Present Simple Tense — 1ère Année Moyenne — Programme Algérien

Lesson: Present Simple Tense

The present simple tense is used to express habits, general truths, and repeated actions.

1. When do we use Present Simple?

• Habits: I play football every Friday.
• General truths: The sun rises in the east.
• Schedules: The bus leaves at 8 am.

2. Formation

Affirmative:

• I/You/We/They play tennis.
• He/She/It plays tennis. (add -s or -es)

Negative:

• I/You/We/They do not (don’t) play tennis.
• He/She/It does not (doesn’t) play tennis.

Interrogative:

• Do I/you/we/they play tennis?
• Does he/she/it play tennis?

3. Spelling rules for 3rd person singular

• Generally add -s: play → plays, eat → eats
• Verbs ending in -s, -sh, -ch, -x, -o add -es: go → goes, watch → watches
• Verbs ending in consonant + y change y to i and add -es: study → studies, fly → flies

Exercises

Exercise 1: Put the verbs in the correct form.

1. She (drink) …… coffee every morning.
2. They (go) …… to school by bus.
3. He (study) …… English on Mondays.

Exercise 2: Make negative sentences.

1. I like fish. → I …… fish.
2. He plays tennis. → He …… tennis.

For more lessons: Lesson on Present Continuous and Lesson on Verb to Be.

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• Verb to Be (Present and Past) — 1ère Année Moyenne — Programme Algérien