The Simple Present tense is used to describe: 1) General truths, actions, feelings, or conditions that are always or usually true, such as "I love you", "Water boils at 100°C", or "Plants live with water and minerals". 2) Daily routines and repeated actions, such as "I always get up before six o'clock", "Students in the dorm sometimes have parties at the dining hall", or "Every morning Usain Bolt runs for five kilometers". 3) Actions that happen regularly but not daily, such as "We rarely go to the opera" or "My father never smokes".

1. The Simple Present
General Time – General/Regular
Actions/conditions

2. The Simple Present Tense
For general truths /actions/feelings/conditions that For daily routines – actions that happen repeatedly
are always true or continue for a long time • I always get up before six o’clock.
• I love you • We rarely go to the opera.
• I live in Besiktas • My mother usually calls me on my mobile.
• She doesn’t like red meat. • Students in the dorm sometimes have parties at
• Does your know English? the dinning hall.
• What do cats eat? • I and my mother always go out together for
• It rains a lot in Spring in Istanbul. shopping clothes.
• How much do these shoes cost? • I play tennis every Wednesday
• What do you take for your headache? • My father never smokes.
• Why do you call me on mobile after midnight? • My boy friend usually takes me out to a
• When do the lessons finish ? restaurant on Friday evenings.
• My cooks delicious food for all of us. • Every morning Usain Blot runs for five
kilometers.
• She hates taking tests.
• How long does it take to go to Istanbul from
Ankara?
• Water boils at 100 C.
• Plants live with water and minerals.
• Flowers blossom in Spring.

4. Fill in the blanks with the verbs on the right
• He houses in Izmir ________ big balconies. • Is - are
• It _______ always warm in Winter in Antalya. • Have
• _______there any cats in your hous?. • Do/does
• _____ you like eating pizza? • Drink
• When ______ the shops close in here? • Come
• Why _______ she put her photos on the • Fall
facebook? • Study
• How _______you spell “charisma” in Turkish?
• The people in Yemen ________ a lot of coffee.
• Tourists _______ to Turkey to see historical
buildings and geographical beautiies.
• How many time _______I need to tell you that
you have to take your dirty clothes to the
bathroom.
• My grandmother usually _______a sleep after
dinner.
• I never _______ with the music on in my radio