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Understanding Present Simple Tense

The document discusses the use of the present simple tense in English. It is used to describe habits, facts, states and regular actions. Some common time expressions that are used with the present simple include: always, never, sometimes, usually, often, once a week, twice a day, on Mondays. The rules for adding 's' or 'es' to verbs in the third person singular are also covered.

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Understanding Present Simple Tense

The document discusses the use of the present simple tense in English. It is used to describe habits, facts, states and regular actions. Some common time expressions that are used with the present simple include: always, never, sometimes, usually, often, once a week, twice a day, on Mondays. The rules for adding 's' or 'es' to verbs in the third person singular are also covered.

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It ‘s always like this

always

on
Mondays never

once
sometimes
a week

every day often

usually
PRESENT SIMPLE
We use the Present Simple to describe
habits, facts, states and regular
actions.
It is the most common tense in English.
First:
We will divide the Pronouns into 2 groups.
I You We They
He She It
Positive Sentences-

Subject Rest of the


verb1
sentence
I + +
You We They

The boys go to the pool.


+ verb1+s
+
Subject
es rest of the
ies sentence
He She It

The boy goes to the pool.


Rules For Adding S To
He She It
1) We add es to the base form when the verb ends
with ch, sh, s, x, z, o

watch watches
O

S Sh Ch X Z
2) When the verb ends with Y and there is a
consonant before , we will drop it and add ies

fly fl flies

3) When a verb ends with y and there is a vowel


before, we will NOT drop the y and add just s
play plays
LET’S PRACTISE
Fill in :
1) My brother sometimes _____ (go) fishing.
2) The dolls _____ (sit) on the shelf.
3) The boys ______ (play) on the beach every
summer.
4) The girl ______ (brush) her hair twice a day.
LET’S CHECK
Fill in :
1) My brother sometimes goes fishing.
2) The dolls sit on the shelf.
3) The boys play on the beach every summer.
4) The girl brushes her hair twice a day.
Time expressions Adverb of
Frequency
Beginning or end of Before the main verb
sentence After family Be
every.. once a.. always never sometimes

On Sundays twice a.. usually often seldom

They go to ballet She always walks to


lesson once a week. school.
He is often late for
school.
They don’t usually read.
Check Yourself
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