Simple Present

GOOD MORNING!~

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

DAY: MONDAY
DATE: 28/03/2022
PRESENTED BY: TEACHER IWANI

Uses of the Simple Present

We use the simple present with the following situations:
● An action which takes place on a regular basis

(habitual action).
● Descriptions of facts and general true statements.
● Description of your everyday life

WORDS / PHRASES TO SHOW TIME IN THE PRESENT:

Everyday / night / week / month / year

Always Often Usually Seldom Rarely All the time

Frequently Occasionally Sometimes Hardly

etc.

Examples:
1. He seldom washes his dishes.
2. They always do their homework.
3. Do you watch Sesame Street every Saturday?
4. She does not know how to drive a car.

Forming a Negative

Negatives in the simple present are formed
by adding ‘does not’ (doesn’t) or ‘do not’
(don’t) before the base verb.

Subject + does not/do not + base verb

Statements Negative sentences Shortened negatives
I eat. I do not eat. I don’t eat.

She teaches. She does not teach. She doesn’t teach.
They write. They do not write. They don’t write.

Forming a Question

In the simple present:

• Put ‘DOES’ or ‘DO’ at the beginning of the sentence, and put

the base verb after the subject to form ‘YES/NO’ – questions.

• Put a ‘WH’-question word at the beginning of a ‘YES/NO’-

question to form ‘WH’-questions.

Statements ‘Yes/No’-questions ‘Wh’-questions
(Does/Do + subject + (Wh- + does/do +
I know. subject + base verb)
She smokes. base verb)
What do I know?
Do I know?
Why does she smoke?
Does she smoke?

We surrender. Do we surrender? When do we surrender?

Thank you
for today!