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Present Simple TensePresent Simple Tense
Unit 1 – Grade 12 – Unit 1 – Grade 12 – Advanced VersionAdvanced Version
Present Simple Tense:Present Simple Tense: ExerciseExercise
Sure you know all about the Present Simple Tense? Try this exercise:Sure you know all about the Present Simple Tense? Try this exercise:
Choose the correct word or phrase in each Choose the correct word or phrase in each sentence.sentence.
1.1. That must be the end of the first part of the That must be the end of the first part of the performance. What performance. What happens/ happening happens/ happening now?now?
2.2. What’s the matter? Why What’s the matter? Why do you look/ are you do you look/ are you lookinglooking at me like that?at me like that?
3.3. To be honest, I To be honest, I am doubting/ doubtam doubting/ doubt whether Jim whether Jim will be here next week.will be here next week.
4.4. Pay no attention to Graham. He Pay no attention to Graham. He is just being/ is is just being/ is sarcastic.sarcastic.
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Present Simple Tense:Present Simple Tense: ExerciseExercise
Here is the Here is the keykey::
1.1. That must be the end of the first part of the That must be the end of the first part of the performance. What performance. What happenshappens/ happening / happening now?now?
2.2. What’s the matter? Why What’s the matter? Why do you look/ do you look/ are you are you lookinglooking at me like that?at me like that?
3.3. To be honest, I To be honest, I am doubting/ am doubting/ doubtdoubt whether whether Jim will be here next week.Jim will be here next week.
4.4. Pay no attention to Graham. He Pay no attention to Graham. He is just beingis just being/ / is is sarcastic.sarcastic.
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Present Simple Tense: Present Simple Tense: Spelling RulesSpelling Rules
Look at the examples of third person Look at the examples of third person singular forms and answer the questions.singular forms and answer the questions.
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Catches, cooks, does, eats, enjoys, fixes, flies, goes, lives, makes, misses, passes,
plays, pushes, reads, replies, says, shops, smokes, speaks, stands, teaches, thinks,
tries, waits, washes, works.
Catches, cooks, does, eats, enjoys, fixes, flies, goes, lives, makes, misses, passes,
plays, pushes, reads, replies, says, shops, smokes, speaks, stands, teaches, thinks,
tries, waits, washes, works.
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Present Simple Tense: Present Simple Tense: Spelling RulesSpelling Rules
1.1. What is the most common way of What is the most common way of making the third person singular?making the third person singular?
2.2. What happens with words ending in What happens with words ending in vowel + -y vowel + -y ??
3.3. What happens with words ending in What happens with words ending in consonant + -y consonant + -y ??
4.4. After which consonants and groups After which consonants and groups of consonants do we add of consonants do we add –es–es??
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1.1. What is the most common way of What is the most common way of making the third person singular?making the third person singular?
By adding By adding –s–s..
2.2. What What happenhappens with words ending in s with words ending in vowel + -y vowel + -y ??
We add We add –s–s..
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3.3. What happens with words ending in What happens with words ending in consonant + -y consonant + -y ??
We change We change –y –y to to –ies. –ies.
4.4. After which consonants and groups After which consonants and groups of consonants do we add of consonants do we add –es–es??
s, z, x, ch, sh.s, z, x, ch, sh. Exceptions: Exceptions:
have have has; go has; go goes; do goes; do does. does.Phuong Tam - Nhu Quynh - Mai TrinhPhuong Tam - Nhu Quynh - Mai Trinh 88
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Write the third person singular of these Write the third person singular of these verbs:verbs:
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Box, brush, buy, complete, cry, defend, deny, destroy, excite, expect, fry, guess, look, pray, reach, receive, rush, spend,
want, watch.
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Present Simple Present Simple vs. vs. Present Continuous Present Continuous
Present SimplePresent Simple Facts that are always
trueE.g. Water boils at 100
degrees Celsius. HabitsE.g. British people drink a lot
of tea StatesE.g. I don’t like gangster films.
Present Present ContinuousContinuous
Temporary actionsE.g. I’m staying in a hotel until I
find a flat. Actions that are actually
in progressE.g. The dog is sleeping on our
bed. Actions in progress but
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Present Simple Present Simple vs. vs. Present ContinuousPresent Continuous
State VerbsState Verbs
Some verbs are not normally used in Some verbs are not normally used in progressive form. They are state verbs progressive form. They are state verbs which describe a continuing state:which describe a continuing state:
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Believe, belong, consist, contain, doubt, fit, have, know, like, love, matter, mean, need,
own, prefer, seem, suppose, suspect, understand, want, wish
Believe, belong, consist, contain, doubt, fit, have, know, like, love, matter, mean, need,
own, prefer, seem, suppose, suspect, understand, want, wish
Compare:Compare:
Present Simple Present Simple vs. vs. Present ContinuousPresent Continuous
State VerbsState Verbs
Some verbs have a stative meaning and a Some verbs have a stative meaning and a different active meaning. Typical examples are:different active meaning. Typical examples are:
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Be, depend, feel, have, measure, see, taste, think, weigh
STATE EVENT
Jack is noisy. Jill is being noisy.
David has a Porsche.We are having an interesting conversation!
I think I like you!David is thinking about getting a new job.
This fish tastes awful I am just tasting the soup.
Put each verb in brackets into the present simple Put each verb in brackets into the present simple tense or present continuous:tense or present continuous:
1.1.I _____ (hear) that you have been promoted. I _____ (hear) that you have been promoted. Congratulations!Congratulations!
2.2.I hope Sarah will be here soon. I _____ (depend) I hope Sarah will be here soon. I _____ (depend) on her.on her.
3.3.Please be quiet, Dave. You _____ (forever/ Please be quiet, Dave. You _____ (forever/ interrupt).interrupt).
4.4.Hey, you! What _____ (you/ think) you’re doing?Hey, you! What _____ (you/ think) you’re doing?
5.5.Jane is away on holiday so Linda ____ (handle) Jane is away on holiday so Linda ____ (handle) her work.her work.
Present Simple Present Simple vs. vs. Present ContinuousPresent Continuous
State VerbsState Verbs
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Here is the key:Here is the key:
1.1.I I hear hear that you have been promoted. that you have been promoted. Congratulations!Congratulations!
2.2.I hope Sarah will be here soon. I I hope Sarah will be here soon. I am am depending depending on her.on her.
3.3.Please be quiet, Dave. You Please be quiet, Dave. You are forever are forever interruptinginterrupting..
4.4.Hey, you! What Hey, you! What do you think do you think you’re doing?you’re doing?
5.5.Jane is away on holiday so Linda Jane is away on holiday so Linda is handling is handling her work.her work.
Present Simple Present Simple vs. vs. Present ContinuousPresent Continuous
State VerbsState Verbs
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Other Uses of Present Other Uses of Present SimpleSimple
Uses Examples
Making declarations I hope you’ll come to my party.I bet you don’t know the answer.
Headlines Ship sinks in midnight collision.
Instructions First you roll out the pastry.
Itineraries (descriptions of travel arrangement)
On day three we visit Stratford-upon-Avon.
Summaries of events May 1945: The war in Europe comes to an end.
In narrative and funny stories …So then the second man asks the first one why he has a banana in his ear and the first one says…
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The endThe end
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