Scuola Primaria Statale Don Milani Classe IV A (Anno Scolastico 2013/2014) PRESENT SIMPLE: USE and FORM
th Monday, 16 September Dear diary, today I m beginning a new school year. I like school! -Rewrite...... I like I m beginning PRESENT SIMPLE (tense) PRESENT CONTINUOUS (tense) What s the difference?
PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT SIMPLE: USE -Read. Hi everybody! I'm the Present simple girl. I like habits and routines. I always do the same things and at the same time. For example, I always drink two glasses of milk in the morning and I usually arrive at school at twenty five past eight. I often wear jeans and T-shirts. I love pop music. I also love animals and plants. I have got a beautiful garden. I live with my parents and my brother. -Now, that you have read this story, choose the correct answer for each item. -She has got two brothers. A True B False C Don t know -She has got a dog. A True B False C Don t know -She drinks coffee for breakfast. A True B False C Don t know -She hates classical music. A True B False C Don t know -She never wears trousers. A True B False C Don t know -She likes animals. A True B False C Don t know
So, we use the present simple in different situations! -Let s watch this video. http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/learn-english-video.html -Round up. Use the present simple for: 1)things that are always (or generally) true Read: Write: 2)permanent situations Read: Write:
3)habits and routine Read: Write: 4)after when, before, as soon as with a future meaning sentence Read: Write: ************ PRESENT SIMPLE FORM -Remember: Present Simple tense with TO BE
PRESENT SIMPLE OF THE VERB TO BE IN THE POSITIVE FORM Write, read and repeat. Positive form Positive short form I am you are he is she is it is we are you are they are I m you re he s she s it s we re you re they're ACTIVITIES 1)Read and complete with am / is / are. 1.She a teacher. 2.We hungry. 3.Luke late. 4.He Spanish. 5.You happy. 6.I thirsty. 7.It cold. 8.She German. 9.He early. 10.We tired. 11.You beautiful. 12.I hot. 13.I from London. 14.You a doctor. 15.Emily my sister. 16.He in the garden. 17.They on the bus. 18.We friends. 19.I 9 years old. 20.She sick. 2)Rewrite these sentences using the positive short form. 1. 2... 3... 4... 5... 6... 7... 8... 9... 10..
11. 12.. 13. 14.. 15... 16.. 17... 18.. 19... 20.. 3)Read and complete these situations with : am - is are or m s re MARIA S BIRTHDAY Hello, my name Maria. I 5 years old. It my birthday today. I very happy. All my friends here today. This man my father. He a teacher. His name Fred. He loves his job a lot. I and my dad really good friends. He very funny. This Rima. She my mother. My mother 40 years old. She a vet. She loves animals very much. My mother short. This my sister Linda. She 7 years old. She a pupil. Linda and I like to watch TV and play dolls together. We happy girls.
This Jack. He my brother. Jack 14 years old. His hobby playing the guitar. My brother Jack a tall boy. These girls my neighbours. We all live in one house. Nina has flowers for me. The flowers white and yellow. Kate has a toy cat. It brown. Lana has a plate. There cookies on it. Helen has a basket. There..apples for me. I happy to have good friends. We have got two pets. This our dog Bimbo. It brown. It has got a black nose. His eyes very small. Bimbo likes bones. Look at these two girls. They Moli and Peggy. They my best friends. We all 5 years old. I happy to see them on my birthday. This my cousin from London. Her name Anna. She playing with my cat. They in our garden now. Look at our cat. It very fat. Its name Flaffy. Flaffy's nose pink. His tail long. His ears big. Flaffy likes to catch mice.
What a surprise! My uncle Tom and my aunt Dora here too. They in England. They live in London. Tom a dentist and Dora a nurse. They have got a baby boy. His name Bob. He only two years old. I will go to school next year. My parents have a nice present for me. It a big school bag. It yellow. There many things in the bag: books, notebooks, pencils and pens. It an umbrella. There seven colours on my new umbrella. I like it! I have a special birthday. My parents, my family, my cousins, my friends here today! There so many presents! I love presents! It my grandma's present. There three books on my desk. I like to read. There an apple on the books. My favourite present my new bike. I will ride my bike every day. My bike red.
4)Write five sentences with the positive form of the verb to be and five with the positive short form. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ************ PRESENT SIMPLE OF THE VERB TO BE IN THE NEGATIVE FORM Write, read and repeat. Negative form Negative short form I am not you are not he is not she is not it is not we are not you are not they are not I m not you aren t he isn t she isn t it isn t we aren t you aren t they aren t ACTIVITIES 1) Read and complete with am not, is not, are not. 1.I cold. 2.She French. 3.You an accountant. 4.John my brother. 5.They from Berlin. 6.We late. 7.It warm outside. 8.I angry.
9.Ian and Jill on the bus. 10.She Spanish. 11.He in the bathroom. 13.It sunny. 15.They at school. 12.We thirsty. 14.You a teacher. 16.Lucy from Italy. 17.I a nurse. 18.He sleepy. 19.We at home. 20.You from China. 2)Rewrite these sentences using the negative short form. 1. 2... 3... 4... 5... 6... 7... 8... 9... 10.. 11. 12.. 13. 14.. 15. 16.. 17... 18.. 19... 20.. 3)Write five sentences with the negative form of the verb to be and five with the negative short form. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 ************ PRESENT SIMPLE YES - NO QUESTIONS WITH THE VERB TO BE Yes no questions Am I? Are you? Is he? Is she? Is it? Are we? Are you? Are they? ACTIVITIES 1)Read and write questions with am is are. 1.John / in the garden? 2.They / hungry? 3.We / late? 4.You / tired? 5.He / French? 6.She / a teacher? 7.Harry and Lucy / from London? 8.I / early? 9.You / thirsty? 10.She / on the bus? 11.We / on time? 12.Pedro / from Spain? 13.They / in Tokyo? 14.Julie / at home?
15.The children / at school? 16.You / in a café? 17.I / right? 18. We / in the right place? 19.She / German? 20.He / a doctor? 2)Read these questions and write the short answers (ten with yes, ten with no ). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3) Write five questions and five answers. 1 2 3 4.. 5.. 4)Write sentences with the verb to be. Read these examples: 1.(he / be / French) He s French 2.(we / not / be / cold) We aren t cold 3.(he / be / a footballer?) Is he a footballer?
1.(I / be / German) 2.(he / not / be / a journalist) 3.(we / not / be / singers) 4.(you / be / a nurse?) 5.(they / be / from Germany) 6.(where / be / David?) 7.(how / be / you?) 8.(we / be / thirsty) 9.(I / not / be / English) 10.(you / not / be / a doctor) 11.(she / not / be / Italian) 12.(he / be / my brother) ************ Present Simple tense with OTHER VERBS POSITIVE FORM -With all other verbs, the positive form is easy. It s just the verb with an extra s if the subject is he, she, it. Let s take the verb play as an example. I play you play he plays she plays it plays we play you play they play -For a few verbs, there is a spelling change before the s.
Verbs that end WITH CONSONANT +y study studie + s becomes studies consonant -try trie + s -marry marrie + s -fly flie + s -cry crie + s becomes tries becomes marries flies becomes becomes cries ACTIVITIES 1)Fill in the gap the verb in the positive form. 1.She (play) tennis every Sunday. 2.He (buy) a cup of coffee every morning. 3.Julie (study) French at school. 4.Luke (try) hard to be polite. 5.Lucy (wash) her hair every day. 6.John never (cry). 7.My mother always (say) that love is more important than money. 8.The plane (fly) at low altitude. Verbs that end WITH s, sh, ch, x -pass + e passe + s -wash + e washe + s -teach + e teache + s becomes teaches -relax + e relaxe + s becomes relaxes becomes becomes passes washes
Verbs that are irregular in the present simple - have becomes has - do becomes does - go becomes goes ACTIVITIES 1)Fill in the gap the verb in the positive form. 1.Lucy (wash) her hair every day. 2.I hope Julie (pass) the exam. 3.He (go) to school. 4.She (do) her homework. 5.Ileana (teach) Science. 6.He (have) got a new car. 7.She (relax) in the garden. 2)Write these sentences using the positive present simple tense and read them. to go: andare (he / go to school every day) to like: piacere (I / like swimming) to play: giocare (you / play tennis on Saturdays) to begin: cominciare (the class / begin at 9 a.m.) to love: piacere (she / love chocolate) to live: vivere (they / live in London) to play: suonare (Lucy / play the guitar) to study: studiare (we / study English) to work: lavorare (he / work in a restaurant) to cook: cucinare (we / cook every day)
to clean: pulire to come (from): venire (he/clean the house during the weekend) (you/come from France) to leave: partire (the train / leave at 6 p.m.) to go: andare (the moon / go round the earth) 3)Complete these sentences with the positive present simple tense. to watch: guardare We often TV. to hate: detestare I mushrooms. to visit: visitare She her grandmother every Christmas. to arrive: arrivare They often late. to eat: mangiare I an apple every day. to use: usare They the Internet every evening. to want: volere Lucy and Jill to go out tonight. to stay: stare I usually at home on Fridays. to work: lavorare David in a school. to live: abitare He in Carpi. to take: prendere She a piano lesson every Monday. to read: leggere She. a lot of novels. NEGATIVE FORM -To make the negative form, you need to use do not (don t) or does not (doesn t). Write, read and repeat.
Negative form PLAY Negative short form I do not play you do not play he does not play she does not play it does not play we do not play you do not play they do not play I don t play you don t play he doesn t play she doesn t play it doesn t play we don t play you don t play they don t play ACTIVITIES 1)Translate and read. -Io non abito a Modena.... -Lei non viene dalla Francia.... -Giacomo non lavora in una banca. -Essi non si alzano alle otto....... -Noi non andiamo al cinema ogni venerdì.... -Tu non leggi il giornale ogni giorno... -Egli non è andato a scuola in Inghilterra.... -Non mi piace il caffè.......... -Noi non guardiamo la televisione di sera.... -Io non faccio la doccia di mattina.......... -Lei non beve il tè ogni pomeriggio....... -Essi non visitano i loro genitori nel fine settimana.... -Tu non studi Inglese molto spesso..........
2)Complete (with don t or doesn t). It rain here in the summer. We go to the cinema on Tuesday. He. like Italian. The sun go round the earth. She play the piano. I smoke. Julie and Lucy play football. They read many books. She teach Maths. The dog bark, today. 3)Read these sentences, find the mistakes and rewrite. -He don t enjoy jazz. -We don t buy many clothes. -She don t like ice cream -You doesn t love me. -They don t work at home. -Lucy doesn t have a computer. -I doesn t take the bus at night. -David don t travel much. -We don t have any children. -You doesn t study Biology. -Julie doesn t listen to music. -They don t live in London. -She don t work in an office. -You don t buy a bicycle. -I doesn t get up early. -They don t have a car. -He doesn t come home late. -You doesn t come from Africa.
INTERROGATIVE FORM -We use do or does before the subject to make the questions Write, read and repeat. Yes no questions Do I play? Do you play? Does he play? Does she play? Does it play? Do we play? Do you play? Do they play? ACTIVITIES 1)Write present simple questions and read them. 1.(you / like cake?) 2.(she / live in London?) 3.(you / drink tea every morning?) 4.(you smoke?). 5.(he / play tennis on Saturdays?) 6.(you / go shopping at the weekend?). 7.(she / work in an office?) 8.(they / study French?) 9.(you / meet your friends on Fridays?).. 10.(you / read a lot?). Again the present simple 1)Write present simple sentences. 1.(he / drive to work every day) 2.(I / not / think you're right) 3.(I / eat cereal in the morning)
4.(they / write e-mails every day?). 5.(you / watch a lot of TV) 6.(he / not / read the newspaper) 7.(she / dance often?) 8.(what / you / meet at the weekend?)?.. 2) Work yourself. 1.(you / not / drink much tea). 2.(they / not / like vegetables) 3.(I / go out often?). 4. (you / speak English?). 5. (we / take the bus often) 6.(what / you / buy in the supermarket?) 3)Write sentences using the present simple (positive, negative or interrogative form). 1. (she / play) tennis every week? 2.They (go) to the cinema every Wednesday. 3. (she / be) a singer? 4. (they / be) on the bus? 5.Why (he / be) in France? 6.I (not / play) the piano often. 7.It (not / be) cold today. 8.We (be) from Portugal. 9. (it / be) foggy today? 10.We (not / be) late. 11.They (not / like) animals. 12.Where (you / be)? 13.He (not / be) an accountant. 14. (the dog / eat) chicken?
PRESENT SIMPLE: USE and FORM HABITS and ROUTINE -Read. The Frog family's daily morning routine Mr Frog and Mrs Frog love their garden. They keep it clean and beautiful. Every day Mr Frog gets up early. He goes to the river nearby. He brings water in a bucket. He waters the plants. Mrs Frog joins him later. They water the plants together. -Discuss about the things you and your friends do in the morning every day What do you do every morning? I wake up and I get up. I wash my hands and face. I have breakfast.
I brush my teeth. I get dressed. I go to school. I study... What does your friend do every morning?
-Read. Gopi s morning routine I get up at six o clock. I take a bath first of all. Then I take a cup of tea and some biscuits. I study my lessons. I have my meal and brush my teeth. I polish my shoes. I wear my uniform and comb my hair. I carry my lunch and leave for school. -Describe Gopi s morning routine with your words. -Write in the gap the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Gopi and Hari.. their homework every day. (do) Mary.. her hair every morning. (wash) The teacher on the blackboard. (write) The students.. their uniforms. (wear) My mother me with my lessons. (help) She the answer. (know) I with a pencil. (write) Our school at eight o clock. (open) -Here are some sentences about facts, habits and routine work. Read and complete them using the verbs correctly. live (vivere) eat (mangiare) hunt (cacciare) Lions in the jungle. They other animals for living. They usually at night. get up (alzarsi) take (fare) do (fare) go (andare) Sara at six o'clock in the morning. She a bath and she her homework. She to school at nine o clock.
teach like give (dare) do Mr. Bianchi English. We him very much. He us lots of homework and we.. it regularly. like like visit bring (portare) I apples but my sister...oranges. Whenever our grandma.. us, she apples for me and oranges for my sister. ************ Remember 1)We may use adverbs of frequency with simple present tense. Always, often, usually, sometimes, rarely, never generally come before the verb, but they come after the verb to be. Ex. He usually helps her mother. It is always cold there. 2)Expressions like every day, every week, once a day, twice a month come at the end or at the beginning of the sentence. Ex. Sara s mother prepares breakfast for her family every morning. Every morning she prepares breakfast for her family.
ACTIVITIES 1)Rewrite these sentences in the simple present tense using verbs and adverbs in brackets. -She late. (get up, always) -He.. to the park. (go, often) -I.. (visit my aunt, every month) -They. others. (help, never) -My dog strangers. (bite,rarely) -The teacher. (give a test, once a week) -She lazy. (be, sometimes) -You on time. (be, never) -It. in summer. (rain, always) -He.. me. (not phone, often) -Winters.. very cold. (be, always) -You polite (not be, always) -Jenny.. (see the doctor, twice a month) -The boys.. (play football, every weekend) -Victoria.. her work in time. (do, never)
What I know now... PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE (use and form) 1) Write the positive form of the verb to be. Sara in the garden. I at school. We best friends. She in the classroom. They. on holiday. Our teacher. great! You.at school. I a student. This letter for you. He on the phone. This letter. from Mary. We not from Spain. 2) Rewrite the sentences with the negative form of the verb to be. She is a baby... You are doctors... Mary is my friend... I am a pupil... These are books... This is a dog... 3) Choose the right interrogative form of the verb to be. The children are Is the children Are the children The children is.. in the classroom today? Your parents isn t Are your parents Your parents are Your parents aren t.. at home now? The girl are The girl is Is the girl Are the girl.. your sister? are you she is is she you are How old..? Pamela is 12 years old. 4) Write sentences. He / be / hungry You / be / hot (positive form).. (positive form).. (negative form).. (negative form).. (interrogative form).. (interrogative form)..
They/ be / angry I / be / cold (positive form).. (positive form).. (negative form).. (negative form).. (interrogative form).. (interrogative form).. 5) Look at these pictures and answer. Is he tired? Are they fat?....... Is it a mouse? Are they unhappy?...... 6) Put the words in order. 1.aren't / you / teacher / a. 2.the cat / is / black?. 3.is / my / red / bag. 4.am / I / a / not / crocodile.. 5.isn't / my / pencilcase / this 7) Write the third person singular of these verbs in present simple tense: brush do come drink eat play read cry teach go leave have try wash dress 8) Read and write the verbs in present simple tense. Nick s father Nick s father (work) in London.
His office (be). in a big building. Every morning he (get up) at six o clock. He (wash).. quickly. He (eat). eggs and toast for breakfast. He (drink) orange juice for breakfast. He (wear) his jeans and jacket. Then, he (run) to the railway station. He always (take) his umbrella. He (buy) the newspaper and (read) it on the train. In the evening, he (come).. back home at five o clock. After dinner, he sometimes (watch) television. He never (go) to the cinema! What a boring life! 9) Read and write the verbs in present simple tense: fly, cry, finish, eat, live, drink, go, speak, play, like He chips for dinner. I coffee three times a day. She to New York once a year. We Italian and English. They in Canada. Tom and I to school every day. My dad to work at seven o clock. We tennis every weekend. My friend old films. The baby all the day. 10) Read and complete with do or does. - your friend like spaghetti? - the children go to school on Friday? - your sister watch TV in the morning? - he read comics?
- the girls like football? - they go to sleep at ten o clock? - she play on computer? - you speak English or German? - he like cats? 11) Choose the correct form. Do she work in an office? Do she works in an office? Does she work in an office? Work she in an office? From where do you come? Where do you come from? Where does you come from? Where dos you come from? 12) Write these sentences in the interrogative form. She lives in a big house.. You love your family. Sara plays basketball. He speaks Spanish. We play tennis. 13) Read and complete with don t or doesn t. He live in Mexico. She work in a bank. I play golf once a week. Ron listen to the radio. We speak French. You drink coffee in the morning. My cat sleep at night. Shelly eat meat. 14) Write these sentences in the negative form. Mary speaks French. Jim and I live in London. I like hot chocolate. They work in a bank. She likes orange juice.
15) Choose the correct alternative with the frequency adverbs. drive never - never drives - never drive - drives never I... at night. rarely has have rarely rarely have has rarely You... breakfast in the school. always study study always always studies always studys He... Maths in the morning. are usually usually is usually are am usually We... on time. watch sometimes sometimes watches watches sometimes sometimes watch My sister... after dinner. often works work often often work works often These policemen... in the police car. 16) Complete these sentences with the correct form of the verb. -Adam (eat) hamburgers for dinner, but (not/eat) cheesburgers for breakfast. -Ben and Adam (be) friends, but they (not/go) to the same school. - (Do/Does) Ben and Adam live in London? Yes,. -Amy (not/like) Maths. Her favourite subjects.. (be) Art and Music. -Amy (not/be) in the bathroom. She (not/ listen) to the radio. She (eat) cornflakes in the kitchen. -. (Do/Does) Susan learn French? No, she.. (do/don t/ doesn t/does ). She (learn) German.