DIDACTIC RESOURCE FOR LEARNING THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE. FREQUENCY ADVERBS ALWAYS, USUALLY, OFTEN.. FREQUENCY EXPRESSIONS FREQUENCY ADVERBS WITH BE SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL- ES ADDING FINAL-S-ES TO WORDS THAT END IN Y IRREGULAR SINGULAR VERBS HAS, DOES, GOES SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL S-ES THE SIMPLE PRESENT NEGATIVE THE SIMPLE PRESENT YES-NO QUESTION THE SIMPLE PRESENT ASKING INFORMATION QUESTIONS WITH WHERE THE SIMPLE PRESENT ASKING INFORMATION QUESTIONS WITH WHEN. Tomado de http://www.azargrammar.com/materials/beg/BEG_PowerPoint.html april 16 2014

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B etty Schram pfer Azar
Stacy A. H agen
L aurette Poulos Sim m ons
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2. CONTENTS
3-1 Form and basic meaning of the simple present tense
3-2 Using frequency adverbs: always, usually, often,…
3-3 Other frequency expressions
3-4 Using frequency adverbs with be
3-5 Spelling and pronunciation of final -es
3-6 Adding final -s/-es to words that end in -y
3-7 Irregular singular verbs: has, does, goes
3-8 Spelling and pronunciation of final -s/-es
3-9 The simple present: negative
3-10 The simple present: yes/no questions
3-11 The simple present: asking information questions with where
3-12 The simple present: asking information questions with when…
3-13 Summary: information questions with be and do

3. 3
She walks.
3-1 FORM AND BASIC MEANING OF THE SIMPLE
PRESENT TENSE

4. 4
SINGULAR PLURAL
1st
PERSON I walk we walk
2nd
PERSON you walk you walk
she walks
he walks
it walks
they walk
3-1 FORM AND BASIC MEANING OF THE SIMPLE
PRESENT TENSE
3rd
PERSON

5. 5
(a) I eat lunch every afternoon.
(b) Max drives to work every day.
(c) We get up every morning.
(d) Kyle calls Mimi every weekend.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
M T W Th F Sat S
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
3-1 FORM AND BASIC MEANING OF THE SIMPLE
PRESENT TENSE
HABITS = USUAL ACTIVITIES

6. 6
We _____ television every day.
watch watches
watch
3-1 Let’s Practice

7. 7
He _______ television every day.
watch watches
watches
3-1 Let’s Practice

8. 8
We ____ lunch at 12:00.
eat eats
eat
3-1 Let’s Practice

9. 9
Jara _____ a walk in the morning.takes
take takes
3-1 Let’s Practice

10. 10
My friend ____ her horse every day.
ride rides
rides
3-1 Let’s Practice

11. 11
They always drink
tea with lunch.
3-2 USING FREQUENCY ADVERBS: ALWAYS, USUALLY,
OFTEN, SOMETIMES, SELDOM, RARELY, NEVER

12. 12
(d) Tia sometimes eats lunch at school.
(c) Josh often eats hamburgers.
100% (a) Mary always eats lunch at school.
90%- 99% (b) Mary usually eats lunch at school.
75%- 90%
25%- 75%
5%- 10%
1%- 10%
0%
(e) Tia seldom eats lunch at school.
(f) Eva rarely washes her car.
(g) Jay never goes to the zoo.
frequency adverbs
3-2 USING FREQUENCY ADVERBS: ALWAYS, USUALLY,
OFTEN, SOMETIMES, SELDOM, RARELY, NEVER

13. 13
Talia _______ feeds her dog.
Sun.Mon.Tues. Wed.Thurs. Fri. Sat.
√ √ √ √ √√ √
always
3-2 Let’s Practice
always
usually
often
sometimes
seldom
rarely
never

14. 14
always
usually
often
sometimes
seldom
rarely
never
Jara ______ watches TV.
Sun.Mon. Tues.Wed. Thurs.Fri. Sat.
√
seldom
3-2 Let’s Practice

15. 15
always
usually
often
sometimes
seldom
rarely
never
Luke _______ cooks dinner.
√
usually
√√√√ √
Sun.Mon. Tues.Wed. Thurs.Fri. Sat.
3-2 Let’s Practice

16. 16
always
usually
often
sometimes
seldom
rarely
never
Moussad _________ cooks
dinner.
√
sometimes
√√ √
Sun.Mon. Tues.Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.
3-2 Let’s Practice

17. 17
She goes to
the library
once a week.
3-3 OTHER FREQUENCY EXPRESSIONS

18. 18
(a) She goes to the library
once a week.
twice a week.
five times a week.
Sun.Mon. Tues.Wed. Thurs.Fri. Sat.
√√ √ √√ √
3-3 OTHER FREQUENCY EXPRESSIONS

19. 19
(b) I go to school five times a week.
(c) I go to the movies twice a month.
(d) I go to the beach once a year.
3-3 OTHER FREQUENCY EXPRESSIONS
how many times
a day a week
a month a year

20. 20
every weeks
(e) I feed my dog every morning.
I ride my horse every week.
I wash my car every year.
Every
is
singular.
Correct? no
3-3 OTHER FREQUENCY EXPRESSIONS

21. 21
How often
do you
drink
coffee?
3-3 Let’s Practice
Every
morning.

22. 22
So you
drink coffee?
always Yes.
3-3 Let’s Practice
always
usually
often
sometimes
seldom
rarely
never

23. 23
I know. She
drinks
coffee.
neverMei doesn’t
drink coffee.
3-3 Let’s Practice
always
usually
often
sometimes
seldom
rarely
never

24. 24
No. He walks
five or six
days a week.
Does Dr. Aboud
take a walk
every day?
3-3 Let’s Practice

25. 25
Yes, he
takes a walk.
Five or six
times
a week?
3-3 Let’s Practice
often
always
usually
often
sometimes
seldom
rarely
never

26. 26
Jeff is
always dirty.
3-4 USING FREQUENCY ADVERBS WITH BE

27. 27
usuallyoftensometimesseldomrarelynever dirty.Jeff + is +
SUBJECT + BE + FREQUENCY
ADVERB
always
FREQUENCY
ADVERB
am
is +
are
3-4 USING FREQUENCY ADVERBS WITH BE

28. 28
oftensometimesseldomrarelynever + rides a bike.Sergio
SUBJECT + FREQUENCY + OTHER SIMPLE
ADVERB PRESENT VERBS
alwaysusually+
frequency
adverb +
all simple
present
verbs
except be
3-4 USING FREQUENCY ADVERBS WITH BE

29. 29
tired. usually
3-4 Let’s Practice
He is
______________________________________

30. 30
sad. neverJeff is
3-4 Let’s Practice
_________________________________________

31. 31
Lucy oftenreads at the library.
3-4 Let’s Practice

32. 32
It rarelyrains in the desert.
3-4 Let’s Practice

33. 33
Gerardo teaches math.
3-5 SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -ES

34. 34
-sh
SPELLING
(a) push
PRONUNCIATION
pushes push /əz/
-ch (b) teach teaches teach /əz/
-ss (c) kiss kisses kiss / z/
-x (d) fix fixes fix / z/ə
ə
endings add -es say /əz/
3-5 SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -ES

35. 35
Seung never ______
his TV program.
misses
3-5 Let’s Practice
miss

36. 36
Gerardo _______ math.teaches
3-5 Let’s Practice
teach

37. 37
Viktor always _______ his car.washes
3-5 Let’s Practice
wash

38. 38
Ade usually ______ sugar
in his coffee.
mixes
3-5 Let’s Practice
mix

39. 39
The baby cries a lot.
3-6 ADDING FINAL -S / -ES TO WORDS THAT END IN -Y

40. 40
(a) cry cries
fly flies
(b) pay pays
enjoy enjoys
consonant + -y
change y to i,
add -es
vowel + -y
add -s
3-6 ADDING FINAL -S / -ES TO WORDS THAT END IN -Y

41. 41
Gazi _________ too many things.often buys
3-6 Let’s Practice
buy often

42. 42
She __________ nice things.always says
3-6 Let’s Practice
say always

43. 43
Her father __________ about her.often worries
3-6 Let’s Practice
worry often

44. 44
The man has a brown coat.
3-7 IRREGULAR SINGULAR VERBS: HAS, DOES, GOES

45. 45
does
(c) I do exercises.
(d) He does exercises.
(a) I have a hat.
(b) She has a hat.
Irregular forms:
have has
do does
(e) We go to the gym.
(f) He goes to the gym. go goes
she
he
it
has
goes
she
he
it
she
he
it
+
+
+
3-7 IRREGULAR SINGULAR VERBS: HAS, DOES, GOES

46. 46
George ____ yoga every day.does
3-7 Let’s Practice
do does

47. 47
Zhou-li ______ for a walk on Sunday.goes
3-7 Let’s Practice
go goes

48. 48
She always ____ homework.has
3-7 Let’s Practice
have has

49. 49
She runs six miles every day.
3-8 SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -S / -ES

50. 50
3rd
person singular
add -s
rains
SPELLING
(a) run
PRONUNCIATION
runs
rain -s as /z/
voicedscrub scrubs
love loves
3-8 SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -S / -ES

51. 51
-s as /s/
voiceless
SPELLING
(b) sink
PRONUNCIATION
sinks
meet meets
fight fights
cough coughs
3-8 SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -S I -ES
3rd
person singular
add -s

52. 52
-es as /əz/
SPELLING
(c) push
PRONUNCIATION
pushes
watch watches
miss misses
tax taxes
-sh, -ch, -ss, -x
3-8 SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -S I -ES
3rd
person singular
add -es

53. 53
3rd
person singular
change y to i, add -es
SPELLING
(d) dry
PRONUNCIATION
dries
study studies -es as /əz/
consonant + -y
3-8 SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -S I -ES

54. 54
SPELLING
(e) pay
PRONUNCIATION
pays
buy buys
3-8 SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -S I -ES
3rd
person singular
add -s
-s as /z/
vowel + -y

55. 55
SPELLING
(f) have
PRONUNCIATION
has
go goes
/ha z/
do does
e
/gowz/
/d z/
e
3-8 SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -S I -ES
3rd
person singular forms
irregular

56. 56
Mark ______ his
bike up the hill
every afternoon.
pushes
3-8 Let’s Practice
push

57. 57
The child _______ his
teeth every morning.
brushes
3-8 Let’s Practice
brush

58. 58
Brenda often ______
about her old home.
dreams
3-8 Let’s Practice
dream

59. 59
They do not wash their car.
3-9 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: NEGATIVE

60. 60
(a) do not drink milk.IYouThey
NEGATIVE:I
We
You
They
+ do not + main verb
She
He
It
+ does not + main verb
We
(b) does not drink milk.HeItShe
3-9 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: NEGATIVE

61. 61
She does not drinks milk.
3rd
person singular no -s on main verb
3-9 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: NEGATIVE
(a) I do not drink milk.
(b) She does not drink milk.
do and does = helping verbs
?

62. 62
(d) He doesn’t drink milk.
Jack doesn’t like dogs.
(c) I don’t drink milk.
They don’t go to the lake.
do not = don’t
CONTRACTIONS:
does not = doesn’t
3-9 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: NEGATIVE

63. 63
doesn’t smile
(use the contraction)
3-9 Let’s Practice
This child ___________.
smile not

64. 64
We ________ snakes.don’t like
(use the contraction)
3-9 Let’s Practice
like not

65. 65
doesn’t speak
(use the contraction)
3-9 Let’s Practice
speak
not
Magda ___________ Dutch.

66. 66
feeddon’t
feeds
3-9 Let’s Practice
don’t
doesn’t
feed
jump
run
speak
Sometimes I ____ ____ my cat.
My husband _____ her.

67. 67
3-9 Let’s Practice
don’t
doesn’t
sit
need
like
run
rundoesn’tShe ______ ____ fast at the gym.
She gets tired.

68. 68
need
3-9 Let’s Practice
don’t
doesn’t
feed
jump
need
eat
They are good cooks.
don’tThey ____ ____ help.

69. 69
Does he exercise?
3-10 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: YES/NO QUESTIONS

70. 70
Do I + main verb
(simple form)
Do you + main verb
(simple form)
Do we + main verb
(simple form)
Do they + main verb
(simple form)
(b) Do you like salad?(c) Do we like salad?(d) Do they like salad?(a) Do I like salad?
QUESTION FORMS, SIMPLE PRESENT
DO/ + SUBJECT + MAIN
DOES VERB
3-10 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: YES/NO QUESTIONS

71. 71
Does he + main verb
(simple form)
Does it + main verb
(simple form)
(f) Does he like salad?(g) Does it look good?(e) Does she like salad?
Does she + main verb
(simple form)
QUESTION FORMS, SIMPLE PRESENT
DO/ + SUBJECT + MAIN
DOES VERB
3-10 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: YES/NO QUESTIONS

72. 72
do
(h) Are you a student?
NOT: Do you be a student?
main verb = a form of be
3-10 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: YES/NO QUESTIONS

73. 73
QUESTION SHORT ANSWER
(i) Do you like ice cream?
Yes, I do.
No, I don’t.
(j) Does Max like ice cream?
Yes, he does.
No, he doesn’t.
3-10 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: YES/NO QUESTIONS

74. 74
I like to ride horses.
Do you like to ride horses?
Yes, I do.
3-10 Let’s Practice
Question
Short Answer
Long Answer

75. 75
They have a baby.
Do they have a baby?
Yes, they do.
3-10 Let’s Practice
Question
Short Answer
Long Answer

76. 76
Gerardo teaches math.
Does Gerardo teach math?
Yes, he does.
3-10 Let’s Practice
Question
Short Answer
Long Answer

77. 77
Cows don’t bark.
Do cows bark?
No, they don’t.
3-10 Let’s Practice
Question
Short Answer
Long Answer

78. 78
Do they live in Baltimore?
3-11 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: ASKING INFORMATION
QUESTIONS WITH WHERE
*
Where do they live?

79. 79
Yes, they do.
No, they don’t.
QUESTION SHORT ANSWER
(a) Do they live in Baltimore?
(b) Where do they live?
In Baltimore.
3-11 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: ASKING INFORMATION
QUESTIONS WITH WHERE

80. 80
Yes, he does.
No, he doesn’t.
QUESTION SHORT ANSWER
(c) Does Alexi live in Moscow?
(d) Where does he live?
In Cape Town.
3-11 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: ASKING INFORMATION
QUESTIONS WITH WHERE

81. 81
(a) in Baltimore
(b) Where
(c) in Moscow
(d) Where
Do
do
does
Does
DO/DOES SUBJECT
they
they
Alexi
he
MAIN VERB+ +
live
live
live
live
?
?
?
?
(WHERE)+
3-11 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: ASKING INFORMATION
QUESTIONS WITH WHERE

82. 82
Question:
Answer: Yes, he does.
(The child has a toothbrush.)
Does the child have a toothbrush?
3-11 Let’s Practice

83. 83
Question:
Answer: In the bathroom.
Where does he brush his teeth?
3-11 Let’s Practice
(He brushes his teeth in the bathroom.)

84. 84
Question:
Answer: Yes, she does.
Does Lucy like to read at the library?
3-11 Let’s Practice
(Lucy likes to read at the library.)

85. 85
When do you go shopping?
What time do you go shopping?
3-12 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: ASKING INFORMATION
QUESTIONS WITH WHEN AND WHAT TIME

86. 86
(a) When do you go to work?
(b) What time do you go to work?
At eight o’clock.
At eight o’clock.
3-12 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: ASKING INFORMATION
QUESTIONS WITH WHEN AND WHAT TIME
Q-WORD + DO/ + SUBJECT + MAIN
DOES VERB

87. 87
At ten o’clock.
At ten o’clock.
(c) When does he exercise?
(d) What time does he exercise?
3-12 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: ASKING INFORMATION
QUESTIONS WITH WHEN AND WHAT TIME
Q-WORD + DO/ + SUBJECT + MAIN
DOES VERB

88. 88
(e) What time do you usually go to class?
Q-WORD + DO/ + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB
DOES
frequency
adverb
subject
3-12 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: ASKING INFORMATION
QUESTIONS WITH WHEN AND WHAT TIME
+ +
main
verb

89. 89
does the pool
close?
The pool
closes at
6:00 P.M.
When (What time)
3-12 Let’s Practice

90. 90
do you eat lunch?
I eat lunch
at 12:00.
When (What time)
3-12 Let’s Practice

91. 91
When (What time)
do you usually go
to bed
3-12 Let’s Practice
I usually
go to bed
at 11:00.
______________
______________
_____________?

92. 92
(a) Where is Botswana?
Q-WORD + BE + SUBJECT LONG ANSWER
Botswana is in Africa.
3-13 SUMMARY: INFORMATION QUESTIONS WITH BE
AND DO

93. 93
(e) What time is the movie?
(d) What is your name?
(c) When is lunch?
(b) Where are your gloves?
Q-WORD + BE + SUBJECT LONG ANSWER
They are at home.
My name is Uma.
Lunch is at noon.
The movie is at 5:00.
3-13 SUMMARY: INFORMATION QUESTIONS WITH BE
AND DO

94. 94
(h) What does she play?
(g) What time does school start?
Q-WORD + DO + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB
(f) Where does she live?
She lives in Belgium.
(i) When do you study?
It starts at 9:00 A.M.
She plays tennis.
I study at night.
3-13 SUMMARY: INFORMATION QUESTIONS WITH BE
AND DO

95. 95
Where ____ they buy food?do
3-13 Let’s Practice
is are does do

96. 96
What time _____ the train leave?does
3-13 Let’s Practice
is are does do

97. 97
When ____ your test?is
3-13 Let’s Practice
is are does do

98. 98
What ____ their names?are
3-13 Let’s Practice
is are does do

99. 99
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