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Simple Present Tense
Prepared by: Lasantha Sanjeewa
We use this tense to talk about habits.
Anurasiri does studies every day.
Simple Present Tense
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February 2014
e.g.
Anurasiri
Anuththara sleeps late on Mondays
and Thursdays.
Anuththara sleeps late every Monday and Thursday.
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March
Anuththara e.g.
We use this tense for things that are always true.
Stones are hard.
e.g.
We use simple present tense to talk
about things that always, usually,
often, sometimes, or never happen.
e.g.
Kasun
Kasuni
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July
Kasun and Kasuni sometimes play
cards.
Adverbs of Frequency 1
Adverbs of frequency say how often something
happens.
He always studies.
often
usually
100%
50%
0%
always
usually
often
He sometimes studies.
sometimes
He rarely studies.
never never
rarely
To talk about the general truths
The sun rises in the east
Now you try.
e.g. Thusitha eats an apple every morning.
Underline the hint word(s).
1 Tilan sometimes drinks tea.
2 Do you brush your teeth every day?
3 I always tidy up my room.
4 Binara works late on Mondays.
5 We never go to school late.
6 Prasad does not often get up late.
We add s ,es or ies to the verb when the subject is he, she or it.
I You We They
like playing football.
He
She
It likes eating fish.
Subject Verb Things
Simple Present Tense
+ s Srinath feeds his dog. (feed)
Panwila enjoys the food. (enjoy)
Malith always cooks the dinner. (cook)
+ es
Raja watches TV every night. (watch)
Kumari usually dresses in pink. (dress)
Bimal never washes his car. (wash)
y ies The baby cries loudly. (cry)
Mr.Saman carries a heavy bag. (carry)
Asha dries the dishes every night. (dry)
Simple Present Tense
to be
I am
He She It
is
You are
We You They
are
do
does
to do
I
You
He She It
We You They
do
has
to have
I
You have
He She It
We You They
have
Simple Present Tense
Now you try. Simple Present
e.g.Malith orange juice every day. (drink)
1 Hasith often chocolate eggs. (eat)
2 Ushadi always up early in the morning. (get)
3 Rabbits faster than tortoises. (run)
4 Maya sometimes to the radio.(listen)
5 Binara a bus at 9:15 a.m.every day.(catch)
6 It very hot and sunny in summer. (be)
7 Most flowers good. (smell)
8 Malki and Kalpani kind and helpful. (be)
drinks
eats
gets
run
listens
catches
is
smell
are
Practice e.g. Where Devani ? (live)
does live
1 the children to school? (walk)
2 What Mr.Kamal ? (teach)
3 Thilak and Damith good manners? (have)
4 What time Hasantha usually up? (get)
5 the students the Net every day? (surf)
6 How Pasan and Fernando here? (come)
7 What you for dinner, Mary? (have)
8 Sanath listening to music? (enjoy)
Do walk
does teach
have
have
does get
Do surf
do come
do
Does enjoy
Do
We add do not or does not to make the sentences negative.
Don’t change the verb after do or does.
Mala likes singing.
+ not
Mala does not like singing.
Negative sentences
Simple Present Tense
Practice
1 I like visiting friends. Hasandi does not visiting friends.
2 Do you get up early? No, we up early.
3 Tigers run fast but elephants fast.
4 Hiran is overweight but Tilan and Samith not overweight.
5 They like reading but Sanath reading.
e.g. Chamath plays the piano. Bimal the piano.
does not play
like
don’t get
are
does not like
do not run
