LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
To use the simple present tense of verbs
To form the simple present tense of verbs
To compose clear and coherent sentences using the simple present tense of verbs
SUCCESS CRITERIA:
At the end of the lesson, the students are able to:
To use the simple present tense of verbs
To form the simple present tense of verbs
To compose clear and coherent sentences using the simple present tense of verbs
DISCUSSION:
Read the sentences and examine if the verbs are used correctly in the sentence.
1. My sister and I save money from our allowance.
2. I use the money I saved to take art lessons.
3. I are happy when I paint and draw.
4. My sister and I sells our artwork and we use the money to buy art materials.
5. She practice drawing and painting every day.
6. I attend art lessons regularly.
Were you able to answer the questions above? Those questions ask you what you do.
You have already learned about verbs in their past tense. In this lesson, you will learn about verbs in the simple present tense. When do we use this tense?
We use this tense...
1. to show that something happens regularly or all the time. It can also be something a person often forgets or usually does not do.
Paulynn never spends all her money.
Carlo and Francis bring two sandwiches every day.
2. for permanent or long-lasting situations.
The sun rises at around 6:00 a.m. in the morning.
3. when expressing facts or statements that are always true.
Two and two make four.
4. when talking about feelings or stating opinions.
Liza likes sharing her food with others.
I think the Math test was easy.
Some time expressions we use for this tense are: all the time, always, at times, every day, every month, every year, daily, never, now and then, often,
rarely, regularly, seldom, sometimes, usually, and others.
How do we form the simple present tense of the verb? Two forms of the simple present tense are:
s-form: – add -s or -es to the base form
– used when the third person is singular
he knows
Alexia teaches
it leaks
base form: – the base form of the verb without to
– used when the subject is plural, with the pronouns I and you
bankers entertain they assist
I love
you look
Let us study the sentences you read above.
We add -s/-es when there is only one subject or doer in the sentence. In the example above, there is only one subject: Paulynn. So an -s is added to the verb spend, and now reads spends.
the base form. In the sentence above, there are two subjects:
Example:
Carlo and Francis bring two sandwiches
everyday.
Carlo and Francis. So we use the base
form bring. We also use the base form with the pronouns I and you.
Here are some more examples:
Niña fixes her school bag every night.
Rico enjoys solving math problems.
I read my books for school. My brothers do their school work all by themselves.