1. Simple Present Tense

2. Uses
1. Habitual action
e.g Every day I get up at 7:00a.m.
Mary washes her clothes once a week.
2. General truth
e.g The sun rises in the east .
Dogs have four legs.
3. Order
e.g. Switch on the fan, please.
Take it away.

3. 1. Habits
Always, usually, often,
frequently, every day, once a
week, twice a month, etc

4. Which of these is in present
tense?
Click the one that you think is in present
tense.
I went to Tai Po last Sunday.
I do exercises every day.
I amsinging
I will go to see a
doctor tomorrow

5. There are three types of Verbs
V e rb s
V e rb to -b e
( is / a m /a r e )
to d o
( e . g . g o , w a lk , s w i m )
to h av e
( I h av e, sh e h as)

6. The forms
Singular
Plural
Questions
Do
Does
Do
Positive
I/You
smile
He/She/It
smiles
We/You/They smile
I/you
he/she/it
We/you/they
Negative
do not smile.
does not smile.
do not smile.
Smile?

7. Short Answers
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
I/You
he/she/it
we/you/they
do.
don't.
does
doesn't
do.
don't.

8. How can a verb be changed to
third person singular?
1)
Most verbs add -s:
Theyr
He/She/Itl
e.g. listen
listens
e.g. ring
rings

9. 2)
Verbs ending in -ss, -sh, -ch, and -x
add -es:
They
He/She/It
e.g.
go
goes
e.g.
wash
washes
e.g.
watch
watches

10. 3)
Nouns ending in -y usually change
the ending to -ies:
They
He/She/It
e.g.
cry
cries
e.g.
fly
flies