The document provides information about verb tenses and usage in the present simple tense. It discusses verbs that express states, emotions, senses and mental activity and how they are used without auxiliary verbs. It provides examples of regular and irregular verbs in the third person singular present simple tense, including how to form questions. It also discusses adverbs of frequency and time phrases used with the present simple tense. Finally, it provides exercises for learners to practice forming verbs in the present simple tense and writing sentences using verbs in the present simple tense correctly.

2.  Permanent situations;
› Water boils at 100ºC
› Windows are made of glass.
 regularhabits and daily
routines;
› Colin plays football
regularly - every Tuesday.

3.  verbs expressing states, possession, senses, emotions
and mental activity.
› When you love someone, that's a state, a fact
or emotion, but not an action (like running for
example).
› Whenever you want to express a
state, possession, sense or emotions, use the
simple form.
be (state) like (feeling and emotion)
believe (mental activity) see (senses)
belong (possession) seem (feeling and emotion)
hate (feeling and emotion) smell (senses)
hear (senses) think (mental activity)
Love (feeling and emotion) understand (mental activity)
prefer (mental activity) want (feeling and emotion)
realize (mental activity) wish (feeling and emotion)

4.  In the positive form, add an 's' to the base form
of the 3rd person singular.
eg :
› I play
› you play
› he/she/it plays
› we play
› you play
› they play

5.  If the verb ends in 'ch', 's', 'sh', 'x', 'z', 'o', add
'-es' to the base form of the 3rd p. sg:
› GO she goes
› CATCH  He catches
 If the verb ends in -y preceded by a
consonant, change the '-y' to'-ies':
› study  he studies.
› Cry  she cries

6. Use DO NOT / DON'T or
DOES NOT /DOESN'T (3rd p sg)
eg:
I don't play
she doesn't play

7.  Auxiliary DO or DOES at the beginning of
the question
eg:
Do you play football?
Does he play football?

8.  always
often
usually
sometimes
seldom
never
 Other phrases of time can occur, like:
every day
every week
every year
on Mondays
after school

9.  Put the verbs into the correct form.
› Paris (be) __________the capital of France.
› Hamlet (be) _________a play by Shakespeare.
› Mount Everest (reach) _________a height of 8848 metres.
› Water (boil) __________ at 100°C.
› Ice (melt) ___________at 0°C.
› The river Thames (flow) ___________ past the Houses of Parliament.
› The Olympic Games (take place) __________ every four years.
› A waiter (work) _____________in a restaurant.
› The earth (travel) ___________around the sun in approximately 365
days.
› My father (speak) _____________English.

10.  Write correct sentences .
› 1. (he / drive to work every day)
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› 2. (I / not / think you're right)
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› 3. (we / have enough time?)
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› 4. (I / eat cereal in the morning)
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› 5. (they / write e-mails every day?)
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› 6. (you / watch a lot of TV)
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› 7. (he / not / read the newspaper)
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› 8. (she / dance often?)
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› 9. (where / I / come on Mondays?)
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› 10. (what / you / do at the weekend?)
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11.  Put the verb into the present simple. Be sure
you spell it correctly!
› 1. She __________________ (play) tennis every Sunday.
› 2. He __________________ (buy) a cup of coffee every
morning.
› 3. Julie __________________ (study) French at school.
› 4. Luke __________________ (try) hard to be polite.
› 5. She __________________ (enjoy) going swimming.
› 6. Lucy __________________ (wash) her hair every day.
› 7. John never __________________ (cry).
› 8. My mother always __________________ (say) that love
is more important than money.
› 9. I hope Julie __________________ (pass) the exam.
› 10. The plane __________________ (fly) low over the