Simple Present Tense (8th Grade)

We use the present simple for things which happen regularly or which are always true.

• She plays volleyball

• Claire gets up at 7.30

• My mother works hard.

• He eats pizza

• You love me.

• They speak English very well.

• We go to school at 8.30 in the morning.

With he, she, it, and person name (Mary, Dave, Enrico, and William), some verbs end in -es, -s, and -ies

Vowel = A, I, U, E, O

Consonant = B, C, D, F, G, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, S, T, V, X, Z and often H, R, W, Y.

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Complete the sentences. Use the present simple form of the verbs

Example :

Sara ______(love) films.

Sara loves films.

I __________ (not like) apples

I don't like apples

INTEROGATIVE FORM

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Do your friends know about your hobby?

(+) Yes, they do

(-) No, they don't

Does he tell your brother how to do the tricks?

(+) Yes, he does

(-) No, he doesn't

Complete the questions and short answers

(1) ______________ you study English?

(+) ______________________ (2)

Do, Yes, I do

Present Simple

• They enjoy watching Claire with the bees.

• We like swimming and dancing.

• She loves reading about bees.

• He hates getting up early!

• My brother doesn't enjoy walking on the beach.

• We don't like eating apples.

• If the verb ends in e, we drop the e before V-ING (DANCE = DANCING, SMILE = SMILING)

• If the verb ends in vowel + consonant, we double the last letter before V-ING (SWIM = SWIMMING, RUN = RUNNING)

Complete the sentences. Use the verb +ing form of the verbs