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Banker’s Wife’s Blues
•Where does John live?
• He lives near the bank.•Where does he work?• He works at the bank.
When does he work? He works all day and he works all night at the bank, at the bank, at the great, big bank.
•Where does he study?
• He studies at the bank.
• Where does he sleep?
• He sleeps at the bank.
• Why does he spend all day, all night,
• all day, all night
• at the bank, at the bank?
•
Because he loves his bank.
more than his wife
and he loves his money
more than his life.
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
Do you know when we use simple present
tense?
Let’s look at some examples.
Example 1:
Mary ____ up early every morning.
She ______ some exercises.
gets
does
Example 2:
Simon _______ football after every day.
plays
We use simple present tense when we talk about ______________ . That’s things that we do ____________.
habitual actions.regularly
There are some more examples.
Example 3 :
Cats ___ fish.
eats
Example 4:The Earth _______ around the Sun.
rotates
Yes, we use simple present tense for things which are __________.
Oh, you’re so smart! And how
about these?always true
Example 5:
Mr. Li Ka Shing
_______ glasses.wears
Millie Wong _____in Ma On Shan.lives
Example 5:
I know. We use simple present tense for things that are _________ .true now
Present Simple Tense
IYouWe
They
HeShe
get uphave breakfast
go to bed
gets uphas breakfastgoes to bed
at seven o’clock. at half-past seven.
at nine o’clock.
Rule 1 :
I, You, We, TheyBasic form of the
verbs
He, She, It + s or es
Rule 2:For third person singular form, verbs have to be changed as follows
Verbs ending in –o,
-s, -x,-ch,-sh
Verbs ending in Consonant +y
Add -es
Remove yAdd -ies
Write the correct he/she/it form of these verbs.
1. Cross ___________
2. Fix ___________
3. Stay ___________
4. Study ___________
5. Allow ___________
6. Be ___________
7. Want ___________
8. Begin ___________
9. Wash ___________
10. Do ___________
11. Multiply _________
12. Like ___________
crosses
fixes
stays
studies
allows
is
wants
begins
washes
does
multiplies
likes
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.1. School ________ at 3.15. (finish)
2. Che Yuen _______ his homework quickly. (do)
3. Maggie ________ hard at school. (try)
4. Our dog _______ a long tail. (have)
5. Hung ________ in the latest fashion. (dress)
6. Tom ________ very fat. (be)
7. The teacher _______ the door after the lesson. (lock)
8. We _______ this street every day. (cross)
finishes
does
tries
has
dresses
is
locks
cross
The coming pictures show what Mimi does every day. Describe the pictures by completing the given sentences with the suitable form of the verbs from the box.
Make have help brush go practise
Watch wash take start eat get
Make get have help
Brush go watch wash
Take eat start practise
a. Mimi _______ up at 6 o’clock.
gets
Make get have help
Bush go watch wash
Take eat start practise
b. She ________ her bed,
__________ her teeth,
__________ her face
and then ___________
breakfast at about half
past six.
makes
cleans
washes
has
Make get have help
Brush go watch wash
Take eat start practise
c. After breakfast, she
_________ the
school bus to school.
takes
Make get have help
Brush go watch wash
Take eat start practise
d. In the afternoon, she
sometimes ________
her mother to make
cakes and biscuits.
helps
Make get have help
Brush go watch wash
Take eat start practise
e. After tea, she
________ the piano
for about one hour.
practises
Make get have help
Brush go watch wash
Take eat start practise
f. She ______ dinner at about
eight with her family. Then
they _______ television
together for a while before
she _______ doing her
homework.
has
watch
starts
Make get have help
Brush go watch wash
Take eat start practise
She usually_______ to bed at about eleven.
goes
Log on to the following websites for further practice.
330 Grammar : Forming the Simple Present Tense
esl blue(s) Quizzes: Present Simple Tense
Formation of the Simple Present Tense
ESL Quiz - Present Simple Verbs (Letitia Bradley) I-TESL-J
Simple Present Tense Quiz (Schoolteam. Net)