The present simple
“My name is Sofia. Today, I would like to describe to you a typical day of my life.
On weekdays, I generally get up very early in order to get ready for school.
As I‘m a boarder, I have to be in the school refectory at 7 a.m for breakfast and then have classes from 8:30 a.m to 15 p.m. I never miss lunch at the refectory at 12:15. After school hours, I usually train in the school sports compound. From 6:30 p.m till 7:30 p.m, I am often in private study. The lights out is always at 10 p.m, so I have to go to bed early”.
- I generally get up very early.
- I never miss lunch.
- I usually train after school hours.
- I am often in private study from 6:30 p.m till 7:30 p.m.
She has used frequency adverbs and the present simple to say how often she gets up early, has lunch in the school refectory, trains and is in private study.
We use the present simple to:
- Describe daily activities and repeated actions.
- Talk about scientific facts and general truths: The sun rises in the east.
- To give opinions: I prefer to stay in.
Its affirmative form |
I /You /we /They + verb +complement.
She / He / It + verb + s + complement.
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Its interrogative form |
Do + I / you / we / they + verb + complement?
Does she / he / it + verb + complement?
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Its negative form |
I / You / we / They + do not + verb + complement.
She / He / It + does not + verb + complement.
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Pay attention to the spelling of the present simple verb with the third person of the singular: she, he and it.
All the verbs take an "s" in the simple present when conjugated in the third person singular (he, she, it) form:
- I visit my parents every summer holiday. But my wife visits her parents every weekend.
- My brother meets his girlfriend every day.
So the rule is: He / she / it + Verb + S
Silent e | Vowel + y | Consonant + y | Verbs ending in o | Verbs ending in s, z, sh, tch, ch |
close =closes note = notes |
play = plays say = says |
study = studies marry = marries |
go = goes do = does |
miss = misses buzz = buzzes hatch = hatches finish = finishes teach = teaches |
- She drives to work every morning.
- He says he plays football on the weekends.
- The verb to have changes its forms as follows:
I have two sisters and two brothers. But she has one sister and two brothers.
I have = he / she / it has
The verb to be is the most important verb in the English language. It is difficult to use because it is an irregular verb in almost all of its forms.
In the simple present tense, to be is conjugated as follows:
- The affirmative form
Subject Pronouns |
Full Form |
Contracted Form |
I |
am |
'm |
you |
are |
're |
he/she/it |
is |
's |
we |
are |
're |
you |
are |
're |
they |
are |
're |
- The negative form
Subject Pronouns |
Full Form |
Contracted Form |
I |
am not |
'm not |
you |
are not |
aren't |
he/she/it |
is not |
isn't |
we |
are not |
aren't |
you |
are not |
aren't |
they |
are not |
aren't |
- The interrogative form
Am |
I? |
Are |
you? |
Is |
he/she/it? |
Are |
we? |
Are |
you? |
Are |
they? |
- Is kate Australian?
- No, she isn’t. She ‘s British.
- What about her husband ? is he British, too?
- Yes, he is. He is British.
- Are Kate and her husband Canadian?
- No, they aren’t.They are British.
When we describe daily activities or repeated actions , we use the following time indicators:
- Adverbs of frequency: Always, usually, often,sometimes ,seldom, never.
- They are rarely late .
- She often drives to Algiers.
- I usually walk to work.
- She is often absent.
- Every day/ month/ year.
- They go to Spain every day.
- She goes shopping on Mondays.
- Days of the week and clock times.
We finish work at 4 p.m.
- إختبارات
- 10
- الأجوبة الصحيحة
- False
- الأجوبة الخاطئة
- False
- مجموع النقاط
- False
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