HANDOUT
GRADE 6 – PRESENT SIMPLE
I. WARM-UP
Task: Watch the short video and order the daily routines.
Routines:
1. ______ go to bed
2. ______ wake up
3. ______ have breakfast
4. ______ go to school
5. ______ play games
6. ______ have dinner
7. ______ brush teeth
8. ______ get dressed
II. GRAMMAR RULE
1. USAGE
We use the Present Simple to talk about:
Use Example
Daily routines / habits I go to school at 7.
She always drinks milk.
General facts / truths Water boils at 100°C. Tip: Present
Feelings / states / preferences I like pizza. Simple shows
Schedules / timetables The train leaves at 9:00. things we do
regularly or facts
that are always
2. FORM true.
Affirmative: S + V(s/es)
Negative: S + do/does not + V
Questions: Do/Does + S + V?
3. TO BE
Subject Verb Example
I am
He/She/It is
You/We/They are
4. SPELLING RULES (3rd person singular)
+s → play → plays
+es → watch → watches, go → goes
Consonant + y → y → ies → study → studies
Special verb: have → has
5. ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
Words: always – usually – often – sometimes – never
Tip: Adverbs
Position: tell us how
Before the main verb: She always goes to school. often an action
happens.
After “to be”: She is always happy.
III. PRACTICE
Task 1: Add -s and -es behind the verbs and put in the correct column.
buy drop say write dry reach
drive go kis cry mi sneeze
s x
pay try
+s -ss, -sh,-ch, -x, -o + es vowel + y + s consonant + y -> ies
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Task 2: Error Correction: Correct the mistakes:
1. He play the piano very well.
2. They lives in a very big house.
3. She eat a lot of fruit.
4. They knows my phone number.
5. She gos to the cinema a lot.
6. He sleepes eight hours at night.
7. She always wear nice clothes.
8. He watchs TV very often.
9. Children usually likes chocolate.
10. My mom often drinkes coffee in the morning.
Task 3: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets
(affirmative or negative).
1. She __________ excellent at 2 subjects, Maths and English. (be)
2. I __________ my job. It is very boring. (like)
3. Where is Martin? I am sorry, I do not __________. (know)
4. She __________ a shy girl. She does not talk much. (be)
5. He drinks a lot of tea. It __________ his favourite. (be)
6. It is not true. I __________ it. (believe)
7. It __________ a beautiful doll. I love it so much. (be)
8. He is a vegetarian. He never __________ meat. (eat)
9. He has a car but he rarely __________ it. (use)
10. They like films but they __________ to the cinema very often. (go)
Task 4: Answer the questions about yourself
1. What do you do in the morning?
→ ___________________________
2. What do you do after school?
→ ___________________________
3. Do you help your parents?
→ ___________________________
4. Do you watch TV every day?
→ ___________________________
FREQUENCY ADVERBS: Answer using: always / usually / often / sometimes / never
1. How often do you do your homework?
→ ______________________________________
2. How often do you play sports?
→ ______________________________________
Task 5 – Make questions
Use the prompts to make YES/NO questions. Then, ask your teacher and write the
answers.
Prompt Your Question Teacher’s answer
play football every day _____________________________
_
watch TV after school _____________________________
_
do homework in the _____________________________
evening _
read books in the _____________________________
library _
go to school by bike _____________________________
_
ACTIVITY: INTERVIEW YOUR FAMILY
You are a TV reporter. Your job is to interview family members and find interesting
information
Find someone Your Question Name Answer
who…
wake up early Do you wake up _________ __________________________
every day early every day? _
cook meals for _________ __________________________
the family _
watch TV every _________ __________________________
evening _
help you with _________ __________________________
homework _
go to work by _________ __________________________
motorbike _
like reading _________ __________________________
books _
clean the house _________ __________________________
on weekends _
play sports _________ __________________________
regularly _
REPORT YOUR FINDINGS
Complete the sentences:
1. My __________ wakes up early every day.
2. My __________ cooks meals for the family.
3. My ________________________________.
4. My________________________________.
ADD MORE DETAILS
Use: always / usually / often / sometimes / never
1. My __________ usually wakes up at __________________________.
2. My __________ always _______________________.
3. My ________never____________________.
4. My family often __________ together.