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English Grammar Exercises for A1 – Present simple (affirmative)

1. Complete the descriptions using the present simple affirmative form of the verbs in brackets. Can you match each description with a TV show below?

3rd Rock from the Sun     Friends     How I Met Your Mother

The Simpsons     Two and a Half Men

1) 3rd Rock from the Sun

      Dick Solomon and his family are not really humans: they ________ (come) from another part of the universe. But they ________ (live) on Earth and ________ (study) humans. Dick ________ (teach) at a university.

     The children ________ (go) to Springfield Elementary School and their father ________ (work) at a nuclear power plant.

     Two friends, Joey and Chandler, ________ (share) an apartment. Rachel and Monica ________ (live) in the same block. Monica’s brother Ross often ________ (visit) them.

     Ted Mosby ________ (live) in Manhattan. He ________ (go) out with lots of friends, but he only ________ (meet) his wife in the final series.

     Charlie Harper ________ (live) in Malibu. His brother, Alan, ________ (come) to live with him and Alan’s son ________ (visit) at weekends.

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1) come, live, study, teaches  

2) The Simpsons: go, works

3) Friends: share, live, visits

4) How I Met Your Mother: lives, goes, meets

5) Two and a Half Men: lives, comes, visits

2. Write the third person singular forms of the verbs below.

1) enjoy ________

2) have ________

3) finish ________

4) study ________

5) know ________

6) go ________

7) use ________

8) watch ________

1) enjoys    2) has    3) finishes    4) studies    5) knows

6) goes    7) uses    8) watches

3. Complete the sentences with the third person singular forms from exercise 2.

1) uncle is from Paris and he ________ the city really well.

2) brother ________ to a music club every Monday.

3) little sister ________ a computer for her homework.

4) This lesson ________ at 3.05 p.m.

5) grandad ________ TV every evening.

6) cousin ________ piano lessons every weekend.

7) Our dog really ________ his walks.

8) best friend ________ at university in Istanbul.

1) knows    2) goes    3) uses    4) finishes    5) watches

6) has    7) enjoys    8) studies

4. Complete the information with the present simple affirmative forms of the verbs in brackets.

1) I ________ (live) in Montreal with family. We ________ (speak) French at school, but I ________ (speak) English at home with family. mum ________ (work) in a shop and dad ________ (play) the guitar in a band.

2) I’m from Miami, Florida. I ________ (live) with parents and three brothers. grandma ________ (live) in the same street. She ________ (visit) us every day. She ________ (speak) Spanish.

3) I ________ (live) in Perth, in Australia. In the summer, I ________ (go) to the beach every day and I ________ (swim) in the sea. brother ________ (love) sport. He ________ (play) cricket for Western Australia juniors.

4) family and I ________ (live) in Aberdeen, in Scotland. We ________ (speak) English – but grandad ________ (know) Gaelic too. I ________ (play) the violin in a folk bank and sister ________ (sing). She ________ (dance) too!

5) I ________ (live) in Dublin, in Ireland. School ________ (finish) at three o’clock every day. After school, I ________ (ride) bike or I ________ (skateboard). Then I ________ (have) dinner with mum. dad ________ (work) in a hotel. He ________ (have) dinner at work.

1) live, speak, speak, works, plays

2) live, lives, visits, speaks

3) live, go, swim, loves, plays

4) live, speak, knows, play, sings, dances

5) live, finishes, ride, skateboard, have, works, has

5. Write a short message about yourself like the ones in exercise 4. Use verbs from this page.

_____________

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6. Complete the text with the correct present simple affirmative form of the verbs below.

come     go     help     like     live     rain     see     speak     stay     win

best friend is David. He  1) _____ in the same block of flats as me, but he  2) _____ to a different school. We  3) _____ each other most weekends. We both  4) _____ football, so we often go to the park to play. When it  5) _____, we  6) _____ at home. David sometimes  7) _____ to house, but I usually go to his. We like playing video games together, and I usually  8) _____! David’s mum is from London, so he and his brother  9) _____ very good English. He often  10) _____ me with English homework.

1) lives    2) goes    3) see    4) like    5) rains    6) stay

7) comes    8) win    9) speak    10) helps

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Exercise: affirmative in present simple.

Complete the affirmative form of the present simple phrases using the words below and the infinitive in brackets.

Example: You / going / on holiday (like).

You like      going on holiday.

1) You / playing / football (like).

You football.

2) I / to watch / television (want).

I television.

3) He / football / at weekends (play).

He football at weekends.

4) Mary / home / after work (go).

Mary home after work.

5) Mary / a cup of coffee / on Friday afternoons (have).

Mary a cup of coffee on Friday afternoons.

6) It / winter (snow).

It in winter.

7) The cat / its milk (drink).

The cat its milk.

8) Dave / about his job (worry).

Dave about his job.

9) He / his English homework / every evening (do).

He his English homework every evening.

10) My boss and I / once a month (meet).

My boss and I once a month.

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English Grammar Exercises for A1 – Present simple: affirmative and negative

English Grammar Exercises for A1

1. Complete the sentences. Use the present simple affirmative form of the verbs in brackets.

1   My aunt and uncle ……………………… (live) in the USA.

2   Rosie ……………………… (have) music lessons every weekend.

3   My best friend ……………………… (play) in the school basketball team.

4   I ……………………… (study) Russian at school.

5   My cousin and I ……………………… (like) football.

6   My stepbrother ……………………… (watch) TV every night.

1 live   2 has   3 plays   4 study   5 like   6 watches

2. Complete the sentences. Use the present simple affirmative form of the verbs in the box.

1   My sister ……………………… Japanese lessons at weekends.

2   Ellie’s parents ……………………… at a hospital in the USA.

3   My neighbour ……………………… from France.

4   We ……………………… friends in town every Saturday evening.

5   I ……………………… late on Sundays.

6   My grandfather ……………………… four languages.

1 has   2 work   3 comes   4 meet   5 get up   6 speaks

3. What do they do on Saturdays and Sundays? Look at the chart and write sentences about the activities.

1   play tennis

     Hannah and Sam play tennis on Saturdays.

2   study maths

     ………………………………

3   eat pizza

4   watch TV

5   listen to music

     ………………………………

2   Sofia studies maths on Saturdays.

3   Tom eats pizza on Saturdays.

4   Tom watches TV on Sundays.

5   Hannah and Sam listen to music on Sundays.

6   Sofia goes out on Sundays.

4. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

1   sister / go out / my / doesn’t / a lot

     My sister doesn’t go out a lot.

2   New York / parents / live / in / don’t / Tom’s

     ……………………………………….

3   pizza / brother / eat / doesn’t / my

4   teacher / our / doesn’t / work / Sundays / on

5   Lady Gaga / like / my / don’t / parents

6   Chinese / Sam / speak / doesn’t

7   friends / Elizabeth’s / like / we / don’t

     ……………………………………….

2   Tom’s parents don’t live in New York.

3   My brother doesn’t eat pizza.

4   Our teacher doesn’t work on Sundays.

5   My parents don’t like Lady Gaga.

6   Sam doesn’t speak Chinese.

7   We don’t like Elizabeth’s friends.

5. Make the sentences negative.

1   I live in a big house.

     I don’t live in a big house.

2   My dad works in a hotel.

     …………………………………

3   My friends like sport.

4   My best friend speaks Japanese.

5   We go to school on Saturdays.

6   My brother has guitar lessons.

7   My grandmother watches TV all day.

     …………………………………

2   My dad doesn’t work in a hotel.

3   My friends don’t like sport.

4   My best friend doesn’t speak Japanese.

5   We don’t go to school on Saturdays.

6   My brother doesn’t have guitar lessons.

7   My grandmother doesn’t watch TV all day.

Write six sentences about your family and friends. Use the present simple affirmative or negative. Choose from the verbs in the box.

       My dad likes ice hockey.

     My cousin Anna doesn’t live in this country.

1   ………………………………………….

2   ………………………………………….

3   ………………………………………….

4   ………………………………………….

5   ………………………………………….

6   ………………………………………….

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• we / to have a hamster -
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• she / to be nice -
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Affirmative sentences in english: meaning, structure, usage, exercises.

What is an affirmative sentence in English? How do you properly construct an affirmative sentence in English? In today's article, let me explain these questions in detail. Check it out!

1. Definition 

2. affirmative sentences formation, 1. with 12 english tenses, 2. with modal verbs, 1. with tobe, 2. with regular verbs, 3. for sentences with modal verbs, 1. exercises, i. what is an affirmative sentence in english.

First, let's start by understanding the concept of affirmative sentences in English. What exactly are they and how should they be properly formed?

What is an affirmative sentence in English? As the name suggests, an affirmative sentence in English is  a statement that shows agreement or says "yes". For example:

• Jennie and Lisa are best friends. 
• I wake up at 6am everyday. 
• The monitor will start the party with the fireworks. 

Creating affirmative sentences in English is quite straightforward. In English, we can easily form an affirmative sentence with two main components:

• Subject : S
• Verb : V (regular verb, tobe, modal verb)

In addition to the subject and predicate, there are other components that can be included to form affirmative sentences in English. For example:

• We will go to the airport at 8 pm. 
• I had breakfast at 6 am this morning. 
• My sister can sing and dance beautifully. 

II. The structure of affirmative sentences in English

Let's take a look at the structure of affirmative sentences in the 12 tenses of English and the modal verbs below!

III. Transforming affirmative sentences into negative forms

How to transform affirmative sentences in English to negative forms. Let's explore together how this grammar change is done. Below are some examples to illustrate the process.

To change an affirmative sentence into a negative sentence, we simply add the word "not" after "to be."For example:

We borrow the auxiliary "do/does" and place "not" following it before the lexical verb to change an affirmative sentence into a negative sentence. For example:

When changing an affirmative sentence to a negative sentence in English that contains a modal verb, we can add "not" directly after those supporting verbs:

S + modal verbs + V-inf + O ⏩ S + modal verbs +  not  + V-inf + + O

For example:

• Clara  will be able to   finish  the project on time.  ⏩  Clara  will  not be able to finish the project on time. 
• Peter  can play the guitar.  ⏩ Peter  can  not play guitar. 

IV. Exercises on affirmative sentences in English

To better understand the structure of affirmative sentences in English and the differences between positive and negative forms, let's practice through two exercises with PREP!

Exercise 1: Convert the negative sentences below into affirmative sentences

• Archway does not like to swim in the ocean.
• They have not finished their homework already.
• Bob won’t go to the concert tonight.
• My mother does not enjoy eating spicy food.
• We will not visit our grandparents next Sunday.

Exercise 2: Conjugate the verbs in brackets

•  I_____(travel) to London two weeks ago.
• My friends_____(watch) a movie at the moment.
• Jack_____(go) to the gym regularly.
• They_____(visit) that museum before.
• They_____(attend) the conference next week.

PREP hopes this overview of affirmative sentences in English has helped you grasp the concept while also learning techniques like transforming them into negative forms. If an aspect of affirmative or negative sentence structure remains unclear, please don't hesitate to comment or message directly, PREP is always happy to discuss further and provide clarification on any of these language concepts.

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• Simple Present Sentences 1. She (plays) (play) baseball on Saturday. 2. We (live) (live) in an apartment. 3. The boys (eat) (eat) breakfast at 7 am. 4. He (has) (have) two brothers. 5. My mother (likes) (like) romantic movies. 6. Pedro (makes) (make) dinner every day. 7. Cynthia and Ramon (work) (work) on Monday. 8. I (go) (go) to school at 8 am. 9. The computer (is) (be) broken. 10. My brother and I (watch) (watch) TV at night. 11. Susana (tries) (try) to learn new things every day. 12. My father (runs) (run) on Saturday morning. 13. I (have) (have) three brothers. 14. Adriana (thinks) (think) pizza is delicious. 15. The girls (want) (want) more pasta. 16. She (gives) (give) money to charity. 17. The computer (works) (work) without a cable. 18. The Toronto zoo (opens) (open) on Saturday. 19. The teacher (helps) (help) the students after class. 20. Everyone (needs) (need) a pen. Negatives 21. I (do not want, don't want) (no, want) juice. 22. Sheila (is not, isn't) (no, be) happy. 23. Daniel (does not write, doesn't write) (no, write) on his tablet. 24. The girls (are not, aren't) (no, be) hungry. 25. My dog (does not sleep, doesn't sleep) (no, sleep) in the house. 26. Veronica (is not, isn't) (no, be) a nurse. 27. Paris (is not, isn't) (no, be) in Africa. 28. My teacher (does not give, doesn't give) (no, give) us homework. 29. The store (does not open, doesn't open) (no, open) on Sunday. 30. Pete (does not like, doesn't like) (no, like) sushi. Questions Fill in the blanks with the correct question words. Your options are do, does, am, is, and are. 31. (Do) you like pizza? 32. (Are) they ready? 33. (Does) your father work on the weekend? 34. (Is) my book in the class? 35. (Are) you a doctor? 36. (Do) they need more coffee? 37. (Are) your parents at home now? 38. (Is) the cat in the kitchen? 39. (Am) I in this class? 40. (Does) she need to bring a book? The Verb to Be Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb to be. Your options are am, is, and are. 41. I (am) a teacher. 42. She (is) my sister's friend. 43. My children (are) at school now. 44. The dogs (are) 3 years old. 45. The men in my office (are) older than me. 46. Everyone (is) in the kitchen. 47. The people (are) in the street. 48. My brothers (are) both engineers. 49. Chris (is) very tall. 50. Dan and Meghan (are) friends.

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Present Simple Tense (Affirmative Sentences) - 03

Self-assessment 1

Self-assessment 2, present    simple, affirmative,        negative and   interrogative forms, presentation.

In this unit, you are practising “present simple”. This tense is used to talk about daily activities, routines and their frequency that you or others are involved in.

It is vital that you read the information carefully to understand the use of this tense. Keep in mind that you are practising grammar, and also developing your speaking, reading, listening and writing skills.

At the end of the learning tasks, you are taking a test to verify how well you can use the new structure. Remember, the more you practice, the more you will learn, and better communicate.

By the end of this topic you will:

use “present simple” in affirmative, negative and interrogative forms, to express and exchange information about the daily activities, routines and or frequency of people's activities.

Look at the following grammar information to understand this topic. It's important that you make your notes to internalise the information provided.

Adverbs of Frequency

We use frequency adverbs to describe how often we do something.

The following are known as adverbs of frequency:

Frequency adverbs usually go before the main verb and after the verb be.

Exercise 1 let´s practice

Based on the previous grammar explanation, answer the following exercises.

Choose the correct option to complete the sentences correctly. You can know your score at the end of the exercise.

Exercise 2 Frequency in the life

Complete the following sentences by writing the correct adverb of frequency, according to its percentage, and the main verb. Once you finish the activity, you will be able to know your score.

Exercise 3 our day

Unscramble the following sentences.

You may have noticed that frequency adverbs allow us to plan our day, and let us share information about our activities. To double check this we ask you to finish the following activity.

You are going to read a letter from John to his pen pal (a pen pal is a person that you exchange letters with). In the letter, he describes a little bit about his daily life. He also mentions activities others do.

First, scan the text and write down the words you don’t understand. Then look them up in an English-English dictionary, here are some options:

• Cambridge Dictionary
• Longman Dictionary
• Macmillan Dictionary

Great job, now take some time to answer this exercise based on what you have just read. Identify which sentences are true and which are false. Choose T for True and F for False. If necessary, you can return to the text and double check the information you read.

Reading Activity

Great Job! You are now in the second exercise. We are glad you are here now. Let’s check how John’s day was planned.

In this exercise, order the events from 1-10 like John mentions them in the text about his life.

Remember you can check the grammar structure presented at the beginning. Also, you can reread the text. Once you finish the activity, you will be able to know your score.

Now you master the topic of frequency adverbs in present simple, and it’s different forms. Imagine you have a pen pal that wants to know about your routine as well as your best friend's routine. Write a 30-50 word letter.

Be sure to include your routine, and how often you do everything in your letter. Mention some things about your best friend too.

Read the attached rubrics that guide you to present a good quality text.

After typing your activity on a word processor, save it to your computer. Click on the Submit button and browse the file in your computer. Click on Upload this file and press the Save changes button.

Check the following example:

My friend Pamela is a journalist too and writes articles. She never goes out to the streets to find new stories. She is always sitting at her desk writing and checking her team´s work.

Writing Activity

John’s routine

It’s time to put into practice your listening skills and mastery of the present simple to express activities and routines.

Based on what you explored in the last exercises, you are going to listen to an audio about John’s routine. Listen and complete each sentence according to what you hear.

Remember that you can check the grammar when you finish. You will be able to listen to the recording twice.

Place on the blank space the correct word/words. Drag the options to the appropriate spaces to complete the sentences. You have one attempt to answer this activity. Once you finish it, you will be able to know your score.

Listening Activity

John’s routine 2.

To develop your ability to listen and understand this topic, complete the following activity.

Listen again to John’s routine and select if the sentences are True (T) or False (F).

Remember that you can go back and check the grammar section in this unit. You can also play the audio twice.

Decide if the following statements are true or false by choosing the appropriate option. You can know your score at the end of the exercise.

Now it is your turn to talk about your life using frequency adverbs and present simple in its different forms. Record yourself, talk about your life, your routines, and how often you do them. Include some information about your best friend, his or her routine, and how often he or she does them. Do not forget to base on everything on the topic we have explored.

Remember to use the rubrics to turn in a good-quality task.

You can write some notes as a guideline, or you can check the grammar section. Once you have practised for a while, record yourself with the “recording tool” provided in this section.

You're about to finish this topic! You should be very proud of yourself! Finally, you'll find a self-assessment activity for you to see how much you have learned about this topic.

Speaking Activity

Self-assessment.

Exercise 1.

Now it is your turn to self-evaluate yourself. We have prepared the following exercises to help you assess how much you have learned.

Remember you can go back to any grammar section to reinforce any area you feel you need to work on.

You have almost finished this section. To make sure you have mastery of the topic, match the frequency adverbs with its correct percentage.

Drag the correct option to the appropriate spaces to complete the sentences. Once you finish the activity, you will be able to know your score.

Exercise 2.

Your routine

To end the self-assessment section, complete this activity using simple present and frequency adverbs.

Remember that present simple allows us to express routines and schedules, as well as share information about our lives with other people.

Based on the percentages given, use the activities in the box to make true sentences about your routines using frequency adverbs.

If you have any questions, you can double check the grammar section.

Basic references

• Woodward. Adverbs of Frequency, English grammar rules. https://www.grammar.cl/Basic/Adverbs_Frequency.htm
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Affirmative And Negative Sentences

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Examples of Affirmative and Negative Sentences

A sentence Opens in new window can be classified as to whether it states a fact or situation that is, or a fact or situation that is not.

An AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCE states a fact or situation that is—it affirms the information.

For example:

• India is a country in South Asia.
• She works at the bookstore.
• He liked to eat dumplings.

A NEGATIVE SENTENCE states a fact or situation that is not—it negates the information. It includes an element of negation.

• India is not a country in Europe.
• She does not work at the bookstore.
• He does not like to eat dumplings.

In English, an AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCE can be made negative by adding one of the two following negations:

• by adding not after some verbs

• by adding do, does, or did + not to the base form of other verbs

Other Negative Words

Besides the word not , there other negative words in English. These negatives can function as either object or subject of the sentence.

The most common negative words are: nothing, nobody, no one, never. Nothing and no one (nobody) are often used as objects Opens in new window or subjects Opens in new window of a sentence Opens in new window .

Object of the sentence:

• I have nothing to give you.
• Before the exam he sees no one (nobody).

Subject of the sentence:

• Nothing is free.
• No one is going on vacation.

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Simple Present Tense (do-does) – With Usage, Pictures and Example Sentences

Simple present tense (present simple tense) is a verb tense that describes the events and situations that do not change over time. We use simple present tense for the actions that happen regualarly, and that is why we use some frequency adverbs to express these repititive actions. “ Do ” and “ does ” are the auxiliary verbs of present simple tense. However, “ do ” and “ does ” are not used in positive sentences. They are used only in negative and question sentences. The auxiliary verb “ does ” is used for third person singular ( He, She, It ). In other subjects ( I, You, We, They ), the auxiliary verb “ do ” is used. The following animated sentences are examples of present simple tense:

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⬤ Formation of simple present tense

For affirmative sentences we use the infinite form of the verb, but for negative sentences we use “ not ” after the auxiliary “do” and “does”. For questions we put “do/does” before the subject.

⬤ Which auxiliary (helping verb) to use for simple present tense?

The auxiliary verbs in simple present tense are “ do / does “. However we use “ am, is, are ” to talk about a general state or condition. Examples:

• I work in the office.
• I don’t work in the office.
• Do you work in the office?
• I am in the office.
• Are you in the office?

SIMILAR PAGES: ❯❯ Learn verb to be here ❯❯ Learn present continuous tense here ❯❯ Learn future simple tense (will) here ❯❯ Learn be going to future tense here ❯❯ Learn simple past tense here ❯❯ Learn past continuous tense here ❯❯ Learn present perfect tense here

⬤ Positive (Affirmative) sentences

For the formation of positive sentences in simple present tense we do not use “do” or “does” in front of the verb. This may sound strange. Because we know that the auxiliary verbs that precede the verbs help us understand the tense of the sentence. However, the verb is alone here. In addition, for the subjects “He, She, It”, the suffix “ -s ” is added at the end of the verb.

• I like pizza.
• We go abroad every summer.
• She speak s three languages.
• Lions eat meat.
• Oliver walk s to school.
• They play computer games.
• Maria prefer s action movies.

✎ NOTE: The verb “ have ” changes into “ has ” when it gets “-s” at the end.

• She has breakfast.
• She doesn’t have breakfast.
• Does she have breakfast?

✎ NOTE : In positive sentences, when the subject is “He, She, It”, we change “ -s ” into “ -es ” or “ -ies “. The reason is as follows:

• For the verbs ending with “ -s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, -o ” we add “ -es ” at the end of the verb. brush es , kiss es , catch es , fix es , go es , do es etc.
• If the verb has “ -y ” at the end and it precedes with a consonant letter, we drop the “-y” and add “ -ies ” try> tr ies , fly> fl ies , carry> carr ies etc.

⬤ Negative sentences

For the formation of negative sentences in simple present tense we use “ not ” together with “ do / does “. The short forms are “ don’t / doesn’t ”

• I don’t like cigarette.
• Sarah doesn’t need help.
• He doesn’t forget names.
• They don’t go out alone.

⬤ Interrogative sentences (questions)

For the formation of question sentences (interrogative) in simple present tense we put “ do / does ” before the subject. This also applies to the “ Wh- questions” which we call “information questions” as well.

• Do you like lemonade?
• Does she keep secret?
• Where do you live?
• Why does Molly wear pink dresses?

⬤ Sentence forms in simple present tense

⬤ Example Sentences

• (+) They like basketball.
• (-) They don’t like basketball.
• (?) Do they like basketball?
• (?) What do they like?
• (+) He likes basketball.
• (-) He doesn’t like basketball.
• (?) Does he like basketball?
• (?) What does he like?

⬤ Explanations and usages of simple present tense

Lets go on with the explanations, usages and time adverbs of simple present tense

⬤ 1- Facts or generalizations.

It is used for events and situations that never change. Examples:

• People need food in this village.
• The wind blows a lot here.
• Trains carry many passengers.
• Smart phones cause some health problems.
• Water boils at 100C degrees.
• The earth revolves around the Sun.
• Lions don’t eat grass.
• Plants give us oxygen.
• Pandas live in China.

⬤ 2- Habits, routines or repeated actions.

We use simple present tense to talk about habits and routines. Examples:

• I get up at 8 o’clock every day.
• Do you drink coffee every day?
• She always brushes her teeth.
• Leo plays his guitar in his room.

⬤ 3- Likes and dislikes

We can also use simple present tense to talk about likes and dislikes. Some commonly used verbs are as follows: “like”,”love”, “hate”, “dislike”, “enjoy” etc. Examples:

• I love ice-cream.
• Do you like playing chess?
• She hates lies.
• Sandra doesn’t like tea with sugar.
• We like to swim.
• I dislike cold weather.

⬤ 4- Scheduled events in near future

• The train arrives at 9 AM.
• The bus arrives at 3 o’clock in the afternoon.
• When do we board the plane?
• When does the wedding ceremony start?
• The films starts at 8.30
• The bus arrives at 6PM.
• The English lesson starts at 10.30.

⬤ 5- With non-progressive verbs

Some verbs in English doesn’t have continuous forms. These verbs are called non-progressive or non-continuous verbs. We use simple present tense with these verbs. Some non-progressive verbs are: believe, know, remember, understand, need, hate, like, love, prefer, want, feel, mean etc. Examples:

• I know the answer. – CORRECT I am knowing the answer. – INCORRECT
• I want some sugar. – CORRECT I am wanting some sugar. – INCORRECT
• Brian feels cold. – CORRECT Brian isn’t feeling cold. – INCORRECT
• I don’t remember her name. – CORRECT I am not remembering her name. – INCORRECT
• Do you understand? – CORRECT Are you understanding? – INCORRECT

⬤ 6- Narrating events

Example: The man opens the door and goes out slowly. He looks around carefully. Then he sees a little cat under the tree. He grabs it and says “Oh. Are you hungry?”

⬤ Adverbs of Frequency

What are Adverbs of frequency? Simple present tense indicates repetitive actions, so it is good to say the frequency of these actions. In this case, we use some words called “Frequency adverbs”. These words are used just before the verb. This list of frequency adverbs is as follows:

⬤ List of frequency adverbs

• occasionally
• hardly ever

➔ Examples of frequency adverbs

Read the example sentences with the frequency adverbs and try to make similar sentences. Examples:

• I often eat eggs for the breakfast.
• I never smoke.
• Lisa always walks to school.
• Do you usually get up early?
• You hardly ever say “Thanks”.
• They don’t normally go out for dinner.
• My father often forgets my birthday.
• I generally have breakfast before I go out.

⬤ Memory cards to learn the adverbs of frequency

The cards below have adverbs of frequency. Click on them and try to say the meaning of them in your native language.

⬤ Time adverbs to use in simple present tense.

every ….

• I play football ever weekend.
• We go holiday ever summer.
• She gets up late every day.

once, twice, three times, ten times etc.

• I go to cinema once a month.
• She goes out with her friends twice a week.
• I call my son at least 3 times a day.

on Mondays, at the weekends, in the mornings

• I call my grandparents on Saturdays.
• In the evenings I take a taxi to go back home.

⬤ Verb to be (am, is, are)

We use am, is, are when we talk about a state rather than an action.

• ⬤ I work in London. (Action verb)
• ⬤ I am in London. (State verb)

➔ Action verbs examples (do, does)

• Frank works at the hospital.
• Frank doesn’t work at the hospital.
• Does Frank work at the hospital?
• Where does Frank work?

➔ Verb to be examples (am,is,are)

• Frank is at the hospital.
• Frank isn’t at the hospital.
• Is Frank at the hospital?
• Where is Frank?

⬤ Images and example sentences

Look at the images below and read the simple present tense sentences. Then try to understand the usage.

⬤ A dialogue example

Here is a dialogue to learn simple present tense. Read and try to make similar dialogues.

Do you go holiday every summer?

I like summer holidays very much.

Where do you go for holiday?

In fact, I don’t go to seaside.

I like camping in the mountains.

Where do you go for camping?

It is up to us.

We usually decide before we go.

If you want, you can join us.

⬤ Translate the sentences about simple present tense.

You will see some examples of simple present tense below. Translate them into your native language.

⬤ Sentence scramble game

You will see scrambled words of simple present tense sentences. Click on the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.

⬤ Example sentences to learn simple present tense

Here are examples of simple present tense in context below. Some are affirmative some sentences are negative and some are interrogative.

➔ 10 example sentences :

• I always get up early.
• I don’t like hot weather.
• Mr. Anderson usually forgets to lock the door.
• She keeps secrets.
• Cats don’t like swimming.
• She rarely writes emails.
• Steven looks happy.
• I like reading poems a lot.
• The children brush their teeth every day.
• When I buy something, I read the instructions.

⬤ Questions and answers

You will see 10 questions with their answers below. Try to understand the formation of the sentences.

➔ 10 questions and answers

• How do you go to school? I go to school by bus.
• Do you like ice-cream? Yes, I like ice-cream.
• Why do you always wear sunglasses? Because I have a problem with my eyes.
• Does your father help your mother at home? Yes, he does.
• What time do you go to bed? I go to bed at about 11 PM.
• Do you make noise in the classroom? No, I don’t.
• Where are you from? I am from Canada.
• How often do you watch TV? I sometimes watch TV.
• Do you agree with me? No, I don’t agree with you.
• Are you OK? Yes, I am OK.

⬤ Reading passage – Daily routine

My daily routine My name is Lydia Collins. I live in a flat. My day daily routine starts very early. Every morning I wake up at six o’clock and wear my school uniform. Then I have breakfast with my father and mother. My little brother doesn’t have breakfast with us. Because it is too early for him. After breakfast I go out and wait for the school bus. At about 7 AM I get on the bus. I come back home at 3 PM. I feel tired when I come back. I have a rest and play with Dody, our cat. Then I start doing my homework. I try to finish it before 7 PM. So that I can go out and play with my friends. We have dinner at 8 PM. We often have chicken for dinner but I hate chicken. I eat it because mum gets angry. After dinner I watch TV for an hour. I go to bed early because I’m always very tired at the end of the day.

External resources: You can also visit Wikibooks page to learn simple present tense , or watch a video for example sentences .

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