Present Simple

The present simple is used to talk about the following:

1.  Habitual or Repeated Actions

A habit is something you do a lot. For example: Alicia eats meat. Does she eat meat every day? No, not every day. She eats meat often.

These are actions that you do often or every day

More Examples:

a.  Jared goes to bed at 9:30 at night.

b.  Sometimes Diana listens to music on her ride home from work.

c.  My friends and I drink coffee after dinner when we go out to eat.

2.  Descriptions (Being)

When describing people or things, use the verb to be in the present simple

Turtles are slow.

• Are turtles slow today? Yes.
• Were turtles slow yesterday? Yes.
• Are they always going to be slow? Yes.
• Have they always been slow? Yes.

More Examples:

a.  Daquan and Taisha’s apartment building is modern, clean and very expensive.

b.  Samantha Jones and Smith Jarrod are beautiful people.  They are characters from a fictional television series.

c.  We are all really happy for our mother, who just got a job at the advertising firm she’s always talking about.

Spelling: Present Simple

Add an S to the verb in the he, she and it.

I know	we know
you know	you know you guys know you all know
he knows she knows it knows	they know

Exercises

Anthony’s weekly schedule

Word Bank

1. On Mondays, Anthony _______________ coffee and _______________ basketball.
2. He _______ _______ play basketball on Saturdays or Sundays.
3. On Wednesdays, he ______________ coffee and _______________ to music.
4. Anthony _______ _______ play basketball or ______________ to music on Tuesdays.
5. On Fridays, Anthony ______________ coffee, ______________ basketball, and ______________ to music
6. Anthony ____________ basketball every ______________, ______________, and ______________.
7. He ______________ to music every ______________, ______________, ______________, and ______________.
8. Anthony ______________ coffee every ______________.
9. He doesn’t ______________ Thursday.
10. Anthony ______________ drinks coffee.

Answers

Danielle & Heath’s Sleep Schedule

1. What time do Danielle and Heath go to bed?

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2. When do they wake up?

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3. What changes on the weekends?

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