The Simple Present Tense. - Olena Luggassi

The Simple Present

Tense

EAL/D teacher Olena Luggassi

The Simple Present Tense

A grammar lesson with exercises

for beginners

Suitable for kids and adults


Get your pencil and your exercise book ready!


1. Listen

3. ReadEAL/D teacher Olena Luggassi

How to study this lesson?

4. Write

2. Repeat


We use the simple present tense when

we talk about every day activities,repeated actions and habits

What is the simple present tense?

I wash my hands every day.

1. I eat lunch every afternoon. 2. Katie goes to school every day. 3. We get up every morning. 4. Ann calls Sam every weekend.

Read and write:



todayevery dayevery morningevery afternoonevery eveningevery nightevery weekevery monthevery year

sometimes once a dayonce a weekonce a year

on the weekendall the timealwaysnever

Read the following words and copy them in your book:

I eat ice cream every……..


This is a bear.The bear reads a book.The bear reads books every day.

Write: Please copy the sentences in your book

Read:


The bird sings songs every morning.Sometimes the bird sings in the evening.


Read:



I go to school every day. He goes to school every day too. Anna goes to the library once a week.My friends go to the cinema once a month.


Read: SINGULAR -one

I go

You go

She/Anna goes

He/Sam goes

It goes

PLURAL -many

We/students go

You go

They go

Nouns can be either singular or plural. Singular means just one of the person, animal or thing which the noun refers to. Plural means more than one.


Anna does her homework every afternoon.Anna loves listening to music.


Read:


I love autumn. It’s my favourite season.She loves autumn. It’s her favourite season.We enjoy gathering mushrooms in the forest.They love picking mushrooms in the wild too.


Read:

mushrooms autumn


Children love to draw.Children draw pictures on weekends.They use pencils to draw pictures.


Read:


Two boys play outside.They are good friends.They always play together after school.


Read:


I do not know how to read this word.I don’t know where to buy this book.She doesn’t know her address.He doesn’t want any help.I don’t like rain.


Read: Negative statements

do not - don’t does not - doesn’t


Finish the sentences and write them in your book:

It’s a test! Let’s practice!

1. I………my hands every day. ( wash or washes?)

2. My mum…….a cake on the weekend. (bake or bakes?)

3. My dad………a car once a month. (wash or washes?)

4. They………..a song at school. (sing or sings?)

5. I…. know how to read this word. (do not or does not?)



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The Simple Present Tense. - Olena Luggassi