Present Simple

The Present Simple
What is the present simple?

The present simple is an English tense. A normal present simple sentence looks like this:

                   We eat french fries every Sunday.

How many verbs do you see in this normal present simple sentence? 
Why do you think it is called 'simple'?


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The Present Simple
What is the present simple?

The present simple is an English tense. A normal present simple sentence looks like this:

                   We eat french fries every Sunday.

How many verbs do you see in this normal present simple sentence? 
Why do you think it is called 'simple'?


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The Present Simple
Present Simple

Slide 2 - Slide

The Present Simple
What is the present simple?

A normal present simple sentence only has one verb in the present tense. 

On the next slide, drag and drop the sentences into the correct box. Look at the amount of verbs and the tense. 








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1. I like scary movies.
2. He is walking the dog.
3. We danced all night long.
4. She plays the piano.
5. They are my parents.
Present Simple
Not Present Simple
1
2
3
4
5

Slide 4 - Drag question

Great work!

Slide 5 - Slide

The Present Simple
What is the present simple?

Now you know what a normal present simple sentence looks like.

Now, we are going to take a look at:

- The SHIT-Rule
- Questions
- Negations

Slide 6 - Slide

The Present Simple
The SHIT Rule

The SHIT Rule has to do with She, He, and IT.

The rule is:

If the subject is a he, she or it, the verb gets +s.

So I dance becomes She dances.


Slide 7 - Slide

Explain the SHIT-Rule in your own words.

Slide 8 - Open question

The Present Simple




The SHIT Rule

For the next exercise, try to make logical sentences. 
Also think about the correct use of the SHIT Rule.


Slide 9 - Slide

Timmy
every Saturday.
They never
with oil.
That tree
very fast.
I always
chocolate ice cream.
Those boys
in class very often.
cook
grows
dances
shout
choose
chooses
shouts
grow

Slide 10 - Drag question

Present simple: Spelling
3rd person singular (SHIT-rule!):
- We add -s at the end of verbs (play-plays)
- We add  -es if the verb ends in -ch,-ss,-sh or -o (Teaches, misses, does,goes,dishes)
- If the verb ends in a consonant -y, we change it to -ies ( study- studies, carry-carries)


Slide 11 - Slide

Present Simple
welke zin is present simple?
A
Lucy lives in London.
B
Lucy lived in London.
C
Lucy is living in London.
D
Lucy has lived in London.

Slide 12 - Quiz

Present simple is:
Wat is de present simple?
A
Verleden tijd
B
Tegenwoordige tijd
C
Toekomst

Slide 13 - Quiz

He/ she/ it..........................
A
studie
B
studying
C
studies
D
studys

Slide 14 - Quiz

He/ she / it .........................
A
going
B
go
C
gos
D
goes

Slide 15 - Quiz

He/ she/ it .............................
A
do
B
dos
C
does
D
doe

Slide 16 - Quiz

I ________________(to be) great! :)
A
is
B
be
C
am
D
are

Slide 17 - Quiz

My dad never __________ (to miss) a football match
A
miss
B
misss
C
misst
D
misses

Slide 18 - Quiz

Julia never __________ (to go) to the mall, she hates shopping
A
goes
B
gos
C
go
D
going

Slide 19 - Quiz

He _________ (to catch) the ball
A
catch
B
catches
C
catchs
D
chatching

Slide 20 - Quiz

You are doing great!

Take a moment to relax with this short minions clip!

Slide 21 - Slide

Slide 22 - Video

The Present Simple
Negations

Now you know how to make a normal present simple sentence and questions in the present simple.

Now we are going to look at negations.


Slide 23 - Slide

The Present Simple
Negations

Negations tell you that something is not happening. 
You can see the word not in negations, but almost always as a short form n't, as in don't or doesn't.

An example of a negation is:

                             She doesn't see very well. 


Slide 24 - Slide

The Present Simple
Negations

So you make a negation by adding don't or doesn't to the sentence. Think about the SHIT Rule!
So not like this:
                                        I like not cookies. 

But like this:
                                       I don't like cookies 


Slide 25 - Slide

The Present Simple
Negations

Look at what happens to the verb in this sentence when we turn it into a negation:

                                 He plays video games every day.

                        He doesn't play video games every day.

The +s disappears after doesn't. The same happened with the questions!


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The Present Simple




Negations

In the next exercise, try to turn the normal present simple into a negation. Pay attention to capital letters, full stops and the SHIT Rule.
                                     Use short forms!

Slide 27 - Slide

The girls wear the same dresses.

Slide 28 - Open question

The boy always cleans his plate after eating.

Slide 29 - Open question

They give out flyers every morning.

Slide 30 - Open question

The sun shines very brightly.

Slide 31 - Open question

Minions like bananas very much.

Slide 32 - Open question

The Present Simple
Negations

Again, the verb 'to be' is special. 
If the first verb in the sentence is am, is or are, you can just add not. You don't need do or don't in that case.

I am an English teacher. 
Becomes 
I am not an English teacher.


Slide 33 - Slide

The Present Simple




Negations

For the next exercise, turn the normal present simple sentences into negations. Pay attention to capital letters, full stops, and the SHIT Rule!
                                    Use short forms!


Slide 34 - Slide

I am a very happy person.

Slide 35 - Open question

She wears her best dress on Sundays.

Slide 36 - Open question

My dog is almost deaf.

Slide 37 - Open question

They are at the pool every week.

Slide 38 - Open question

My baby brother usually vomits after dinner.

Slide 39 - Open question

Congratulations! 
You have finished this lesson.


Slide 40 - Slide

Wat heb je geleerd tijdens deze les?

Slide 41 - Open question

Wat vond je moeilijk in deze les?

Slide 42 - Open question

The Present Simple
Present Simple

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