present simple tense forms and spelling rules.potx

Learn the present simple tense affirmative, negative and interrogative forms. Identify spelling rules.

2. Read the following paragraph about Sam. Then classify the activities he
does in the morning, in the afternoon and in the evening.
In the morning, Sam at 6:00 a.m. Then he
and . Later, he . He doesn’t take the bus;
he instead. In the afternoon, Sam
. After that, Sam and his brother at
5:00 p.m. and they with their friends. In the
evening, he with his family and finally he at
10:00 p.m.in the morning in the afternoon in the evening
     
     
     
     
     
wakes up takes a shower
gets dressed has breakfast
walks to school
does his homework watch TV
play video games
has dinner goes to bed

3. Read the following paragraph about Sam. Then classify the activities he
does in the morning, in the afternoon and in the evening.
In the morning, Sam at 6:00 a.m. Then he
and . Later, he . He doesn’t take the bus;
he instead. In the afternoon, Sam
. After that, Sam and his brother at
5:00 p.m. and they with their friends. In the
evening, he with his family and finally he at
10:00 p.m.in the morning in the afternoon in the evening
     
     
     
     
     
wakes up
takes a shower
gets dressed
has breakfast
walks to school
does his homework
watch TV
play video games
has dinner
goes to bed

5. 1.For repeated or regular actions in the present time:
a. I take the
train to the office.
b.The
bus
leaves
every hour.
c. John

sleeps
early every night during the week.
2. For facts or things that are generally true:
a.The
President of The USA
lives
in the White House.
b. A
dog
has
four legs.
c. We

come
from Switzerland.
d. It

rains
a lot in winter.

6. 3. To express feelings and emotions:
a. I

like
pizza.
b. She

enjoys
going on picnics.
c. Helen

loves
her parents.
4. For habits and daily routines:
a. John

goes
to the club every Sunday.
b. I

brush
my teeth three times a day.
c. She
usually
walks
to school.
d. Alice

studies
in the evening.

7. Spelling Rules

11. Sheet 1
Why does Samuel wake up early every day?
Little Samuel ............... (get) up early in the
morning. He .................... (hurry) downstairs
and into the backyard. Where is she? Yes,
over there. His black and white kitten
always ............... (play) in the grass. Little
Samuel ................... (catch) her with both
hands, .................. (lift) her into the air
and ..................... (kiss) her on her pink nose.
Then he .................. (carry) her into the kitchen
to give her a small bowl of milk. But sometimes
they just .................... (play) together on the
grass. What a fast cat she is! She
never .................. (miss) a mosquito
that .................. (fly) low above the ground.
Samuel and his kitten ………….. (enjoy) their
time together.
gets
hurries
plays
catches
lifts
kisses
carries
play
misses flies
enjoy

12. Time Expressions
1- (Adverbs of Frequency):
never 0% x
always 100 % √√√√√√
usually 90% √√√√√
often 70% √√√√
sometimes 50% √√√
occasionally 30% √√
rarely 5%
seldom 10% √

13. Important Note
Adverbs of frequency are
placed before the action
verb.
In Ireland, it always rains.

14. 2- Every [day/ week, month, year].
3- On + days [on Mondays, Tuesdays...]

4- In the morning, in the afternoon….
5- At [noon, night, midnight, the weekend].

6- Generally, normally, whenever.
7- Once/twice/three times… a day/a week/a
month/a year.

15. Listen to the short dialogues and put a check mark to the
adverbs of frequency used in each one:

16.  
Dialogue 1 Dialogue 2 Dialogue 3 Dialogue 4
Always
        
Usually
        
Often
         
Sometimes
          
Seldom
       
Rarely
       
Never
         
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 √
 √
 √
 √
 √
 √
 √
 √
 √
 √
 √
 √
 √
 √
 √

17. Negative sentences in the Present
Simple Tense (Use: not)
-To make a negative sentence we use
auxiliary verbs {helping verbs} don’t or doesn’t
with verbs except To be and modal verbs
(can, must, should, will, …etc.)

18. - We add don’t
between the subject
and the verb infinitive
with I, we, they, you.
- We use doesn’t
between the subject
and the verb infinitive
with he, she, it.
- Bill doesn’t play volleyball.
- Sally doesn’t drive a car.
- I don’t know how to cook.
- Bill and Joe don’t have
lunch together.

19. V. to be and modal verbs don’t need a
helping verb to make negative >>>
I am I am notCan can’t
He is He isn’twill won’t
She is She isn’t must mustn’t
It is It isn’t
They areThey aren’t
We are We aren’t
You are You aren’t

22. (He/be busy)
He isn’t busy.

23. Interrogative sentences in the Present
Simple Tense (Form a question)

27. Question form with question words
Question Word + does + he, She, It + v. inf. ….?
Question Word + do +I, You,We,They + v. inf. ….?
e.g.:
1. Where do you go at the weekends?
2. Why does Sara travel to America?
3. When does Omar watch TV?
4. How does Fady study his lessons?
5. How often do they have breakfast together?

28. Match the drawings with the action verbs:
1. Have/ eat ( ) my hair
2. brush ( ) the bus to school
3. catch ( ) my mum good-bye
4. take ( ) to school
5. get ( ) my teeth
6. comb ( ) breakfast with the family
7. kiss ( ) a shower
8. go ( ) dressed for school
( ) up in the morning
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2
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2
3
3
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4
5
5
6
6
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7
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31. We use the present simple to
talk about >>>
-Regular, repeated
activities or situations.
-Things that are generally
or always true (facts).
-Feelings and emotions.
-Habits.