Present Simple Tense

• to talk about routines, habits, general facts, and timetables

• to form + , - sentences

• to ask and answer questions

• how to use the verb "be"

  in Present Simple Tense

Usage

I wake up at 07.00 and then I take a shower… (routine)

I do exercise 4 days a week. (habit)

The earth revolves around the sun (general fact)

The train leaves the platform at 18.54 (timetable)

Form

Positive

I

walk

every day

You

walk

every day

We

walk

every day

They

walk

every day

He

walks

every day

She

walks

every day

It

walks

every day

-s

-es

-ies

walks
talks
gives
likes
hates…

watches
catches

try-tries
cry-cries
fry-fries
BUT
play-plays

does
goes

fixes
mixes

washes
pushes
kisses

Form

Negative

I

don’t walk

every day

You

don’t walk

every day

We

don’t walk

every day

They

don’t walk

every day

He

doesn’t walk every day

She

doesn’t walk every day

It

doesn’t walk every day

Questions

Yes-No Questions

Do

I

walk

every day?

Do

you

walk

every day?

Do

we

walk

every day?

Do

they

walk

every day?

Does

he

walk

every day?

Does

she

walk

every day?

Does

it

walk

every day?

Questions

Wh-Questions

Where do you live?

I live in İzmir.

What does she do?

She is a teacher.

What time do they wake up?

They wake up at 07.00 A.M.

When do you go to work?

I go to work at 08.00 A.M.

Which platform does the train leave from?

The train leaves from platform 9.

How many pencils do you have?

I have ten pencils.

How much money do you have?

I have a lot of money.

Why do you wake up early?

Because I like to wake up early.

The Verb “be” in Present Simple Tense

Be + Noun/Noun phrase

be + adjective

be + preposition

I am a cat.

I am happy.

I am at the hospital.

I am a woman.

I am sick.

I am at work.

I am an English teacher.

I am late.

I am at school.

The Verb “be” in Present Simple Tense

r

Positive

Negative

Yes-No Question

I am a teacher.

I am not a teacher.

Am I a teacher?

You are a teacher.

You are not a teacher.

Are you a teacher?

He is a teacher.

He is not a teacher.

Is he a teacher?

She is a teacher.

She is not a teacher.

Is she a teacher?

It is a teacher.

It is not a teacher.

Is it a teacher?

We are teachers.

We are not teachers.

Are we teachers?

They are teachers.

They are not teachers.

Are they teachers?

The verb “have” in Simple Present Tense

Form

Positive

Negative

Yes-No Question

I/you/we/they have two eyes

I/you/we/they don’t have
two eyes

Do you/we/they have two
eyes?

He/she/it has two eyes.

He/she/it doesn’t have
two eyes.

Does he/she/it have two
eyes?