Present Simple

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By Batya Mirsky

Present Simple

13. Time Expressions

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

12. The 'Be' Verb

5. How? The Bare Bones

11. Apostrophes

10. Negativity

4. The 'S' Effect

9. Have / Has ?

8. WH?

3. Pronouns

7. Do / Does

2. When?

6. Have / Has

1. Tenses? What?

index

grow

read

walk

talk

sleep

go

eat

* פעלים

They ONLY refer to verbs*.

Tenses tell us when something happens.

The Tenses

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

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

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

* באופן קבוע

These sentences tell about things that happen regularly*.

Present Simpleregular events

On Saturdays, I stay at home.

I go to school every day.

* הרגלים

These sentences tell about habits*.

Present Simplehabits

Sometimes I eat cornflakes for breakfast.

I always play in the park.

* עובדות

These sentences tell about facts*.

Present SimpleFacts

The girl loves music.

I live in New York.

She loves pizza.

We love pizza.

verbs

he, she, it

I, you, we, they

verb

What about the pronouns???

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

I smile at everyone.

They look cute.

It roars loudly.

She wears a uniform.

He smiles at the camera.

We stand together.

You point at me.

I swim at the pool.

Pronouns!!!

* פועל

The teacher gives homework.

A mother loves her children.

The dog runs in the park.

Babies cry a lot.

Kids sleep at night.

Flowers need water.

Here are some examples. Can you find the pattern?

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

* יחיד

My teacher gives homework.

A mother loves her children.

The dog runs in the park.

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

* רבים

The boys watch basketball on TV.

Parents love their children.

The dogs run in the park.

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

Hover over the words to learn more

object.

verbs

singularsubject

ice-cream.

loves

The Kid

object.

verb

pluralsubject

ice-cream.

love

Kids

What does it look like, again?

sleep

lives

eat

buys

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

My uncle in Tel Aviv. (live)

Bears in the winter. (sleep)

Monkeys bananas. (eat)

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

Review #1

needs

lives

sleeps

talk

grow

My plant ______ water.

My baby sister ______ in a crib.

We ______ on the phone every day.

Shir ______ in London.

Lemon trees ______ in Jerusalem.

Choose the verb.Drag it to the correct sentence.

Review #2

* singular + he, she, it

* plural + I, you , we, they

Plural* - have

Singular* - has

Ben has two brothers.

She has a car.

The ant has six legs.

The children have a ball.

My friend and I have hats.

My parents have a job.

HAVE or HAS

!יש לי! יש לו! יש להם

• have
• has

• has
• have

• has
• have

• have
• has

• have
• has

Mr. and Mrs. Cohen a little house.

My brother and I a lot of games.

The dog a very long tail.

I three cats.

This book a funny name.

HAVE or HAS

Decide if the sentences get have or has.

Plurals get 'do'

does

The answer to these questions is Yes or No.

babies

Another example:

Do

cry a lot

Babies

We

we

Do

like pizza

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

DO ?

Singular gets 'does'

go

to school

Shir

Does

goes

like

pizza

do

The answer to these questions is Yes or No.

Another example:

he

He

Does

likes

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

DOES ?

go

to school

Shir

Does

goes

reminder!

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

We

we

Do

like pizza

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

Do and DOES

• Does
• Do

• Does
• Do

• Do
• Does

• Do
• Does

• Do
• Does

• Does
• Do

Inbal and Ron talk on the phone?

Omer go to school by bus?

you clean your room?

the vet help animals?

the clowns smile?

the baby cry every night?

DO or DOES

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

Where do your parents work?

Who do you love the most?

When does school start?

Why does the sun shine?

What does the dog want?

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

WH Questions?

have

one sister

Shir

Does

has

We

we

Do

have pizza

?יש לי? יש לו? יש להם

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

The same rule goes for questions with have/has.

Have or Has?

do not / does not

NO! NO! NO!

Hover over the sentences to learn more

Ben does not love soccer.

Ben loves basketball.

* שלילי

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

No? No problem!

Hover over the sentences to learn more

They do not like falafel.

Ben and Tom like pizza.

Plurals are easier.

No? No problem!

Hover over the words to learn more

do not

do not

object.

verb

subject

coke.

drink

We

does not

does not

object.

verb

subject

meat.

eat

Mary

How?

• do not
• does not

• does not
• do not

• does not
• do not

• do not
• does not

• does not
• do not

Max sleep without his teddy.

The dog eat cat food.

Elza and Anna live in Israel.

The children go to school on Saturday.

My father work for police.

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

DO NOT or DOES NOT

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

don't

n t

do

not

There is a shorter way of writing do not.

do

Shortcuts

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

doesn't

n t

does

not

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

does

Shortcuts

You never come to my house.

Never

They seldom watch television.

Seldom

My friend often meets me at the mall.

Often

I always sleep in my bed.

My parents rarely fly on a plane.

Rarely

Ben sometimes plays with Lego.

Sometimes

My family usually goes to the park on Saturday.

Usually

Always

We eat breakfast every day.

Time Expressions

Every

restart

I hope you understood!