Present Simple

Present Simple

By Batya Mirsky

start

1. Tenses? What?

index

2. When?

7. Do / Does

3. Pronouns

8. WH?

4. The 'S' Effect

9. Have / Has ?

5. How? The Bare Bones

10. Negativity

6. Have / Has

11. Apostrophes

12. The 'Be' Verb

13. Time Expressions

The 'be' verb is a another important part of Present Simple. It is a presentation set within this one.

The Tenses

Tenses tell us when something happens.

They ONLY refer to verbs*.

grow

talk

eat

go

walk

read

sleep

* פעלים

Present Simple is simple. We use it in three ways.

1. talk about recurring events*
2. talk about habits**
3. talk about facts***

* משהו שחוזר על עצמו **הרגלים *** עובדות

Present Simple regular events

I go to school every day.

These sentences tell about things that happen regularly*.

On Saturdays, I stay at home.

* באופן קבוע

Present Simple habits

I always play in the park.

These sentences tell about habits*.

Sometimes I eat cornflakes for breakfast.

* הרגלים

Present Simple Facts

I live in New York.

These sentences tell about facts*.

The girl loves music.

* עובדות

What about the pronouns???

verb

I, you, we, they

verbs

he, she, it

We love pizza.

She loves pizza.

'I' and 'you' are special. Even though they can be singular, the verb does NOT get an 's'.

Pronouns!!!

They look cute.

We stand together.

You point at me.

I swim at the pool.

I smile at everyone.

It roars loudly.

He smiles at the camera.

She wears a uniform.

So when do we add 's' to verb*???

Here are some examples. Can you find the pattern?

Flowers need water.

The dog runs in the park.

A mother loves her children.

Babies cry a lot.

The teacher gives homework.

Kids sleep at night.

* פועל

When the subject is singular* add an 's' after the verb.

The dog runs in the park.

A mother loves her children.

My teacher gives homework.

* יחיד

When the subject is plural* the verb stays the same.

The dogs run in the park.

Parents love their children.

The boys watch basketball on TV.

* רבים

What does it look like, again?

Hover over the words to learn more

Kids

ice-cream.

love

pluralsubject

verb

object.

The Kid

ice-cream.

loves

singular subject

verbs

object.

Review #1

eat

buys

lives

sleep

Fill in the blanks. Write the verb in the white box. Decide if the verb needs an 's' or not.

Monkeys bananas. (eat)

My uncle in Tel Aviv. (live)

Sometimes, my dad flowers for my mom. (buy)

Bears in the winter. (sleep)

Review #2

Choose the verb. Drag it to the correct sentence.

Lemon trees ______ in Jerusalem.

needs

talk

We ______ on the phone every day.

lives

My baby sister ______ in a crib.

grow

Shir ______ in London.

sleeps

My plant ______ water.

HAVE or HAS

!יש לי! יש לו! יש להם

Plural* - have

Singular* - has

The ant has six legs.

My parents have a job.

She has a car.

The children have a ball.

Ben has two brothers.

My friend and I have hats.

* singular + he, she, it

* plural + I, you , we, they

HAVE or HAS

Decide if the sentences get have or has.

• has
• have

This book a funny name.

• have
• has

I three cats.

• has
• have

The dog a very long tail.

• have
• has

My brother and I a lot of games.

• have
• has

Mr. and Mrs. Cohen a little house.

does

DO ?

When asking a yes /no question, just add 'do' at the beginning.

Do

we

like pizza

We

Another example:

Plurals get 'do'

Babies

cry a lot

Do

babies

The answer to these questions is Yes or No.

do

DOES ?

What about singular? There can only be one 's'.

he

Does

like

He

likes

pizza

Another example:

Singular gets 'does'

The answer to these questions is Yes or No.

go

Does

goes

Shir

to school

Do and DOES

When the question starts with do/does the answer is yes or no.

reminder!

There can only be one 's'. In do/does questions, the verb will not get an 's'.

Do

we

like pizza

We

go

Does

goes

Shir

to school

DO or DOES

Decide if these questions get 'do' or 'does'.

• Does
• Do

the baby cry every night?

• Do
• Does

the clowns smile?

• Does
• Do

the vet help animals?

• Do
• Does

you clean your room?

• Does
• Do

Omer go to school by bus?

• Do
• Does

Inbal and Ron talk on the phone?

WH Questions?

If you want to ask a specific question - who, what, when, where, why - just add them before the do/does.

Who do you love the most?

What does the dog want?

When does school start?

Where do your parents work?

Why does the sun shine?

Have or Has?

?יש לי? יש לו? יש להם

The same rule goes for questions with have/has.

There can only be one 's'. In do/does questions ONLY use HAVE.

have pizza

Do

We

we

have

has

one sister

Does

Shir

NO! NO! NO!

do not / does not

No? No problem!

Hover over the sentences to learn more

What about negative* sentences? Add 'does not' and take the 's' off the verb.

Ben loves basketball.

Ben does not love soccer.

* שלילי

No? No problem!

Hover over the sentences to learn more

Plurals are easier.

Ben and Tom like pizza.

They do not like falafel.

Hover over the words to learn more

How?

meat.

eat

Mary

does not

object.

verb

does not

subject

coke.

drink

We

do not

object.

verb

do not

subject

DO NOT or DOES NOT

Decide and type 'do not' or 'does not' in the sentences.

• does not
• do not

My father work for police.

• do not
• does not

The children go to school on Saturday.

• do not
• does not

Elza and Anna live in Israel.

• does not
• do not

The dog eat cat food.

• does not
• do not

Max sleep without his teddy.

Shortcuts

There is a shorter way of writing do not.

not

do

n t

do

don't

The apostrophe (') comes instead of the dropped letter. The first word ALWAYS stays the same.

Shortcuts

There is a shorter way of writing does not, too.

not

does

does

n t

doesn't

The apostrophe (') comes instead of the dropped letter. The first word ALWAYS stays the same.

Time Expressions

Always

Every

I always sleep in my bed.

We eat breakfast every day.

Usually

My family usually goes to the park on Saturday.

Often

My friend often meets me at the mall.

Sometimes

Seldom

Ben sometimes plays with Lego.

They seldom watch television.

Rarely

Never

My parents rarely fly on a plane.

You never come to my house.

I hope you understood!

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