Simple Present Questions and Frequency

REMEMBER:
• Class starts at 8:00 AM and

finishes at 11:40 AM.
• Break is from 9:40 to 10:00 AM. Do

not be late.
• Eating during class is not allowed.

• Avoid getting distracted during
class.
MODULE 2 • Feel free to ask questions in class.

Do not be affraid.
• You can have the presentation on
your device. You may print just the
necessary material requested.
• Have fun learning!

Before we start…
• What is your favorite

movie/show?
• Where is your favorite place?
• What is your favorite drink?
• Who is your favorite person?

The Simple Present
Information Questions
Go to the movies
Eat out
Take a walk
Go to a club
Go on the Internet
Let’s check!
• What does this picture represent?
Go to the movies Eat out Go on the Internet

Let’s check!
1-
5 a. Go to a club
2- 4 b. Eat out
1 c. Go to the movies
3-
2 d. Take a walk
4-
3 e. Go on the Internet
5-
FREE TIME SURVEY
1. How often de you go out? 3. Where do you go ?
❑ Every night ❑ To the movies

❑ Once or twice a week ❑ To clubs
❑ Other: ______________ ❑ To restaurants
❑ To the gym
2. When do you usually go ❑ Other: ______________
out?
4. Who do you go out with?
❑ On weeknights
❑ On weekends ❑ My family
❑ Other: _______________ ❑ My friends
❑ My girlfriend/boyfriend
❑ Other: ______________
FREE TIME SURVEY
5. How often does your family 6. What do you do in your

eat out together? free time at home?
❑ Once or twice a week ❑ Go on the Internet

❑ Two or three times a month ❑ Relax in front of the TV
❑ Only on special occasions ❑ Rent movies
❑ Other: ______________ ❑ Other: _______________
You can make questions in the simple
present to ask specific information. Use
these words in the questions to ask
different kind of information:
Simple Present – What For detail.

Information Where For place.
When For time.
Questions Who For people.
Which For choices.
Why For reason.
How often For frequency.
These words are called Wh- words.

• When you make questions in simple present you have to follow this word order:
➢ What do you do in your free time?

(I meet) with my friends.
❖ In real conversations, we tend to answer
these questions with the specific
➢ Who do you go out with?
information, without repeating the verbs
(I go out with) my best friend.
mentioned before.
➢ When does she go out?
❖ Do not forget to use does in questions for
(She goes out) on weekends.
he/she/it and other singular nouns.
➢ How often does he eat out?
(He eats out) twice a month.
➢ Where do they go on Saturday nights?

(They go) to the movies.
Let’s check!
• Write information questions to complete the conversations.
1. A: I eat out once a week. 5. A: My friend goes to the gym every day.
B: Really? _______________? B: Really? __________________?
A: I go to a restaurant near my house. A: She goes in the morning before work.
2. A: I go to the movies on Friday nights. 6. A: My parents go out once a month.

B: Yeah? ___________________? B: So, ____________________?
A: I go with some friends from work. Well, they go to a club, or they eat out.
3. A: My best friend texts me a lot. 7. A: I have a lot of free time before class.
B: ____________________? B: Really? _____________________?
A: He texts me about 20 times a day! A: Oh, I go to the library and read.
4. A: I go out on Thursday nights. 8. A: My sister plays sports twice a week.

B: ____________________? B: Really? _____________________?
A: My sister. We go to our favorite café. A: Soccer and tennis.
Pair work!
• Make a survey about weekends. Write five information questions and ask your classmates
about what they do on weekends.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Frequency Adverbs
And preferences
Getting started!
• Get together with your team. Taking

turns, each member will mention one
TV show character’s name. Your
team Will try to identify the name of
the show just with that.
• Listen. What kind of shows do you hear? Number the shows from 1 to 8.
TV Shows
Eric: This soup is delicious. What’s in it?... Mandy? Mandy!

Mandy: I’m sorry, what?
Eric: You know, sometimes I think you watch too much TV.
Mandy: Oh, I hardly ever watch TV.
Eric: Are you serious?
Mandy: Well, sometimes I watch the morning shows. And I
usually watch the late movie.
Eric: And you always have dinner in front of the TV! I mean, you
never talk to me.
Mandy: Yes, I do! I talk to you during the commercials.
• Complete the sentences. Find the words in the conversation.
1. Mandy: I ________ watch TV. Well, _________ I watch the morning shows.
2. Mandy: I ________ watch the late movie.
3. Eric: You ________ have dinner in front of the TV. You _________ talk to me.
• You can express the frequency in which you do
any kind of activity using these words:
Frequency Higher Always

Usually
Adverbs Often
Sometimes
Hardly ever
Lower Never
• When you express frequency with these words, you must follow this word order:
➢ I always eat in front of the TV. ❖ In conversation, we can also use the
words usually and sometimes at the
➢ You usually watch a lot of cartoons. start of the sentence. Usually uses
Usually, you watch a lot of cartoons. comma.
➢ He often sings in the shower.
➢ She sometimes goes to the mall on weekend.

➢ Sometimes she goes to the mall on weekend.
➢ We hardly ever play basketball.
➢ They never come late.

Let’s check!
• Use frequency adverbs to make true sentences.
1. I do my homework in front of the TV. I never do my homework in front of the TV.
2. I watch TV in the morning.
3. My family has dinner in front of the TV.
4. My best friend watches sports on TV.
5. My family watches movies on Friday nights.
6. I watch the news in the evening.
7. My friends and I watch TV shows in English.
8. I watch commercials on TV.

• You can show your preferences using these
expressions:
Describing I love reality shows.

I really like cartoons.
preferences I like documentaries.
I hate soap operas.

I can’t stand talk shows.
I don’t like sitcoms.
• When you express preferences, use plural form of

the things you want to mention.
Pair work!
• What kind of TV shows do your classmates like? Ask them and write one sentence for
each expression.
1. I love…
2. I really like…
3. I like…
4. I hate…
5. I can’t stand…
6. I don’t like…
Pair work!
• Discuss the questions. Are you and your partner the same? Are you different?
1. How many hours of TV do you watch a week?
2. How often do you watch TV in bed?
3. Do you ever fall sleep in front of the TV?
4. How often do you watch movies on your phone or computer?
5. Do you watch Tv in English?
6. Do you think you watch too much TV?

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REMEMBER:

• Class starts at 8:00 AM and

• Break is from 9:40 to 10:00 AM. Do

• Eating during class is not allowed.

MODULE 2 • Feel free to ask questions in class.

• Have fun learning!

• What is your favorite

• Where is your favorite place?

• What is your favorite drink?

• Who is your favorite person?

• What does this picture represent?

Go to the movies Eat out Go on the Internet

❑ Every night ❑ To the movies

5. How often does your family 6. What do you do in your

❑ Once or twice a week ❑ Go on the Internet

Simple Present – What For detail.

These words are called Wh- words.

➢ What do you do in your free time?

➢ Where do they go on Saturday nights?

2. A: I go to the movies on Friday nights. 6. A: My parents go out once a month.

4. A: I go out on Thursday nights. 8. A: My sister plays sports twice a week.

• Get together with your team. Taking

Eric: This soup is delicious. What’s in it?... Mandy? Mandy!

2. Mandy: I ________ watch the late movie.

Frequency Higher Always

➢ He often sings in the shower.

➢ She sometimes goes to the mall on weekend.

➢ We hardly ever play basketball.

➢ They never come late.

1. I do my homework in front of the TV. I never do my homework in front of the TV.

2. I watch TV in the morning.

3. My family has dinner in front of the TV.

4. My best friend watches sports on TV.

5. My family watches movies on Friday nights.

6. I watch the news in the evening.

7. My friends and I watch TV shows in English.

8. I watch commercials on TV.

Describing I love reality shows.

I hate soap operas.

• When you express preferences, use plural form of

1. How many hours of TV do you watch a week?

2. How often do you watch TV in bed?

3. Do you ever fall sleep in front of the TV?

4. How often do you watch movies on your phone or computer?

5. Do you watch Tv in English?

6. Do you think you watch too much TV?

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