ACTIVITY 2, Extensive Activity

 
Present Simple Tense

Write the correct form of the verb in each sentence.

1. John ______________ (play/plays) soccer. 
2. They ______________ (don’t/doesn’t) study after school. 
3. We _______________ (take/takes) the metro to the office every day.  
4. What ___________ (do/does) you want to study? 
5. On Tuesdays, I _________ (go/goes) to the mall. 
6. Terry ____ (play/plays) soccer; he _____ (practice/practices) every day. 
7. _______ (Do/Does) Lucy ride her bike to school, or_______ (do/does) she take the bus? 
8. On Sunday, he ____________ (don’t/doesn’t) read the newspaper. 
9. Where _____________ (do/does) they work?  
10. How ____________ (do/does) you spell your name? 

Make questions with the word groups, using (do) or (does).

1. (Where/she/live) _______________________________________________?
2. (When/you/play/soccer) _______________________________________________?
3. (What/he/eat/for/lunch) _______________________________________________?
4. (When/they/come/home/from/school)_________________________________________?
5. (she/want/to/work/in/the/office) _____________________________________________?
6. (your/mother/take/you/to/school)_____________________________________________?
7. (What/time/you/get/up)_____________________________________________?
8. (Where/your/father/work) ______________________________________________?
9. (Julia/live/in/Colorado) ______________________________________________?
10. (How/Juan/and/David/go/to/school)___________________________________________?

NOTE:

EDIT YOUR ANSWER AND SUBMIT IT BEFOR THE END OF THIS SEMESTER

ONLINE QUIZ

 

DO THIS QUIZ

http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses_present-simple_quiz.htm

DO THE  PUZZLE IN THE FOLLOWING LINK

http://englishforeveryone.org/PDFs/Crossword%20Puzzle%20-%20Verbs%20in%20Present%20Tense%201.pdf

THE ACTIVITY IN THE NEXT PAGE CAN BE HELPFUL FOR YOU TO ACHIEVE YOUR UNDERSTANDING

USE OF PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE

 

We can use the present tense to talk about:

1- Something that is true in the present:
e.g:  I’m nineteen years old.
        He lives in London.
        I’m a student.

2- Something that happens again and again in the present:

  e.g: I play football every weekend.

3- something that is always true:

e.g: The adult human body contains 206 bones.

Light travels at almost 300,000 kilometers per second.

4- something that is fixed in the future.
   e.g:The school term starts next week.

         The train leaves at 1945 this evening.

         We fly to Paris next week.

 

THIS IS RELATED LINK

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-simple-use.html

THE ACTIVITY IN THE NEXT PAGE CAN BE HELPFUL FOR YOU TO ACHIEVE YOUR UNDERSTANDING

FORM OF THE PRESENT SIMPLE

 

We use the infinitive of the verb. In the 3rd person Singular (he, she, it - or a name) we put an -s to the end of the infinitive.

Infinitive -

3rd person Singular (he, she, it) infinitive + –s

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1- Affirmative sentences:

I/we/you/they play football.
He/she/it plays football.

NOTE: he, she, it - Do not forget the -s.

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2- Negative sentences:

 

We use the auxiliary do.
I/we/you/they do not play football.
He/she/it does not play football.

NOTE: We often use short forms in negative sentences in the Simple Present:
I/we/you/they don't play football.
He/she/it doesn't play football.

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3- Questions:

Do I/we/you/they play football?
Does he/she/it play football?

 

 

To understand more details with examples go to this web page:

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/simplepresentforms.html

ACTIVITY 1

 

Present simple practice

A- Fill in the blanks with appropriate simple present tense form of the verb given in the brackets.

1. The plane …………………………….. at 6.30. (arrive)

2. I will phone you when he …………………………. back. (come)

3. Unless we …………………. now we can’t be there on time. (start)

4. The sun ………………………………… in the east. (rise)

5. The next term ……………………………… on Monday. (begin)

B- Go to this link and try to do the exercises as self assessment.

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=1555

NOTES:

1- YOUR TASK IS TO ASUBMIT SECTION “A” ONLY.

2- WRITE YOUR ANSWER  AT THE END OF THE PAGE.

3- SUBMIT THIS BY NEXT WEEK.

4-  DO SECTION “B” ONLINE AND NO NEED TO SUBMIT IT TO ME

THIRD PERSON SINGULAR

 

In the present simple 3rd person singular (he, she, it), add [s, es, or ies] to the base form of the verb.

 1- To regular verbs just add an [s ]

              e.g: (travel _travels), (give _ gives), (play_plays)

· 2- To verbs that end in s, ss, sh, ch, x, and o, add an [es ]

             e.g: (wash _ washes), (mix _mixes), (go _goes)

· 3-  To verbs end in y after a consonant (any letter that isn't a vowel),    change the [y] to [i]  and add [es]

               e.g: (study _ studies), (fly _flies)

Examples:

1-He goes to school every morning

2-She understands English.

3-It mixes the sand and the water.

5-She enjoys playing the piano.

4-He tries very hard.

GO TO ANSWER THE ACTIVITY IN THE NEXT PAGE

INTRODUCTION ON PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE

 

It is used to talk about general truths. It is also used to talk about time-tabled future events. Unlike other tense forms, the simple present tense has a special –s marking when the subject is a singular noun or a third person pronoun.

The simple present expresses an action in the present taking place once, never or several times. It is also used for actions that take place one after another and for actions that are set by a timetable or schedule. The simple present also expresses facts in the present.

Examples of the Present Simple

1. The sun sets in the west.

2. We produce lasers for cosmetic surgery.

3. They move into their new home next week.

4. So, I go to Mr. D and say “I deserve a better mark in this class”.

5. Jones stops in mid-court and passes the ball to Schuster.

Learn more through this link

ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

 

 

You will often find the past simple used with time expressions such as these:

• Yesterday

• three weeks ago
• last year
• in 2002

• from March to June
• for a long time
• for 6 weeks
• in the 1980s
• in the last century
• in the past

In the following example sentences the expressions of finished time are shown in bold:

• She came to Germany two years ago.
• Columbus discovered America in 1492.
• I played tennis at the weekend.
• I didn't see you yesterday. Were you in school?
• My mother went shopping on Saturday but she didn't buy anything.
• Did you see the film on TV last night?

Learn More About Time Expression

Further Reading and Exercises About Past Simple Tense

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/irregular-verbs-exercise-2.html

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=5114

http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-simple-past.php#.Uoy9OhyQbcY

OUR NEXT TOPIC WILL BE THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE

ACTIVITY 2

 

BEFOR YOU ANSWER THE FOLLOWING EXERCISE, READ ABOUT PAST TENSE IN THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH

“Past simple is used to express something that you did frequently in the past. It sometimes refers to contrast: something you sued to do in the past, but don’t do anymore; or something you didn’t use to do in the past, but you do now. ALSO, it refers to something you did once at a specific time in the past. Sometimes the TIME EXPRESSION is mentioned”.

“To Know More About TIME EXPRESSION Go To The Following Page"

   

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER:

1- I _____ last night

A. used to drink

B. drank

2. I ____________ smoke when I was a child

A. didn’t use to

B. didn’t used to

3. ______________ drink?

A. Did you used to

B. Did you use to

4. I ________________ dolls when I was a child

A. used to play

B. played

5. I  ______________ tacos this afternoon

A. ate

B. used to eat

6. My friend Mary ___________________, but now she does.

A. didn’t use to smoke

B. didn’t smoke

7. Ana Guevara __________in Europe four years ago.

A. used to run

B. ran

8. I  __________ my homework yesterday.

A. did

B. used to do

9. Peter ______________chocomilk, but now he drinks micheladas.

A. used to drink

B. drank

10. He _________________ piano lessons, but now he plays soccer.

A.used to study

B. studied

NOTE:

Do Any Five From Your Choice And Answer Them In The Box At The End Of This Page, Then Submit It Before The End Of December.

 

USE OF PAST SIMPLE TENSE

 

 

Use 1: Past actions that are now finished

The first use of the Past Simple to express actions that happened at a specific time in the past. The actions can be short or long.

• John cut his finger last week. short
• I went to college 3 years ago. long

 

Use 2: Situation in the past

Another use of this tense is talk about situations in the past.

• I lived in New York for 10 years (I don't live there anymore).

 

Use 3: A series of actions in the past

The Past Simple can also be used with a few actions in the past happening one after another.

• He entered a room, lit a cigarette and smiled at the guests.

FORM OF PAST SIMPLE TENSE

 

Forming a sentence in the Past Simple is easy. To form a declarative sentence, all you need is the subject of the sentence (e.g. I, you, he, a dog) and the past form of your verb (e.g. was, talked, swam). Questions and negative sentences are only a little more difficult, because they require an auxiliary verb.

Subject                                  +               Verb (past form)

e.g. he, she, a dog, etc.                                        e.g. walked, went, took, etc.

  Examples :

I lived in New York for 10 years.
Mike walked in, looked around and smiled to us.
He married a woman who lived in the same village.
I ate the cake yesterday.
I saw two colorful fishes in the lake yesterday.

NEXT TOPIC WILL BE: 

USE OF PAST SIMPLE TENSE

ACTIVITY 1

A- Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use Simple Past.

1) I ……………………….…. my Maths homework yesterday. (to do)

2)  ……………..Susan …………………….. to England by plane? (to go)

3) They ……………………….………... a farm two weeks ago. (to visit)

4) Jenny and Peggy ………………………. their brother. (not/to help)

5) The children………….…………  at home last weekend. (not/to be)

6) When …………. you …………….. this wonderful skirt? (to design)

7) My mother ………………….…...……… into the van. (not/to crash)

8) The boys……………  the mudguards of their bicycles. (to take off)

9)  ………………….you ………..…….. your aunt last week? (to phone)

10) He  ………………………………….…….milk at school. (not/to drink)

 

TO TEST YOUR UNDERSTANDING, GO TO THE FOLLOWING LINK AND DO EXERCISES 1 AND 2 

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3303

NSTRUCTION:-

You are to post your answers  of the first exercise by replying to this post.

You are to submit your answers for exercise A before 18 December 2013.

REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS

 

 

Regular verbs

Those verbs that form their past participle with ‘d’ or ‘ed’ are regular verbs. These verbs do not undergo substantial changes while changing forms between tenses.

Irregular verbs
Those verbs that undergo substantial changes when changing forms between tenses are irregular verbs. The changed forms of these verbs are often unrecognizable different from the originals.

 

Read more about regular and irregular verbs through the following:

1- http://www.myenglishteacher.net/irregular_verbs.html

2. http://www.stlcc.edu/Student_Resources/Academic_Resources/Writing_Resources/Grammar_Handouts/verb_list_irregular.pdf

INTRODUCTION ON PAST SIMPLE

PAST SIMPLE TENSE................

 

It is used for a single event (or sequence of such events) in the past, and also for past habitual action. The simple past or past simple, sometimes called the preterite, is the basic form of the past tense in Modern English. It is used principally to describe events in the past, although it also has some other uses.

The past simple is most often used in writing, and also refers to an action or event that was completed in the past. English uses verbs in the simple past tense to refer to actions, situations, or events that are finished and that happened before now. There are three ways to form simple past tense in English. One way is what happens with the verb be: it uses the special forms was and were. Another way is what happens with regular verbs. (They are called regular because they all add the same ending--ed--or some variation on it.) and there are a few hundred irregular verbs with different forms.

ADDITIONAL SOURCE FOR READING:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Past_simple_tense 

Examples: 

1-He took the money and ran.

2-I visited them every day for a year.

3-I knew how to fight even as a child.