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Class #1 and Class #2

This document provides information about the simple present tense in English. It describes the simple present tense as a verb tense that describes facts and habits. It then provides rules and examples for forming the simple present tense for different subjects and verbs. Examples are given for positive and negative sentences as well as questions. Common idioms using the simple present tense are also defined.

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Class #1 and Class #2

This document provides information about the simple present tense in English. It describes the simple present tense as a verb tense that describes facts and habits. It then provides rules and examples for forming the simple present tense for different subjects and verbs. Examples are given for positive and negative sentences as well as questions. Common idioms using the simple present tense are also defined.

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S i m p l e P r e s e n t Tens

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-W h a t is simple p r
e s e n t te n s e ?
It is a v e rb te n s
e th a t d e s c ri b e s
fa c ts and h a b it s .
f I li k e c h o c o la te .
\.S h e e a ts b re a
k fa s t e v e ry d a y .
-F o r ming th e simp
le p r e s e n t te n s e
S u b je c t + v e rb
Personal Pronouns
o ~ tJin,
, ~ .n.lr
YOU I W■ IT

HE SHE THEY
Formula #1
I C,b ase ver b
You O bas e verb
We O base verb
They O base verb
Eaamples

I walk to school every day.

.,

They study every night:.,.__ .V


---- -----
■■
Eaamples

- We sometimes eat dessert.


-

You always drink coffee.

- -
Formula #2

He G verb Os
She G verb Os
It G verbOs
l= t
aamp es
He reads the newspaper
on the weekend.

She takes the bus to


work in the morning.

It sleeps on the
couch every day.
II■■-
Simple Present Spelling Rules
01. Verbs ended in "S, SH, CH, X, Z, and O". Add "ES" to the verb.
Washes Rxes Watches Does
02. Verbs ended in "Consonant + Y". Replace "Y" with "IES"
Study - Studies Try - Tries
03. Verbs ended in "Vowel + Y". Just add "S"
Plays Stays Says
04. Just add "S" to the other verbs.
Works Takes Puts

*Replace HAVE with HAS


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QUESTIONS
~1 Do youcme?
Do you have I car?
Yes, I do. No, I don't.
II
Does he drive?
Does he have a car?
Yes, he does. No, he doesn't.
Do I d·rive a car,
D .
o you drive a car?
Do we drive a car?
Do they drive a car?
Does he/she/it drive a car?
Question: Does he drive a car?

Positive: He drives a car.

Negative: He doesn't drive a car.


Idioms of lhe day
"Burn the cand le at both ends " = work to exce ss that affe cts your

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,
physical and emo tiona l well- bein g
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Idioms of the day
"Work one's tail off" = work very hard
Vocabulary
Accountant
Actor
Architect
Artist
Baker
Bus driver
Butcher
Construction worker

Vocabulary
Farmer
Delive1y person
Firefighter
Fisherman
Lawyer
Pharmacist
Police officer
Taxi driver
Waiter
Simple Present
Tense
"Verb to be"
Subject verb agreement

Singular Plural
l am We are
You are You (all) are
He/she/it is They are

I 'I' • • ... ,. ~
~
* Positive sentences
I am smart.
\ *-~
He is kind.
She is a doctor.
We are students.
I

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*~'
• A•~ ,.
Negative sentences
~-
I am not a lawyer.
He is not a farmer.
We are not sleeping.

Questions
Am I a lawyer?
Is he a student?
Are we sleeping?

Fix the mistakes


1- We is not good friends
2- She are happy.
3-Are John a teacher?
4- It am a dog.
5- Is they good actors?

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