Simple Present Tense

Prepared by: Lasantha Sanjeewa

We use this tense to talk about habits.

Anurasiri does studies every day.

Simple Present Tense

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February 2014

e.g.

Anurasiri

Anuththara sleeps late on Mondays

and Thursdays.

Anuththara sleeps late every Monday and Thursday.

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March

Anuththara e.g.

We use this tense for things that are always true.

Stones are hard.

e.g.

We use simple present tense to talk

about things that always, usually,

often, sometimes, or never happen.

e.g.

Kasun

Kasuni

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July

Kasun and Kasuni sometimes play

cards.

Adverbs of Frequency 1

Adverbs of frequency say how often something

happens.

He always studies.

often

usually

100%

50%

0%

always

usually

often

He sometimes studies.

sometimes

He rarely studies.

never never

rarely

To talk about the general truths

The sun rises in the east

Now you try.

e.g. Thusitha eats an apple every morning.

Underline the hint word(s).

1 Tilan sometimes drinks tea.

2 Do you brush your teeth every day?

3 I always tidy up my room.

4 Binara works late on Mondays.

5 We never go to school late.

6 Prasad does not often get up late.

We add s ,es or ies to the verb when the subject is he, she or it.

I You We They

like playing football.

He

She

It likes eating fish.

Subject Verb Things

Simple Present Tense

+ s Srinath feeds his dog. (feed)

Panwila enjoys the food. (enjoy)

Malith always cooks the dinner. (cook)

+ es

Raja watches TV every night. (watch)

Kumari usually dresses in pink. (dress)

Bimal never washes his car. (wash)

y ies The baby cries loudly. (cry)

Mr.Saman carries a heavy bag. (carry)

Asha dries the dishes every night. (dry)

Simple Present Tense

to be

I am

He She It

is

You are

We You They

are

do

does

to do

I

You

He She It

We You They

do

has

to have

I

You have

He She It

We You They

have

Simple Present Tense

Now you try. Simple Present

e.g.Malith orange juice every day. (drink)

1 Hasith often chocolate eggs. (eat)

2 Ushadi always up early in the morning. (get)

3 Rabbits faster than tortoises. (run)

4 Maya sometimes to the radio.(listen)

5 Binara a bus at 9:15 a.m.every day.(catch)

6 It very hot and sunny in summer. (be)

7 Most flowers good. (smell)

8 Malki and Kalpani kind and helpful. (be)

drinks

eats

gets

run

listens

catches

is

smell

are

Practice e.g. Where Devani ? (live)

does live

1 the children to school? (walk)

2 What Mr.Kamal ? (teach)

3 Thilak and Damith good manners? (have)

4 What time Hasantha usually up? (get)

5 the students the Net every day? (surf)

6 How Pasan and Fernando here? (come)

7 What you for dinner, Mary? (have)

8 Sanath listening to music? (enjoy)

Do walk

does teach

have

have

does get

Do surf

do come

do

Does enjoy

Do

We add do not or does not to make the sentences negative.

Don’t change the verb after do or does.

Mala likes singing.

+ not

Mala does not like singing.

Negative sentences

Simple Present Tense

Practice

1 I like visiting friends. Hasandi does not visiting friends.

2 Do you get up early? No, we up early.

3 Tigers run fast but elephants fast.

4 Hiran is overweight but Tilan and Samith not overweight.

5 They like reading but Sanath reading.

e.g. Chamath plays the piano. Bimal the piano.

does not play

like

don’t get

are

does not like

do not run