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Present Simple Tense

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Present simple tense.

FORM: -Infinitive verb with plural pronouns (I\You\We\They)


I go to work every day.
They work for well-known Egyptian company.
For Singular pronouns (He\She\It) add (s-es-ies):
-

1- Add (s) to verbs with (he\she\it)


She sleeps early.
He lives in Cairo.
2- Add (es) if the verb ends with (o-ch-sh-ss-x)
He goes to school.
The dog catches a stick.
3- Add (ies) if the verb ends with a consonant that's followed by
a (y).
Fly >flies ('y' is replaced with 'ies')
Cry > cries
4- Add 's' if the verb ends with a vowel followed by a (y).
Play > plays
pray > prays
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Negative form:
Do\Does are the helping verbs used for present simple,
Form negatives by adding 'not' to verb to do.
She doesn't sleep early.
Jews don't eat shrimp.
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Question forms:
yes\no question:
helping verb+ subject + verb +…?
Do you play sports?
Does he work for you?
WH-questions: Wh-word+ helping verb+ subject+ verb+….?
What do you do?
Where does he go?
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Usage:
1- Habits-Routines-Repeated actions. ‫للتعبير عن العادات او االحداث‬
‫المتكرره او الروتين اليومي‬
I go swimming every weekend.
She never wears makeup.
2- Facts. ‫حقائق مطلقه‬
the sun rises in the morning.
Doctors help ill people.
3- Permanent\long situations. ‫المواقف الدائمه‬
I love coffee.
He lives in Mosco.
4- Future timetable -‫قطارات‬-‫جدول مواعيد رسميه في المستقبل (طائرات‬
)‫الخ‬
The film starts at 9:30 tomorrow.
The exam takes place on July 20th.
The plane leaves the airport at 8:00 pm and arrives in Paris at
1:00 Am.

NOTE: present simple can be used to express opinions and


feelings. (believe-forget-hate-like-understand-know-see-want)
I believe in god.
I hate school.
I like you.

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Adverbs of frequency.

Frequency Adverb of Frequency Example Sentence

100% always I always go to bed before 11 p.m.

90% usually I usually have cereal for breakfast.

80% normally / generally I normally go to the gym.

70% often* / frequently I often surf the internet.

50% sometimes I sometimes forget my wife's birthday.

30% occasionally I occasionally eat junk food.

10% seldom I seldom read the newspaper.

5% hardly ever / rarely I hardly ever drink alcohol.

0% never I never swim in the sea.

NOTE: After
Before
As soon as Present simple + future.

the moment
when
‫يستخدم المضارع البسيط بعد الروابط الزمنيه اذا كان الحدث االخر في المستقبل‬
He will return home after he finishes the meeting
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Use present simple for the following questions:-

1. I (to like)   lemonade very much.


2. The girls always (to listen)   to pop music.
3. Janet never (to wear)   jeans.
4. Mr Smith (to teach)   Spanish and French.

5. You (to do)   your homework after school.

Negative Sentences:Make negative sentences.


1. My father makes breakfast. → 
2. They are eleven. → 
3. She writes a letter. → 
4. I speak Italian. → 
5. Danny phones his father on Sundays. → 

Questions:Make question:
1. you / to speak / English → 
2. when / he / to go / home → 
3. they / to clean / the bathroom → 
4. where / she / to ride / her bike → 
5. Billy / to work / in the supermarket → 
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Present Simple Present Continuous

1-Inf. Verb with (I\we\you\they)


Am\is\are + V.ing
2- add (s\es\ies) with (he\she\it)

Helping verb : do\does


Helping verb: am\is\are

Things which are always true: Things which are happening at the
moment of speaking:
Water boils at 100 degrees.
The water is boiling now, so you can
put in the pasta.

Permanent situations (or nearly permanent; Temporary situations:


true for a few years at least):
Julie is living in Paris for a few
Julie lives in London. months (usually she lives in London).

Situations which are slowly changing:

I'm getting better and better at


speaking English.

Habits or things we do regularly: Temporary or new habits:

I drink coffee every morning. I'm drinking too much coffee these


days because I'm so busy at work.

Annoying habits (usually with


'always'):

My flatmate is always leaving the


kitchen in a mess!

Future events which are part of a timetable: Definite future plans:


My plane leaves at eight tonight.
I'm meeting John after class today.
To talk about the future after certain words
('when' 'until' 'after' 'before' 'as soon as'):

I'll call you when I get home.

To talk about what happens in books, plays To talk about people in pictures and
and films: photos:

At the end of the book, the In this photo, my mother is


detective catches the killer. walking beside a lake.

Write the 3rd person singular of the following verbs


(in Simple Present).

1. play - she 
2. worry - she 
3. do - he 
4. watch - he 
5. might - she 

When to use which tense?


1. Which tense do you have to use with the following signal
words: Look!, now? 
2. Which tense do you have to use with the following signal
words: often, seldom, never? 
3. For actions happening at the moment of speaking, we
use  .
4. For actions set by a timetable or schedule, we
use  .
5. In a story, for present actions happening one after
another, we use 
6. For arrangements for the near future, we
use  .
Positive sentences
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or
Present Progressive.

1. We (help)   in the canteen this week.


2. Martin usually (drive)   to work.
3. But now, he (take)   the bus.
4. Listen! She (practice)   the piano.
5. My friend (play)   the guitar every evening.
Negative sentences
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or
Present Progressive.

1. He (not / spend)   his holidays in Spain each year.


2. I (not / meet)   Francis tonight.
3. They (not / fly)   to London tomorrow.
4. We (not / work)   this week.
5. The film (not / begin)   at 7 o'clock.
questions
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or
Present Progressive.

1. (leave / you)   the party now?


2. (have / you)   any brothers or sisters?
3. (love / she)   him?
4. Who (cook)   dinner at the moment?
5. (send / he)   you an e-mail every day?
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or
Present Progressive.

Maria (want)   to improve her English. Therefore,


she (do)   a language course at a school in London at the
moment. She (stay)   with a host family and (must)   
take the train to get to her language school. It (be)   only a
five-minute walk to the nearest train station. The
train (leave)   at 8:15 am. The first lesson (begin)   at 9
o'clock. In the afternoons, the school (offer)   sightseeing
tours in and around London. Tomorrow, the students of the
language school (go)   to Windsor.
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Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or
present progressive).
1. Look! He (leave)   the house.
2. Quiet please! I (write)   a test.
3. She usually (walk)   to school.
4. But look! Today she (go)   by bike.
5. Every Sunday we (go)   to see my grandparents.
6. He often (go)   to the cinema.
7. We (play)   Monopoly at the moment.
8. The child seldom (cry)  .
9. I (not / do)   anything at the moment.
10. (watch / he)   the news regularly?
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