Present Simple is a verb tense that shows habits, routine, facts, schedules in the present.
I usually go out with my friends on Friday nights.
The Earth moves around the Sun.
The train leaves at 8 pm tomorrow.
Remember:
I / you / we / they go with V1 - You sing very beautifully.
He / she / it go with V1 + s / es / ies - She plays the guitar very well.
Present Simple s/es/ies on Wordwall
Present Simple - V1 / V1+s/es/ies - Group Sort on Wordwall
Present Simple Form Exercise 1 - Wordwall Quiz
Next, let's practice the endings for he / she /it or a subject in the singular יחיד.
Remember:
add -es to verbs ending in -sh/ -ch/ - x/ - ss : wash-washes, catch -catches, fix-fixes, miss-misses
add -ies to verbs ending in consonant (אות רגילה) and -y : cry-cries, study-studies
Present Simple s/es/ies - for he/she/it only - Wordwall Group Sort 1
Present Simple s/es/ies - for he/she/it only - Wordwall Group Sort 2
a. short time expressions (one word only) - come before the verb ביטוי זמן קצרים - מילה אחת בלבד - באים לפני הפועל.
always, never, sometimes, generally, usually, regularly, often, frequently, seldom, rarely
They often visit us.
b. long time expressions (at least two words) - come at the end of the sentence ביטוי זמן ארוכים - שתי מילים לפחות - באים בסוף המשפט.
every day, once a week, twice a month, three times a year
He wakes up at 7 o'clock every day.
Exceptions (יוצאי דופן):
c. Time expressions can sometimes come at the beginning of the sentence if we want to emphasize them: ביטוי הזמן יכולים להופיע בתחילת המשפט במידה ורוצים להדגיש אותם במיוחד.
Every summer, my friends travel abroad.
Sometimes we know the facts, but sometimes we don’t.
d. Short time expressions come after the verb “be” ביטוי זמן קצרים באים אחרי הפועל להיות
I am never late for work.
She is always at home in the evening.
They are seldom awake at 11 PM.
Time Expressions for the Present Simple
Grammar Worksheet with Time Expressions for the Present Simple
Exercise with time expressions for the Present Simple
Let's check what we've learnt today.
1. Exercise 1 from english-4u.de
2. Exercice 2 from english-4u.de
3. Exercise 3 from english-4u.de
4. Exercise 1 from isabelperez.com
5. Exercise 2 from isabelperez.com
6. Exercise 3 from isabelperez.com (Habits and Routines)
7. Exercise on affirmative sentences from ego4u
8. Exercise on affirmative sentences from University of Victoria 1
Negative (-)
I/ you/ we/ they + don't + V1 - I don't live in Japan.
He/ she/ it + doesn't + V1 - She doesn't speak Spanish.
Practice with don't / doesn't on Wordwall Quiz
Present Simple Negative on isabelperez.com
Present Simple negative on ego4u.com
Negative - Exercise 1 | Negative - Exercise 2 | Negative - Exercise 3 | Negative - Exercise 4
Yes / No Questions (?)
Do + I/ you/ we/ they + V1? - Do you live in Japan?
Does + he/ she/ it + V1? - Does she speak Spanish?
Wh - Questions (?)
Wh + do + I/ you/ we/ they + V1? - Where do you live?
Wh + does + he/ she/ it + V1? - When does she come back home?
Subject Questions (?)
Who + V1+s/es/ies? - Who knows all the truth about it?
Present Simple Questions on isabelperez.com
Questions - Exercise 1 | Questions - Exercise 2 | Questions - Exercise 3 | Questions - Exercise 4 | Questions - Exercise 5 | Questions - Exercise 6 | Questions - Exercise 7 |Questions - Exercise 8 | Questions - Exercise 9
2. rules, form, spelling (incl. Hebrew translation)
3. Present Simple on wikibooks (Hebrew)
4. Present Simple use - reasons to use Present Simple
5. gap-fill exercise (autoenglish.org)
6. Present Simple - Complex test 1
7. ESL Quiz - Present Simple Verbs