Name:__________________________ Class:__________ Date:___________________________
Simple present tense(1)
We use the simple present tense to
talk about:
(1) things that are true now, e.g. My name is Susie. I am twelve years old.
(2) how often we do things, e.g. Susie and Betty go shopping every
Saturday morning. They usually buy a lot
of things.
(3) Things that are always
true, e.g. Birds have two wings. They fly very high.
We form positive and negative statements in
the simple present tense with the verb ‘to be’ (is/am/are)like this.
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Subject
|
verb
‘to be’
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|
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Positive (+)
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Negative (-)
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|
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I
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am
(‘m)
|
am
not (‘m not)
|
|
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e.g.
I am twelve years old.
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e.g.
I am not twelve years old.
|
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We
You
(singular)
You(plural)
They
|
are
(‘re)
|
are
not (aren’t)
|
|
|
e.g.
We are very good students.
You
are a handsome boy.
You
are my friends.
|
e.g
We are not very good students.
You
are not a handsome boy.
You
are not my friends.
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He
She
It
|
is
(‘s)
|
is
not (isn’t)
|
|
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e.g.
He is the class monitor.
She
is my sister.
It
is a lovely dog.
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e.g.
He is not the class monitor
She
is not my sister.
It
is not a lovely dog.
|
Exercise 1
Fill in these sentences using the correct
form of the verb ‘to be’ and the words in the brackets. Then write the words in the blanks.
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1. I_____________ happy.(not)
3. You _____________ Japanese.(not)
5. They ____________ busy.(not)
7. Cheung Chau __________ in Kowloon.(not)
9. We _______ good friends.
11. You ______ the monitor.
13. He ______ 2 years old.(not)
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2. He _________
sad.
4. We __________
Chinese.
6. Tigers _________big
cats.
8. His name
______ Billy..
10. She ______
my mother.
12. I ______
thirteen years old.
14. They ______
good football players.(not)
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English Grammar Exercise
Name:__________________________ Group:__________ Date:___________________________
Simple present tense(2)
With other verbs, we usually form positive
and negative statements in the simple present tense like this
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Subject
I/We/You/You/They
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Subject
He/She/It
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Positive
(+)
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I eat ice-cream.
You
eat ice-cream.
We eat ice-cream.
They
eat ice-cream.
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He
eats ice-cream.
She eats ice-cream.
It
eats ice-cream.
|
|
Negative(-)
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I
don’t eat ice-cream.
You
don’t eat ice-cream.
We
don’t eat ice-cream.
They
don’t eat ice-cream.
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He
does not eat ice-cream.
She
does not eat ice-cream.
It
does not eat ice-cream.
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Exercise 2
Say these
sentences using the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Then write the words in the blanks.
(1) Susie ______________ shopping in Causeway
Bay.(love)
(2) Causeway
Bay ____________ very
busy.(be)
(3) Betty _______________________ early.(not get up)
(4) I ______________________ fruit.(not like)
(5) School always _____________ at eight o’clock in
the morning.(start)
(6) We usually _________________ at school at half
past seven.(arrive)
(7) The dog ________________ me. (like)
(8) Henry ___________ a nice school bag.(have)
(9) She ________________ television every night. (not
watch)
(10) I ____________________ that dress.(not like)
English Grammar Exercise
Name:__________________________ Group:__________ Date:___________________________
Simple present tense(3)
With most verbs, we add –s to the verb when
it is used with the third person singular.
With other verbs, we change the verb in different ways:
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Verbs
|
you
should…
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|
With
most verbs
e.g. run
sleep
|
+
s
→runs
→sleeps
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Ending
in a consonant + y
e.g. Fly
carry
|
-
y + ies
→flies
→carries
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Go/
Do
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+es
|
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Ending
in ss, x, sh, ch
e.g. Kiss
Fax
Wash
switch
|
+
es
→kisses
→faxes
→washes
→switches
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Exercise 3
Say these
sentences using the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Then write the words in the blanks.
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1. Sam __________(wash)his
face every day.
2. Susie ___________(kiss)Mum
every night.
3. Dad often _____________(carry)Susie’s
books.
4. Nick ___________(cook)
dinner for his family every evening.
5. He ____________ (brush)his
hair every morning.
6. May often ____________
(read)books.
7. Kitty ____________ (wash)
the dishes every night.
8. My bird __________(fly) beautifully.
9. The dog __________(like)
eating bones.
10.My baby sister
___________(cry) every night.
11.Jenny always
___________(do) her homework on time.
12.Vincent
_____________(love) Flora.
13.Ron_________(take) his dog
for a walk every afternoon.
14.Mable
usually___________(buy) vegetables at the market.
15.The lion __________(run)
very fast.
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English Grammar Exercise
Name:__________________________ Group:__________ Date:___________________________
Simple present tense(4)
We form positive and negative statements in
the simple present tense with the verb ‘to have’ like this:
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Positive
(+)
|
Negative(-)
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I
You
You
We
They
|
have
|
a
good book.
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I
You
You
We
They
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do not (don’t) have
|
a
good book.
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||||
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He
She
It
|
has
|
a
good book.
|
He
She
It
|
does not(doesn’t) have
|
a
good book.
|
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Exercise 4
Say these sentences using the correct form of the verb
‘to be’ or ‘to have’ and the word in brackets.
Then write the words in the blanks.
1. He ___________(have/not) any brothers.
2. Betty _____________(have) one sister.
3. Yuki ______________(have/not) a very nice dress.
4. The cat _____________(have) a very good place to
live at.
5. They ___________(have/not) a very big house.
6. We _______________(have) a very kind class teacher.
7. Peter and Jason _____________(have) a powerful
computer.
8. I __________(have) 5 members in my family.
9. She __________(have/not) long hair.
10.He ___________(have) white teeth.
11.Sally ___________(have) 6 members in her family. She _____________(have)
3 sisters but she __________(have/not) any brothers. Sally __________(have)
short hair bur all her sisters ___________(have) long and straight hair. Sally
and her sisters ___________(have) a pet cat called Dolly.
English Grammar Exercise
Name:__________________________ Group:__________ Date:___________________________
Simple present tense
(Questions 1)
With the verb ‘to
be’, we use ‘Am’/‘Are’/‘Is’ to ask a
question in the simple present tense. The answer is always ‘Yes’ or ‘No’.
Exercise 1
Say these questions and answers using the correct form
of the verb ‘to be’. Then write the
words in the blanks.
1. ___________ he early? Yes,
he is.
2. ___________ I late? No,
you aren’t.
3. ___________ you sick? No,
I’m not.
4. ___________ they friends? Yes, they are.
5. ___________ she at school? No, she isn’t.
6. ___________ we in the hall? No, you aren’t/we aren’t.
7. ___________ I in Class 1S? Yes, you are.
8. ___________she your friend? Yes, she is.
9. ___________they police? No, they aren’t.
10.__________we good friends? Yes, we are.
Simple present tense
(Questions 2)
We can also use ‘Do’/‘Does’ to ask a question in the
simple present tense with other verbs. The answers is always ‘Yes’ or ‘No’.
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