Fun Learning with Simple Present Tense using Conversation in daily activities

 

1.  Simple Present Tense Definition :

The simple present tense in English is used to describe an action that is regular, true or normal.
We use the present tense:

Simple Present Tense expresses to daily habits or usual activities.it may also express general statements of fact. in sum, this tense tells ua about an action which is done at the present time. a simple formula for this tense can be devised as follows.

• Positive Sentence:

Subject	Verb	Object	Adverb
I, We, You, They	Play	Volleyball	Every sunday
He, She , t	Plays

•  Negative Sentence:

Subject	Verb	Object	Adverb
I, We, You, They	Do Not Play	Volleyball	Every sunday
He, She , t	Does Not Plays

• Introgative Sentence:

	Subject	Verb	Object	Adverb
Do	I, We, You, They	Do Not Play	Volleyball	Every Sunday?
Does	He, She , t	Does Not Plays

     2.  The spelling for the verb in the third person differs depending on the ending of that verb:

1. For verbs that end in -O, -CH, -SH, -SS, -X, or -Z we add -ES in the third person.

• go – goes
• catch – catches
• wash – washes
• kiss – kisses
• fix – fixes
• buzz – buzzes

2. For verbs that end in a consonant + Y, we remove the Y and add -IES.

• marry – marries
• study – studies
• carry – carries
• worry – worries

NOTE: For verbs that end in a vowel + Y, we just add -S.

• play – plays
• enjoy – enjoys
• say – says

   3. Forming the simple present tense: to think
 

Affirmative	Interrogative	Negative
I think	Do I think?	I do not think
You think	Do you think?	You do not think
He thinks	Does he think?	He does not think
She thinks	Does she think?	She does not think
It thinks	Does it think?	It does not think
We think	Do we think?	We do not think.
They think	Do they think?	They do not think.

   4. The simple present tense is used:

• To express habits, general truths, repeated actions or unchanging situations, emotions and wishes:
  I smoke (habit); I work in London (unchanging situation); London is a large city (general truth)
• To give instructions or directions:
  You walk for two hundred meters, then you turn left.
• To express fixed arrangements, present or future:
  Your exam starts at 09.00
• To express future time, after some conjunctions: after, when, before, as soon as, until:
  He'll give it to you when you come next Saturday.

  5. Example of conversation in Daily activities

6. Simple Present Tense Exercise

A:_______________ To the radio every morning?
B:Yes,  listen to it every morning

A:_______________In Manchester?
B:No, he lives in London?

A: _______________ The guitar?
B: Yes, she plays the guitar and the piano.

A: _______________ TV every morning?
B: No, they watch it most evening.

A: _______________ to school every day?
B: She usually goes to school at 06.00 a.m.