Present tense

UNIT 1: THE PRESENT SIMPLE

USES

ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

OTHER ADVERBIAL PHRASES


Facts are always true
Habitual actions
Summary of events

Always
Usually
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Hardly ever
Never
In the mornings
On Sundays
At weekends
Once a week
Everyday
Every four days



A- FORMS
TOBE
I + am…
He, She, It + is…
You, We, They + are…


I + am not…
He, She, It + is not (isn’t) …
You, we, they + are not (aren’t)…


Am + I…?
Is + He, she, it…?
Are + you, we, they…?


Yes, I am / No, I am not
Yes, he is/ No, he isn’t
Yes, they are/ No, they aren’t



ORDINARY VERBS
I, you, we, they + V + O
He, she, it + V(s, es, ies) +O


I, you, we, they + Don’t + V
He, she, it + Doesn’t + V


Do + I, you, we, they + V…?
Does + he, she, it + V…?


Yes, I do/ No, I don’t
Yes, he does/ No, he doesn’t



Note:
Verbs end in “o”, “ch”, “sh”, “ss”, “x”, if subjects are “she, he, it” or singular noun, add “es”
Verbs end in “y”, if “y” is preceded a consonant, change “y” into “I” and then add “es”
The remain, add “s”
Adverbs of frequency usually come after “be” and before “other verbs”
Adverbial phrases of place + adverbial phrase of time
“at” with time (at 8p.m.)
“on” with days and dates ( on Saturday, on the fourteenth)
“in” with morning/ afternoon/ evening, but “at” with night ( at night)


B. EXERCISES
Write the verbs below with the correct –s endings
1. work
6. play
11. have

2. study
7. listen
12. go

3. pass
8. watch
13. take

4. think
9. try
14. wash

5. worry
10. finish
15. relax


Circle the correct word in the sentences below
My friend Paul (work/ works) in Boston
He (go/ goes) to work on the train
He (don’t/ doesn’t) take the bus
My husband and I (drive/ drives) to work
It doesn’t (take/ takes) a long time
We ( listen/ listens) to music in the car
Put the verbs in the blankets into the correct form
Paul ( get………..) at seven every morning. He (have………) a cup of coffee and (take………) a train to work. He usually (read……….) the newspaper on the train. He (work………..) from nine to five. In the evenings, Paul (listen………..) to music and (watch……………) television at home. Sometimes he (go……..) out with friends
Complete the sentences with the correct form of an appropriate verb
Louise usually ………..a taxi to work
I sometimes…………to the movies in the evening
My father…………his car every week
Some people…………a lot of television at night
My husband and I………….tennis on Saturday s
You …………..to the radio before work
My sister-in-law………….a blue car
Rewrite the passage, change I to She
I teach English. I work at a high school. I drive to work. I listen to music in the car. I get to work at eight. I finish work at three. I go home and relax
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Find and correct five more mistakes in the paragraph
Matt Dieter is a TV journalist. He live in New York, but he works in Seattle. Every Friday night, she takes a plane from Seattle to New York, and then he takes a taxi home. He and his wife enjoys a

happy weekend together. They see movies, goes to Broadway shows, and relax. On Sunday night, Matt return to Seattle. It’s hard life, but he are happy.
Complete the conversations with the words below
Lives/ know/ do/ does/ go/ is/ work/ doesn’t
Will: That’s interesting. Where………you work?
Matt: I work in Seattle
Will: What about Sarah? Does she………..in Seattle, too?
Matt: No, she………….She……….and works in New