PRESENT SIMPLE

• THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE IS USED TO STATE:

• HABITUAL ACTIONSExamples:• I wake up at 7 a.m. every day.• She usually goes to the market every

Saturday.• They sleep late every night.• He always works late on Saturdays.• The sun sets in the west.

• For the simple present form. always add an “s” to the verbwhen the subject is singular

except for “l” and “you”

• To show that an action is done often or everyday

Example• I go to school every day.• You drink milk every day.• We have six meals a day.• They take their baths in the mornings

and evenings.• He sleeps at ten every night.• She drinks water every day.• Ali eats fish every day.• Boon Seng takes a bath every

morning.

• Have and has are used to show possessions, in the simple present tense:

• has is used with a singular subjectExamples:HeSheMary has a hobby.EveryoneEach of them

• have is used with a plural subject except for “ I’

and “you”

IYouWe have a hobby.TheyPeter and JaneAll of them

Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the box.walk like likesishas have am wantswrite comes wantare1. I ………. to school every day.2. Robin ….. a hamster.3. Shanti ….. to wear saris.4. I ….. to read a storybook.5. Do you….. to dance.6. Sing Fatt ….. to call his friend.7. My father ….. home from work at 6.00 p.m.

Underline the correct words.1. Halim ( cycles , cycle ) to his tuition class every day.2. Leopards ( hunt, hunts) smaller animals for food.3. Thunder always ( follow , follows ) lightning.4. Please ( write, writes ) your name on the top right-hand corner of the answer sheet.5. Jaspreet ( water, waters ) all the plants every evening.6. Electricians( use, uses ) pliers to cut or bend wires.7. Padi ( grow, grows ) well in Kedah Darul Aman.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

(BE +VERB+ING)• Positive Form

I am waiting for the bus. I must go back to the office,

we are working on a project. I am playing tennis with Jim

tomorrow.

• Negative Form

I am not waiting for the bus. We are not working on the

project. He is not playing tennis with

Jim tomorrow

• Questions

Are you waiting for the bus? Are they working on the

project? Is he playing tennis with Jim

tomorrow?

• We use the present Continuous to say we are in the middle of an action (It’s going on at that very moment.)

I am waiting for the bus at the moment. (I’m at the station now.)