Simple Present Tense

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Simple Present Tense

• Presentation by Kristi Reyes

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Simple Present Tense Uses

• Everyday activities What do you do every day?
• Routines, habits
• General truths

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What do these people do?
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bake
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cut / style hair
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build
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deliver
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draw / design
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drive
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fix / repair plumbing, appliances
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fly
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garden
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guard
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manage / supervise
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paint
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use a computer / program
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answer telephone, type, file, take messages
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sell
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serve, help customers
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teach
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research, do experiments
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wash dishes
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clean, wax
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weld
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Third Person

• He / She / It
• Singular subject (my friend, the boss, a
  co-worker)
• Verb s
• Goes, works, talks, does, speaks

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Spelling rules Third person verbs in simple
present tense

• teach
• research
• wash
• push

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Third Person Spelling Rules

• pass
• fix
• wax
• Rule 1 verbs ending in ch, -sh, -ss, and x es

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Third Person Spelling Rules

• fly
• dry
• try
• study
• Rule 2 final consonant y -gt
• - y ies

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Third Person Spelling Rules

• do
• go
• have

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Online Practice

• Practice 1
• Practice 2

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What about you?

• Ask and answer these questions with a classmate
• What time do you get up in the morning? I get up
  at
• What time do you go to bed? How many hours do
  you sleep per night?
• Do you eat breakfast? What do you usually have?

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What about you?

• What do you like to do in your free time?
• Do you exercise? What exercises do you do or
  what sports do you play?

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What about you?

1. What chores do you do in your household?
2. What do you do at your job?

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Find and correct the mistakes

1. Im work for a very good company, and I also
   student at MiraCosta College.
2. The manager talkes with all employees once a
   week.
3. The manager and I has a meeting today.
4. The companys profits looks good.
5. The technician fixxes any computer problems we
   have.
6. Everybody working hard every day, and company
   morale is high.
7. The people in this company really likes working
   here.

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Negatives in Simple Present Tense

• Change these to negative
• I work.
• I like my job.
• They have benefits.
• We have a nice boss.

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Negatives in Simple Present Tense

• Change these to negative
• She has a lot of experience.
• He drives to his work.
• The new employee comes early.
• My co-worker talks to me.

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Negatives in simple present tense

• I / you / we / they
• Plural subject (the workers, the people)
• do not (dont) verb
• He / she / it
• Singular subject
• does not (doesnt) verb (no s)

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Questions in Simple Present Tense

• Change these statements to questions
• I work.
• I like my job.
• They have benefits.
• We have a nice boss.

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Questions in Simple Present Tense

• Change these statements to questions
• She has a lot of experience.
• He drives to his work.
• The new employee comes early.
• Your co-worker talks to you.

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Questions in Simple Present Tense

1. Do I / you / we / they verb ?
2. Does he / she / it verb ?

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Partner Practice
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Online Practice

• Quiz Questions and negatives
• All Trivia
• Type the negatives 1
• Simple Present Questions
• Type the negatives 2
• Type yes/no questions

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Any questions?
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Time to write a paragraph

• The instructor will show you a picture. Write a
  paragraph of 6 10 sentences describing the
  actions of the people in the picture.
• Use simple present tense verbs (affirmative and
  negative).
• Use a topic sentence and conclusion.

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