Present Simple 2

Grade 8
Grammar
Talk about
your daily
routine.
Look at these examples
Can you spot the

difference?
I usually get up at 7h30.
I brush my teeth, take a shower, and get dressed.
I have breakfast and start my online classes.
My brother usually gets up at 8h30.

He brushes his teeth, takes a shower, and gets dressed.
He has breakfast and starts his online classes.
GENERAL RULE
The simple present tense in English is used to describe general facts, repeated
actions and habits, and things that are always true.
General facts
A dog has four legs.
Repeated actions and habits
I usually get up at 6.30.
Things that are always true
The sun rises in the East.
GENERAL RULE
With the personal pronouns I, You, We, and
They
The verb stays in the infinitive form.
Example: (Verb Play)

I play tennis.
EXCEPTION
In general, in the third person singular He, She, and It
 we add 'S’:
Example: (Verb Play)

She plays basketball.
I, you, we, He, she,
they it
The verb stays in the The verb usually takes

infinitive form s
e.g. We go to school. e.g. He eats pizza.

However, there are some
exceptions with the third person
singular.
EXCEPTION (third person
singular)
For verbs that end in -O, -CH, -SH, -SS, -X, or -Z we add -
ES for the third person singular.
1. go – goes
2. catch – catches
3. wash – washes
4. miss – misses
5. relax – relaxes
6. buzz – buzzes
Let’s
Fill in the blanks withPractice
the appropriate forms of the given
verbs.
1. My brother ---- (speak) three languages fluently.
2. Daniel ---- (watch) his favorite program every Saturday.
3. Jennifer ---- (wash) her hair every day.
4. Ryan ---- (go) to church every Sunday.
5. My sister ---- (do) her homework after school.
6. My father ---- (like) fast food.
7. Sarah --- (want) to come with us.
8. Jessica ---- (kiss) her mother before she goes to bed.
9. Lea ---- (teach) English in a private school. One of the most modest people I have ever met .
Let’s
Practice
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the
given verbs.
1. My brother speaks three languages fluently.
2. Daniel watches his favorite program every Saturday.
3. Jennifer washes her hair every day.
4. Ryan goes to church every Sunday.
5. My sister does her homework after school.
6. My father likes fast food.
7. Sarah wants to come with us.
8. Jessica kisses her mother before she goes to bed.
9. Lea teaches English in a private school. One of the most modest people I have ever met .
singular)
For verbs that end in a consonant + Y, we remove the Y and
add -IES.
1. marry – marries
2. study – studies
3. carry – carries
4. worry – worries
singular)
NOTE: For verbs that end in a vowel + Y, we just add -S.
1. play – plays
2. enjoy – enjoys
3. say – says
Let’s
Practice
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given
verbs.
1. Paul ---- (play) tennis.
2. Clara ---- (sing) very well.
3. She always ---- (carry) her umbrella with her.
4. He never ---- (call) me.
5. My brother ---- (study) on weekends.
6. My son never ---- (listen) to me.
7. Your baby ---- (cry) too much.

Let’s
Practice
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the
given verbs.
1. Paul plays tennis.
2. Clara sings very well.
3. She always carries her umbrella with her.
4. He never calls me.
5. My brother studies on weekends.
6. My son never listens to me.
7. Your baby cries too much.

Look at the examples down
below
I do not like pizza. I prefer burgers. What do
you
My father drinks coffee in the notice?
morning but he does not drink tea.
To form the “negative form”, I add
DO NOT (I, we, you, they) / DOES NOT
(he, she, it)
before the main verb.
The main verb remains in the

INFINITIVE form with the third
She plays the personShe does not play the
singular
guitar. guitar. INFINITIVE
Look at the examples down
below
I do not like pizza. I prefer burgers.
I don’t like pizza. I prefer burgers. What do
you
notice?
My father drinks coffee in the
morning but he does not drink tea.
My father drinks coffee in the
morning but he doesn’t drink tea.
Let’s see how to make the
short form.
We put do/does and not together, then replace the o with apostrophe ’.
I do not like ’ like pizza.

I donot
pizza.
Long form Short form
DO NOT / DOES NOT DON’T / DOESN’T

+ Infinitive verb + Infinitive verb
e.g. I do not dance. e.g. I don’t dance.

He does not do sports. He doesn’t do sports.
Let’s
Change the Practice
sentences to the
negative form.
1.Tom lives in England.
2.Mr Simpson teaches Chemistry.
3.You like playing computer games.
4.John and Sue work in a café.
5.We do the shopping on Saturdays.
6.The baby cries all the time.
Let’s
Change the Practice
sentences to the
negative form.
1.Tom does not/doesn’t live in England.
2.Mr. Simpson does not/doesn’t teach
Chemistry.
3.You do not/don’t like playing computer
games.
4.John and Sue do not/don’t work in a café.
5.We do not/don’t do the shopping on
Saturdays.
6.The baby does not/doesn’t cry all the time.
Let us view the Interrogative form
together!
Ask me
questions!
Check the
examples
You watch The Simpsons. What do
you
Do you watch The notice?
Simpsons?
Homer likes donuts.

Does Homer like donuts?
To form the “Interrogative form”
DO + subject + Infinitive of the verb (I,

we, you, they)
e.g: Do you live in Lebanon?
DOES + subject + Infinitive of the verb

(he, she, it)
e.g: Does Mary work in Lebanon?

Let’s
Practice
Change the sentences to the
interrogative form.
1.He goes to the gym everyday.
2.My brother and I study Chinese on
Monday.
3.You run for 45 minutes every morning.
4.Jenny rides her bicycle on weekends.
5.She worries a lot.
6.They drive home after work.
Answer Key
Change the sentences to the
interrogative form.
1.Does he go to the gym everyday?

2.Do my brother and I study Chinese on
Monday?
3.Do you run for 45 minutes every morning?
4.Does Jenny ride her bicycle on weekends?
5.Does she worry a lot?
6.Do they drive home after work?
Thank you
for joining
today’s
session!
See you
next week…

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Grade 8

Can you spot the

My brother usually gets up at 8h30.

Example: (Verb Play)

Example: (Verb Play)

The verb stays in the The verb usually takes

e.g. We go to school. e.g. He eats pizza.

2. Daniel ---- (watch) his favorite program every Saturday.

3. Jennifer ---- (wash) her hair every day.

4. Ryan ---- (go) to church every Sunday.

5. My sister ---- (do) her homework after school.

6. My father ---- (like) fast food.

7. Sarah --- (want) to come with us.

8. Jessica ---- (kiss) her mother before she goes to bed.

2. Daniel watches his favorite program every Saturday.

3. Jennifer washes her hair every day.

4. Ryan goes to church every Sunday.

5. My sister does her homework after school.

6. My father likes fast food.

7. Sarah wants to come with us.

8. Jessica kisses her mother before she goes to bed.

2. Clara ---- (sing) very well.

3. She always ---- (carry) her umbrella with her.

4. He never ---- (call) me.

5. My brother ---- (study) on weekends.

6. My son never ---- (listen) to me.

7. Your baby ---- (cry) too much.

2. Clara sings very well.

3. She always carries her umbrella with her.

4. He never calls me.

5. My brother studies on weekends.

6. My son never listens to me.

7. Your baby cries too much.

The main verb remains in the

I do not like ’ like pizza.

DO NOT / DOES NOT DON’T / DOESN’T

e.g. I do not dance. e.g. I don’t dance.

Homer likes donuts.

DO + subject + Infinitive of the verb (I,

e.g: Do you live in Lebanon?

DOES + subject + Infinitive of the verb

e.g: Does Mary work in Lebanon?

1.Does he go to the gym everyday?

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