sense of humor.” · “You 're an exception.”

❓ question: “Where do you come from?” · “Where are you from?”

🚫 negative + time marker: “I don't always get our jokes.”

🧩 contractions / spoken forms: “What's” · “my name's” · “I'm” · “You're” · “don't”

 🗣️🔊 read aloud · work on your fluency

“After I'm done, make sure you understand all the grammar and read aloud yourself so that you can work on your own fluency
and pronunciation.”

🎤 practice this dialogue: 📌 pronunciation tips:

✅ “Hello. What's your name?” – “My name's Sarah.” • “What's” = /wɒts/ · “name's” = /neɪmz/
✅ “Where do you come from?” – “I come from Germany.” • “I'm” = /aɪm/ · “you're” = /jɔːr/
✅ “I have a lot of friends from the UK.” • “don't” = /doʊnt/
✅ “I don't always get our jokes.” • stress: where do you COME from?

📋🧾 present simple · check what you've seen

✅ I come / you come / they come ✅ I have (irregular) ✅ verb 'be': I am / you are / he/she/it is ✅ questions with do/are
✅ negative: don't + verb ✅ time marker: always (before main verb) ✅ contractions: what's, name's, I'm, you're

📘✍️ present simple · practice on your own

🎯 underline · write the correct answer · speaking questions ✅

🎤 “Now, time for you to practice the use of the present simple tense on your own.”
✏️ PART A – underline the correct phrase
📘 Read the following sentences and underline the correct phrase.
a. Excuse me, do you know / does you know the time?

b. My sister, always is / is always in a hurry.

c. What time you go / do you go to bed on Fridays?

✅ answers: do you know / is always / do you go

📝 PART B – write the correct answer

a. Kelly (to stay/often) at home on Saturdays to work on her projects.

✅ often stays “Kelly often stays at home ...”

b. Her brother (not to use) the internet. He (to like) everything the old-fashioned way.

✅ doesn't use / likes

 c. When (you/to get) home? We need to talk.

✅ do you get
d. (you/to know) Lucy? She (to be) my friend from college.

✅ Do you know / is

🗣️
📘
PART C – speaking practice · answer these questions
“And now answer the following questions.”

❓ a. What do you do for a living? ❓ b. What are your hobbies?

“I work as a teacher. I teach 2nd grade.” “I like painting and reading. I sometimes go hiking.”

❓ c. What does your typical Sunday look like?

“I wake up really late, have a big breakfast, and watch TV all day.”

💬 use these sample answers – or create your own!

🔑 answer key · everything checked

① do you know · ② is always · ③ do you go

④ often stays · ⑤ doesn't use · ⑥ likes

⑦ do you get · ⑧ Do you know · ⑨ is

⑩ work / teach · ⑪ like / painting / reading / sometimes go · ⑫ wake up / have / watch

🙏📘 thank you for watching this tutorial.

✅ you've practiced: do/does questions · time markers (always, often, sometimes) · negatives · 3rd person -s/-es · verb be · short
answers.

🎯 “Thank you for watching this tutorial.” — you did it!

📘 Jane works · father likes ✏️ watches · does · washes ⚡ is · has · have got 🚫 doesn't like · don't get ⏱️ usually · always · sometimes 💬 I come · I'm · you're
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