Simple Present

ReviewReview and practice

Simple Present Use

We use the simple present to

talk about habits, routines and

facts.

Form

We add an –s to third person singular.

He works at home every weekend.

She plays with her niece and nephew at 5.

The dog sleeps in the patio every night.

She goes home at 2 pm.

Juan does his homework in the evening.

Do or Does ?

We use the auxiliary DO or Does to make

questions and negative statements

Joe doesn’t eat breakfast at home.

I don’t go to the gym I prefer to walk to

the lake.

Margarita doesn’t take classes with me

everyday.

Yes/no questions.

We need the auxiliary verb to make

questions.

Do you have a job? Yes I do or No I don’t.

Does she take the bus to school ?

Do you live here? No I don’t

Does Marco go to the gym? Yes he does.

Make a 24 hour clock with

your daily activities

Write your activities and routine in the

simple present

YOU HAVE 10 minutes Hurry !!!

Here is a sample

Everyday activities

Go to school

Take a shower

Eat (breakfast, lunch, dinner)

Do homework

Clean the house

Get dressed

Read

Take the bus

Sleep

Brush (my) teeth

Put (my) make up on

Make my bed

Come home

Go to school

Study (English)

Check (email/facebook)

Make phone calls

Cook (breakfast, lunch, dinner)

Wake up

Work out

Rest or relax

Go out with my girlfriend/boyfriend

To talk about time

I have class FROM 7 am TO 3 pm

I check my email AT 4pm.

When do you …(activity) ?

What time do you …(activity)?

Compare

Please compare your clock in groups of

5.

Write a sentence about each classmate

in the group.

Don’t forget to use S for he or she.

Write

Write your partner’s activities.

E.g. Juan sleeps from 10 to 5 a.m.

He wakes up at 5 a.m.

He goes to school FROM 7 a.m. TO 3 p.m.