Simple present

September, 27 th
Teacher: Amanda
 Simple present

1. Think about your daily schedule.

2. What time do you wake up, eat breakfast, or do
Let’s do some reflections homework?
3. These actions are repetitive. Do you agree?
4. You do them every day.
5. Any time you develop something of a routine,
you have to use simple present verbs to describe
it.
 • To express habits:
Eg.: I sleep early every day

Simple • To express general truths:

Eg.: The sun rises in the east.
present is used • To express repeated actions :
... Eg.: We catch the bus every morning.
• To give instructions or directions:
Eg.: Turn the left
Adverbs
commonly used
with the simple
present
These expressions * Now
helps to identify * Today
the tense verb
  Put the verb to be conjugate in the blackboard
I am
You are
He,she it is
We are
Structure of You are

the simple They are

present with  Affirmative form: Subject + (verb to be conjugated) am/is/ are +

complement
VERB TO BE
 Negative form: Subject + (verb to be conjugated) am/is/are + NOT +
complement

 Interrogative form: Am/Is/Are + subject +complement

Structure of
the simple
present with
VERB TO BE
 Auxiliary verb:
 Do” and “does” are the auxiliary verbs of present simple tense.
 They are used only in negative and question sentences.
 The auxiliary verb “does” is used for third person singular (He, She, It).
 In other subjects (I, You, We, They), the auxiliary verb “do” is used.
Structure

with another 
Affirmative form: Subject + main verb + object
Negative form: Subject + don’t/doesn’t + verb + object
verb  Interrogative form: Do/Does (auxiliary verb)+ Subject + verb + object
  Affirmative form: Subject + main verb + object
 Negative form: Subject + don’t/doesn’t + verb + object
 Interrogative form: Do/Does (auxiliary verb)+ Subject +
verb + object

Structure
with another
verb
Simple present spelling rules
For most verbs we add -s to the base form to make the she, he, it (third person singular) form:
• Walk- Walks
• Eat- Eats
• Order-Orders

When the verb ends in -ch, -ss, -sh, -x or -zz, we add –es:
• Watch- Watches
• Miss- Misses
• Wash- Washes
• Mix- Mixes
• Buzz- Buzzes
When the verb ends in a consonant + -y we change y to i and add –es:

• Hurry- Hurries
• Study- Studies

Have, go, do and be are irregular, because they Don't follow a especial rule. We have a
long list about irregular verbs to see in the next class:

• Go- Goes
• Do - Does
• Be- is, am or are
Homework

• Students will write a short paragraph about your daily routine,

they need to use the simple present and present simple
markers, such as , usually, Always or every day.
• In the next class, students will show for the class your
composition.