الدرس: Simple Present Tense — اللغة الإنجليزية — الأولى ثانوي (آداب) — بكالوريا — المنهاج الجزائري

Simple Present Tense

The Simple Present Tense is one of the most basic and important tenses in English. It is used to describe habits, general truths, and repeated actions.

1. Formation

Subject + Base Verb (+ s/es for third person singular). Example: I play football. He plays football. For negative: Subject + do/does + not + base verb. Example: I do not (don’t) play. She does not (doesn’t) play. For questions: Do/Does + subject + base verb? Example: Do you like coffee? Does he study?

2. Uses of Simple Present

Habits and routines: “I wake up at 6 am every day.” General truths: “The sun rises in the east.” Permanent situations: “She works in a hospital.” Scheduled events: “The train leaves at 5 pm.” Instructions: “First, you mix the ingredients.” With stative verbs: “I understand the lesson.”

3. Third Person Singular Rules

Add -s: play→plays, eat→eats. Add -es after -s, -sh, -ch, -x, -o: watch→watches, go→goes, fix→fixes. Change -y to -ies after consonant: study→studies, fly→flies. But: play→plays (vowel + y).

4. Time Expressions

Always, usually, often, sometimes, seldom, rarely, never, every day, every week, on Sundays, once a week, twice a month.

5. Examples

Example 1: “He always arrives on time.”
Example 2: “Water freezes at 0 degrees.”
Example 3: “Do they live in Algiers?”
Example 4: “She doesn’t eat meat.”
Example 5: “The museum opens at 9 am.”

Exercices

1. Complete: She ___ (go) to school. They ___ (not/play) tennis.
2. Make questions: You like pizza. → ___?
3. Write 5 sentences about your daily routine using Simple Present.

Similar Lessons

• Present Continuous Tense
• Simple Past Tense

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