SIMPLE PRESENT

 5th GRADE

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Table of Contents

• ⬤ Formation of simple present tense
• ⬤ Which auxiliary (helping verb) to use for simple present tense?
• ⬤ Positive (Affirmative) sentences
• ⬤ Negative sentences
• ⬤ Interrogative sentences (questions)
• ⬤ Sentence forms in simple present tense
• ⬤ Example Sentences
• ⬤ Explanations and usages of simple present tense
• ⬤ Adverbs of Frequency
• ⬤ Time adverbs to use in simple present tense.
• ⬤ Verb to be (am, is, are)
• ⬤ Images and example sentences
• ⬤ A dialogue example
• ⬤ Translate the sentences about simple present tense.
• ⬤ Sentence scramble game
• ⬤ Example sentences to learn simple present tense
• ⬤ Questions and answers
• ⬤ Reading passage – Daily routine

Simple present tense Formula with example sentences

(+) Affirmative       sentences	(-) Negative sentences	(?) Interrogative     sentences
I speak	I don’t speak	Do you speak?
You speak	You don’t speak	Do you speak?
He speaks	He doesn’t speak	Does he speak?
She speaks	She doesn’t speak	Does she speak?
It speaks	It doesn’t speak	Does it speak?
We speak	We don’t speak	Do we speak?
They speak	They don’t speak	Do they speak?

⬤ Example Sentence

• (+) They like basketball.
• (-) They don’t like basketball.
• (?) Do they like basketball?
• (?) What do they like?

• (+) He likes basketball.
• (-) He doesn’t like basketball.
• (?) Does he like basketball?
• (?) What does he like?

⬤ Time adverbs to use in simple present tense.

every ... ,once, twice, three times, ten times etc, on Mondays, at the weekends, in the mornings .

⬤ Adverbs of Frequency

What are Adverbs of frequency?
Simple present tense indicates repetitive actions, so it is good to say the frequency of these actions. In this case, we use some words called “Frequency adverbs”. These words are used just before the verb EXCEPT with the verb To Be. 

⬤ List of frequency adverbs

• always
• usually
• generally
• often
• normally
• frequently
• sometimes
• occasionally
• seldom
• rarely
• hardly ever
• never

➔ Examples of frequency adverbs

Read the example sentences with the frequency adverbs and try to make similar sentences.
Examples:

• I often eat eggs for the breakfast.
• I never smoke.
• Lisa always walks to school.
• Do you usually get up early?
• You hardly ever say “Thanks”.
• They don’t normally go out for dinner.
• My father often forgets my birthday.
• I generally have breakfast before I go out.
• My mother is always happy.
• I am sometimes tired.

                                                                   

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