Simple Present Tense: Uses

• Everyday activities: What do you do every day?

• Routines, habits

• General truths

Use the simple present tense to tell about things that happen again and again.

The Present Tense

Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.

He always bows to others.

Use the simple present tense to tell facts.

The Present Tense

Water freezes at 32 degrees.

32º

Triangles have three sides.

Use contractions like don’t and doesn’t for

negative statements in speaking or in informal

writing.

Negative Statements

Women in Saudi Arabia don’t wear a lot of makeup.

Maria doesn’t eat pizza.

Put an –s or –es ending on third-person singular (he, she, it).

Third-Person Singular

He need a shirt.

She want an apple.

It catch the stick.

s

s

es

Third-person singular forms of have, do, and go are not regular.

Irregular Forms

have

do

go

does

has

goes

He has a new shirt.

She does the work.

He goes to school.

Daily Customs

She usually works on her basket after dinner.

He usually drinks tea after a meal.

They go to a dance every Sunday.

They take a walk with their son every day.

run/every day

do/ every day

not/do/homework; hate

More sentences:

He runs to school every day.

She does her homework every day.

He doesn’t do his homework every day. He hates it!!

not/like

get

A+

listen/always

She doesn’t like school. He gets an A+ on every

quiz!

He always listens to the teacher!!

makethrow

I don’t.

I always make a snowman in the

winter.

I throw snowballs.

brush

I don’t.

I always brush my teeth.

I always eat a lot of candy.

Mmmm.

eat