Present Simple

Present Simple
‫المضارع البسيط‬
 We use the present simple to talk about facts, habits and everyday actions.
1) The sun rises every morning.

2) Pupils learn English at schools.  Facts
3) The boys play tennis every Tuesday.

4) I clean my room once a week.  Habits
5) Salma brushes her teeth everyday.

6) The women cook everyday.  Everyday actions
 Form:
Subject + verb1(v1) + … + time expression. (I , we , they , you)
1) The pupils study Arabic at school everyday.

2) I swim at the gym once a week.
Subject + verb + (s / es / ies) + ….+ time expression (he , she , it)
1) The girl reads a book every month.

2) He watches a movie every Friday.
3) The cat eats meat once a day.
 Spelling Rules (Third Person Singular – he, she, it )
1) We usually add s to the verb

Examples: read  reads talk talks play plays
2) When the verb ends in ss, ch, sh, x, o, we add es in the third person singular.
Examples: watch  watches go  goes fix fixes
3) When the verb ends in a consonant (‫)حرف ساكن‬+ y, we change the y to i and add es.
Examples: study studies dry dries
Practice
Write the third person singular ( he/she/ it) of the following verbs
1) answer _________ 2) brush ____________ 3) carry _________ 4) cry

_________
5) do _____________ 6) draw _____________ 7) fall ___________ 8) fight
________
9) kiss ____________ 10) mean ____________ 11) mix __________ 12) stay
________
13) try ___________ 14) touch ___________ 15) worry ________
Circle the correct answer

1) You (play/ plays) tennis every week.
2) She (go/ goes) home at 7.00 every morning.
3) Tom (do/ does) his homework every night.
4) They (study/ studies) before tests.
5) It (rain/ rains) in winter.
6) Anat (write/ writes) short stories.
Practice
Fill in with the correct form of present simple
1) My cousin _________ (travel) to Europe every summer.

2) I sometimes ________ (fix) my friend’s bicycle.
3) She usually _________ (pass) by my house at 10 o’clock.
4) My parents __________ (watch) TV daily.
5) He often ____________ (carry) his little brother to bed.
6) We ____________ (visit) our relatives twice a week.
7) Water __________ (boil) at 100 C.
8) Our doctor ________ (treat) old people for free.
9) The teacher usually ________ (write) on the board.
Time Expressions With Present Simple
The following time expressions are often used with the Present Simple. We usually put these
expressions at the beginning or end of a sentence.
Everyday, month, year… daily Examples: Sara buys new clothes

every year.
Each hour, day, week …. weekly Once a week, I
go to the restaurant.
Once a day, week, month, year… monthly
On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday… yearly
The following time expressions are also used with present simple and come before the verb.
never , sometimes, often, usually, always
Examples:
I sometimes eat dinner at my grandmother’s house.
It never snows in Eilat
Negative
Practice – Negative (don’t/ doesn’t)
1) The pupils go to school everyday. 2) Dana cleans her room every Friday.
The pupils don’t go to school everyday. Dana doesn’t clean her room every Friday.
1) They (don’t/ doesn’t) sleep at night.

2) He (don’t/ doesn’t) like ice-cream.
3) My dog (don’t/ doesn’t) drink water.
4) Water ________( not, freeze) at 100 C. It _________ (boil) at 100 degrees.

5) We ___________ (not, speak) Spanish. We _________ (speak) Arabic.
6) Cats __________ (not, bark). Dogs __________ (bark).
7) The sun ________ (not rise) in the west. It _________ (set) in the west.
8) The teacher ________ (not teach) English. He _______ (teach) math.
 Yes/no question
To form Yes/No questions, we begin with do or does. The verb always remains in its base form.
Yes/No Questions
1) The boys play tennis on Tuesdays. 2) Sara cleans her room once a
week.
Do the boys play tennis on Tuesdays? Does Sara clean her room once a
week?
Yes, they do./ No, they don’t Yes, she does./ No, she
doesn’t
Circle the correct answer

1) (Do/ Does) you usually study at night?
2) (Do/ Does) she play the guitar?
3) (Do/ Does) the man fix the car once a month?
4) (Do/ Does) the teachers teach online lessons?
Write a Yes/No question for the following sentences

5) We visit relatives once a week. _______________________________?
6) Olivia lives in Australia. _________________________________________?
Wh - Questions
Who, what, when, where, why, which, how (question words)
To form Wh- questions in Present Simple, we usually put the question word before the Yes/No question.
Examples:
1) The woman cooks dinner in the kitchen everyday.
Y/N Question: Does the woman cook dinner in the kitchen everyday?
Wh – question: What does the woman cook in the kitchen everyday?
Where does the woman cook dinner everyday?
When does the woman cook dinner in the kitchen?
Subject Question? * Who cooks dinner in the kitchen everyday?
2) The pupils learn English at school every week.

Y/N Question:
Have/has
The verb have is an irregular (‫ )شاذ‬verb
I have He has
You have She has
We have It has
They have
1) My dog (have/has) a long tail 2) The woman (have/has) a nice dress.

3) I (have/has) a new car. 4) The girls (have/has) new clothes.
5) My sister and I (have/ has) a beautiful room.
Negation with have/has: 1) They have a new car.  __________________________________

2) She has very expensive clothes. 
_________________________
Be: The verb be is an irregular verb.
Be – Practice
1) I (am/ are/ is) an actress in the school play.

2) He (am/ are/ is) a thief.
3) My son (am/ are/ is) not at home.
4) The boys (are/ is/ am) at school.
Negative: 1) He is a doctor  he isn’t a doctor.

2) They are happy  ?
3) I am excited  ?
Yes/No Questions: 1) Dana is beautiful  Is Dana beautiful?

2) The women are at the mall  ?
Thanks for Listening
Prepared by: Nedaa Zahalka

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Present Simple

1) The sun rises every morning.

3) The boys play tennis every Tuesday.

5) Salma brushes her teeth everyday.

Subject + verb1(v1) + … + time expression. (I , we , they , you)

1) The pupils study Arabic at school everyday.

Subject + verb + (s / es / ies) + ….+ time expression (he , she , it)

1) The girl reads a book every month.

1) We usually add s to the verb

1) answer _________ 2) brush ____________ 3) carry _________ 4) cry

Circle the correct answer

Fill in with the correct form of present simple

1) My cousin _________ (travel) to Europe every summer.

Everyday, month, year… daily Examples: Sara buys new clothes

1) They (don’t/ doesn’t) sleep at night.

4) Water ________( not, freeze) at 100 C. It _________ (boil) at 100 degrees.

Circle the correct answer

Write a Yes/No question for the following sentences

2) The pupils learn English at school every week.

1) My dog (have/has) a long tail 2) The woman (have/has) a nice dress.

Negation with have/has: 1) They have a new car.  __________________________________

1) I (am/ are/ is) an actress in the school play.

Negative: 1) He is a doctor  he isn’t a doctor.

Yes/No Questions: 1) Dana is beautiful  Is Dana beautiful?

Prepared by: Nedaa Zahalka

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1) answer _ 2) brush 3) carry _ 4) cry

4) Water ( not, freeze) at 100 C. It _ (boil) at 100 degrees.