PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE..ppt

Present Simple Tense Structures

1. Present Tense
Simple

2. Definition
•The present tense simple in English is
used to describe an action that is
regular, true or normal.

3. When we use present
tense simple?
1. For repeated or regular actions in the
present time period.
•Itakethe train to the office.
•The train to Berlinleavesevery hour.
•Johnsleepseight hours every night during
the week.
2. For facts.
•The President of The USAlivesin The White
House.
•A doghasfour legs.
•Wecomefrom Switzerland.

4. 3. For habits.
•Iget upearly every day.
•Carolbrushesher teeth twice a day.
•Theytravelto their country house
every weekend.
4. For things that are always /
generally true.
•Itrainsa lot in winter.
•The Queen of Englandlivesin
Buckingham Palace.
•TheyspeakEnglish at work.

5. Verb Conjugation &
Spelling
•We form the present tense using the
base form of the infinitive (without
the TO).
•In general, in the third person we
add'S' in the third person.
•Example: He / She / It
speaksEnglish at home.

6. •The spelling for the verb in the third person
differs depending on the ending of that verb:
1. For verbs that end in-O, -CH, -SH, -SS, -
X,or-Zwe add-ESin the third person.
•go –goes
•catch –catches
•wash –washes
•kiss –kisses
•fix –fixes
•buzz –buzzes

7. 2. For verbs that end in aconsonant + Y,
we remove theYand add-IES.
•marry –marries
•study –studies
•carry –carries
•worry –worries
•3. For verbs that end in avowel + Y, we
just add-S.
•play –plays
•enjoy –enjoys
•say –says

8. Negative Sentences in
the Present Tense Simple
•To make a negative sentence in English we
normally useDon'tor Doesn'twith all verbs
EXCEPTTo Be andModal verbs(can, might,
should etc.).
•We adddon'tbetween the subject and the
verb. We useDon'twhen the subject
isI,you, weorthey.
•Example: isI/you/ we/they don'tspeak
French.

9. •When the subject ishe,sheorit, we
adddoesn'tbetween the subject and
the verb to make a negative sentence.
•Example:he/ she/ itdoesn'tspeak
German.
•The following is the word order to
construct a basic negative sentence in
English in the Present Tense
usingDon'torDoesn't:
•Subject+ don't/doesn't+ Verb+ The
Rest of the sentence.
•Example: I don’t like cats.

10. Questions in the Present
Tense Simple
•To make a question in English we normally
useDoor Does. It is normally put at the
beginning of the question.
•We addDOat the beginning of the
affirmative sentence to make it a question.
We useDo when the subject isI, You, we or
they.
•Example:DoI/ you/ we/ they speak English?

11. •When the subject ishe,sheorit, we
addDOESat the beginning to make the
affirmative sentence a question.
•Example:Doeshe/ she/ it speak French?
•WeDON'TuseDoorDoesin questions that
have the verbTo BeorModal Verbs(can,
must, might, should etc.)
•The following is the word order to construct a
basic question in English usingDo orDoes:
•Do/Does+ Subject+ Verb+ The Rest of the
sentence.
•Example: Do you like cats?