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THE PRESENT
SIMPLE
The Present Simple
The present simple is one of
the most common English
tenses. It is the base of
the English language.
Positive Statements
Form (‫(מבנה‬:
brush my teeth (brush).
I ________
brushes his teeth (brush).
He __________
Positive statements
When we use the 3rd person with the
present simple (he, she, it) we add
either:
“s”
“es”
“ies”
Additions
When do we add an “s” to the base verb
for he/she/it?
When the verb end with a consonant
For example:
I work
They work
We work
You work
To work
She works
He works
It works
Additions
When do we add an “es” to the base verb
for he/she/it?
When the verb ends in an “s”, “ss”,
“sh”, “ch”, “x”, and “o”
For example:
I mix
She mixes
They wish
He wishes
You watch
It watches
We do
She does
Additions
When do we add an “ies” to the base
verb for he/she/it?
When the verb ends in a consonant +
a “y”
For example:
We try
I hurry
He tries
She hurries
BUT…
When the base verb does not end in
a consonant + y, we just add an “s”
For example:
I play
He plays
The “y” has a vowel in front of it
(a, e, i, o, u) and therefore we
DO NOT drop it.
Negative Statements
Form:
do not brush my teeth (brush).
I ________
-ordon’t brush my teeth.
I ________
does not brush her teeth (brush).
She _________
-ordoesn’t brush her teeth.
She _________
How many verbs (‫ )פעלים‬are
there in the sentence?
I do not brush my teeth.
2
1
Answer: 2
“do” is a helping verb
How many verbs (‫ )פעלים‬are
there in the sentence?
She does not brush her teeth.
2
1
Answer: 2
“does” is a helping verb
Helping verbs
We use the “to do” helping
verb to help us form a
negative statement in the
Present Simple.
Helping verbs
We use “do” for first person:
I do not brush my teeth.
We use “does” for third person:
She does not brush her teeth.
Helping verbs
Even though the helping verb
changes, please note that
the base verb “brush” stays
the same for both!
Function of the Present
Simple
When do we use the Present Simple?
To describe habits or customs.
-I go to school everyday.
-He goes to school everyday.
Function of the Present
Simple
To describe facts.
Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
The sun rises in the east.
Function of the Present
Simple
To describe feelings or opinions.
I love Sally.
He thinks I am nice.
Listening activity: Eric
Clapton
Eric Clapton is a famous rock and roll
singer.
He was in the rock and roll hall of
fame 3 times.
He wrote “Tears in Heaven” for his
son.
“Wonderful Tonight”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC04ZZploBE
Present Simple Time
Expressions
There are specific time expressions
that help us identify the use of the
present simple:
Game Time!
Yes/No question game
How do we ask yes/no
questions using the Present
Simple?
Answer: We use the helping verb “to do”.
Examples:
Do you love me?
- Yes, I do.
Does he love me?
- No, he doesn’t.
Asking yes/no questions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD
59NMC7seI
Asking WH questions in the
Present Simple
What are the WH questions?
Who
What
Where
When
Why
How
How do we ask WH questions
using the Present Simple?
Answer: We add a WH word in the
beginning.
We also use the form of the yes/no
question.
Example: Where do you work?
WH word Yes/no question
Now, let’s see if you can
create WH questions…
Game Time!
WH question game
To Be
The verb “to be”
I
You
He/she/it
We
They
You (plural)
am
are
is
are
are
are
Positive sentences
I am nice.
They are a group.
You are late.
We are here.
He is sweet.
She is tall.
Negative sentences
I am not nice.
They are not a group.
You are not late.
We are not here.
He is not sweet.
She is not tall.
Yes/No Questions
When we ask a yes/no question using
the verb to be, it must come first…
Am I nice?
Are you OK?
Is he sweet?
WH Questions with “to be”
When we want to ask a WH question
using the verb “to be” we add the
WH word before the yes/no
question format.
Why is he nice?
When is she sweet?
Great Job!