Present Tense
We use this tense to talk
about habits.
e.g.
SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT
1 2 3 7 8
9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Ben
28 29 30
May
Ben lifts weights every day.
e.g.
Maggie
SUN MON TUE
WED THUR FRI
SAT
1 7 14 21 28 8 15 22 29
2 9 16 23 30
3 10 17 24
4 11 18 25
5 12 19 26
6 13 20 27
November
Maggie works late on Mondays and
Thursdays.
Maggie works late every Monday and Thursday.
We use this tense for
e.g.
things that are always true.
Stones are hard.
It is very cold in winter. (be)
Cats catch mice.
(catch)
We add s or es to the verb when
the subject is he, she or it.
Subject He She It I You We They Verb Things eating fish.
Simple Present Tense
likes
like
playing football.
Simple Present Tense
+ s
Mary feeds her dog. (feed) Peter enjoys the food. (enjoy)
Tim always cooks the dinner. (cook)
+ es y
Tim watches TV every night. (watch) May usually dresses in pink. (dress) Bob never washes his car. (wash)
ies The baby cries loudly. (cry)
Peter carries a heavy bag. (carry) Tina dries the dishes every night. (dry)
Simple Present Tense
to be I You He She It am are is to do to have I You He She It have
I
You
do
He She It
We You They
does
has
We You are They
do
We You have They
Now you try.
[Link] drinks orange juice every day. (drink)
1 Henry often
2 Lily always 3 Rabbits 5 Bob 6 It 7 Most flowers 8 Mary and Karen
chocolate eggs. (eat)
up early in the morning. (get) faster than tortoises. (run)
4 May and Joe sometimes
to the radio. (listen)
a bus at 9:15 a.m. every day. (catch) very hot and sunny in summer. (be) good. (smell) kind and helpful. (be)
