Present Simple

By: Israa Haj Yahya

Uses

We use the Present Simple to talk about things we do regularly:

I brush my teeth every morning.

We use the Present Simple to talk about facts:

The sun rises from the east .

Form

I/ You/ We/ They + base verb

I go to school on Sundays.

Form

He/ She/ It + Verb-s/es/ies

He goes to school on Sundays.

Spelling Rulessesies

For regular verbs

EatsDrivesRuns

Swims

For verbs that end with ss, sh, ch, x or o

KissesWishes

WatchesFixesDoes

If the verb ends with consonant + y, replace the y with an ‘i’ and add es

FliesCriesTries

Verb ‘be’

I + am I am happy.

He/ She/ It + is She is happy.

We/ You/ They + are We are happy.

Let’s Practice

We………….. (go) to the beach on Monday.

a)gob)goesc)isd)are

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My mother………….. (make) dinner everyday.

a)makeb)makesc)isd)are

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Tala………….. (be) shy.

a)beb)besc)isd)are

Negative Sentences

I/ You/ We/ They + do + not (don't) + base verb

I go to school on Saturdays.

I don't go to school on Saturdays.

Negative Sentences

He/ She/ It + does + not (doesn't) + base verb

He goes to school on Saturdays.

He doesn't go to school on Saturdays.

Verb ‘be’

I + am + not I am not happy.

He/ She/ It + is + not (isn’t) She isn’t happy.

We/ You/ They + are + not (aren’t) We aren’t happy.

Let’s Practice

We………….. (not go) to the beach on Monday.

a)don’t gob)doesn’t goc)don’t goesd)doesn’t goes

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My mother………….. (not make) dinner.

a)don’t makeb)doesn’t makec)don’t makesd)doesn’t makes

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Tala………….. (not be) shy.

a)don’t beb)doesn’t bec)isn’td)aren’t

Yes/ No Questions

Do + I/ you/ we/ they + base verb

They go to school on Sunday.

Do they go to school on ?

Yes/ No Questions

Does + he/ she/ it + base verb

He goes to school on Sundays.

Does he go to school on Sundays?

Verb ‘be’

I + am I am happy.

Am + I Am I happy?

Verb ‘be’

He/ She/ It + is He is happy.

Is + he/ she/ it Is he happy?

Verb ‘be’

We/ You/ They + are They are happy.

Are + we/ you/ they Are they happy?

Let’s Practice

.……they ……. (go) to the beach on Monday?

a)Are they gob)Does they goc)Do they god)Is they go

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? ……My mother…… (make) dinner

a)Does my mother makesb)Does my mother makec)Is my mother maked)Do my mother make

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(……be )Tala shy?

a)Isb)Doesc)Ared)Do

Wh QuestionsThey are called wh-questions because they usually use question that begins with the letters whWho, what, where, why, when, which

However, one important wh-word doesn’t begin with the letters wh

How, how often how much, how old…

Wh non-subject wordswhatTo ask about the

objectبه المفعول عن للسؤال

whenTo ask about timeالزمن عن للسؤال

whereTo ask about placeالمكان عن للسؤال

whyTo ask for reasonالسبب عن للسؤال

howAt ask about the way in which something is done

الحال عن للسؤال

Wh Subject words

who عاقل فاعل

what عاقل غير فاعل

To ask subject questionswe use the Wh question words: what and whoinstead of the subject.

Wh non-subject QuestionsThe Rule:

Wh word

do/ doe

s

subject

V1rest of senten

ce

Yes/ No Question

Examples

Remember! Don’t add -s or –es or -ies to the verb

Sven goes to the lake in the summer.

Where does Sven go in the summer?When does Sven go to the lake?

I drink coffee without sugar.

How do you drink coffee?

Wh subject questions

The Rule:

Who wha

t

Singular

form of the verb

rest of senten

ce

Examples

.Who is at school? The pupils are at school.

Who goes to the lake in the summer?Sven goes to the lake in the summer.

Let’s PracticeWrite questions to the following answers:

1 .I live in Israel.

_______________________________________________

2 .Tammy and Lara dance jazz twice a week.

______________________________________________

3 .Shira plays tennis every Tuesday.

______________________________________________

Let’s PracticeWrite questions to the following answers:

1 .I live in Israel.

Where do you live?

2 .Tammy and Lara dance jazz twice a week.

Who daces jazz twice a week?

3 .Shira plays tennis every Tuesday.

When does Shira play tennis?

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