B E G I N N E R / E L E M E N T A R Y
B Y M A L I K A H A K I M O V A
PRESENT SIMPLE
TENSE
DURING THIS LESSON YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO
USE PRESENT SIMPLE TO TALK ABOUT:
• Your daily routines
• What you do at work
• What you do in your free time
FIRST, LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING
SENTENCES.
WHAT DO THEY HAVE IN COMMON?
a) I usually get up at 7 am every morning.
b) You always spend most of your time with your
children.
c) In the evenings she reads books.
d) They often watch TV after dinner.
You are right!
Well done!
These sentences tell us about our everyday activities or routines.
Now pay attention to the structure of the sentences.
What did you notice?
Well done!
They all have action verbs:
get up, spend, read, watch
WHAT IS PRESENT SIMPLE?
We use Present Simple Tense
1)to talk about activities that we do again and again(every
day/week/month/year, always, usually, sometimes, often,
seldom).
Ex: We work here every day.
They always try to wake up early in the mornings.
WHAT IS PRESENT SIMPLE?
2) to talk about facts or something that is always true
Ex: The adult human body contains 206 bones.
The Earth goes round the Sun
STATEMENTS
• I work
• You work
• He/she/it works
• We work
• You work
• They work
SPELLING RULES FOR HE/SHE/IT
• I work/play/live
• I watch/finish/go/do
• I study
• He works/plays/lives
• She watches/finishes/
goes/does
• She studies
NOW, YOU TURN:
FILL IN THE GAPS WITH THE SUITABLE VERBS
(PLAY, STAY, WALK, READ):
• We…….. to college every day.
• They ……… in the playground every evening.
• He ……… at 6 am every morning.
QUESTIONS
WE NEED AN AUXILIARY (DO/DOES) TO FORM QUESTIONS:
Questions
• Do I work?
• Do you work?
• Does he/she/it work?
• Do we work?
• Do you work?
• Do they work?
Short answers
• Yes, I do/No, I don’t
• Yes, you do/No, you don’t
• Yes, he does/No, she
doesn’t
• Yes, we do/No, we don’t
• Yes, they do/No, they
don’t
NEGATIVES
WE NEED AN AUXILIARY (DO/DOES) + NOT TO FORM NEGATIVES
• We do not (don’t) play tennis at weekends.
• They do not (don’t) stay with us during holidays.
• I do not (don’t) like fizzy drinks.
Please, note:
She/he/it does not (doesn’t) like fizzy drinks.
NOW, YOUR TURN:
FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH THE SUITABLE AUXILIARY
(DO/DOES)
• She ………not like sweets.
• We ………not know how to get to the bank.
• ………she know how to use the computer?
• …….you work in a college?
RESOURCES:
1.
http://learningenglishvocabularygrammar.com/grammar/gr
ammar-pdf/action-verbs-action-words
2.
http://learningenglishvocabularygrammar.com/grammar/gr
ammar-pdf/action-verbs-action-words

present simple tense for elementary students

  • 1.
    B E GI N N E R / E L E M E N T A R Y B Y M A L I K A H A K I M O V A PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE
  • 2.
    DURING THIS LESSONYOU WILL LEARN HOW TO USE PRESENT SIMPLE TO TALK ABOUT: • Your daily routines • What you do at work • What you do in your free time
  • 3.
    FIRST, LOOK ATTHE FOLLOWING SENTENCES. WHAT DO THEY HAVE IN COMMON? a) I usually get up at 7 am every morning. b) You always spend most of your time with your children. c) In the evenings she reads books. d) They often watch TV after dinner.
  • 4.
    You are right! Welldone! These sentences tell us about our everyday activities or routines. Now pay attention to the structure of the sentences. What did you notice?
  • 5.
    Well done! They allhave action verbs: get up, spend, read, watch
  • 7.
    WHAT IS PRESENTSIMPLE? We use Present Simple Tense 1)to talk about activities that we do again and again(every day/week/month/year, always, usually, sometimes, often, seldom). Ex: We work here every day. They always try to wake up early in the mornings.
  • 8.
    WHAT IS PRESENTSIMPLE? 2) to talk about facts or something that is always true Ex: The adult human body contains 206 bones. The Earth goes round the Sun
  • 9.
    STATEMENTS • I work •You work • He/she/it works • We work • You work • They work
  • 10.
    SPELLING RULES FORHE/SHE/IT • I work/play/live • I watch/finish/go/do • I study • He works/plays/lives • She watches/finishes/ goes/does • She studies
  • 11.
    NOW, YOU TURN: FILLIN THE GAPS WITH THE SUITABLE VERBS (PLAY, STAY, WALK, READ): • We…….. to college every day. • They ……… in the playground every evening. • He ……… at 6 am every morning.
  • 12.
    QUESTIONS WE NEED ANAUXILIARY (DO/DOES) TO FORM QUESTIONS: Questions • Do I work? • Do you work? • Does he/she/it work? • Do we work? • Do you work? • Do they work? Short answers • Yes, I do/No, I don’t • Yes, you do/No, you don’t • Yes, he does/No, she doesn’t • Yes, we do/No, we don’t • Yes, they do/No, they don’t
  • 13.
    NEGATIVES WE NEED ANAUXILIARY (DO/DOES) + NOT TO FORM NEGATIVES • We do not (don’t) play tennis at weekends. • They do not (don’t) stay with us during holidays. • I do not (don’t) like fizzy drinks. Please, note: She/he/it does not (doesn’t) like fizzy drinks.
  • 14.
    NOW, YOUR TURN: FILLIN THE BLANKS WITH THE SUITABLE AUXILIARY (DO/DOES) • She ………not like sweets. • We ………not know how to get to the bank. • ………she know how to use the computer? • …….you work in a college?
  • 15.