Simple Present Verbs Simple Present Verbs Simple Present Verbs They are the right verb form for They are the right verb form for normal conditions and facts. normal conditions and facts. Generated by Foxit PDF Creator © Foxit Software http://www.foxitsoftware.com For evaluation only. Use simple present for the usual. • The simple present indicates common, everyday activities and conditions: Verbs to use: want, take, and eat. 1. Most people __ lunch around noon everyday. (It is no surprise; it’s just a commonality.) 2. Students __ quizzes in the class. (Quizzes are normal parts of classes.) 3. The babysitter __ more money to watch the kids. (She wants more money not just today, but everyday.) Generated by Foxit PDF Creator © Foxit Software http://www.foxitsoftware.com For evaluation only. Use simple present for facts. • We express facts in the simple present. Verbs to use: prescribe, cost, and get: 1. Hurricanes ___ insurance companies millions of dollars each year. 2. Nurse practitioners ___ medications just like medical doctors. 3. Criminal justice majors ___ jobs in law enforcement. Generated by Foxit PDF Creator © Foxit Software http://www.foxitsoftware.com For evaluation only. Negate action verbs with don’t. • To make negatives, action verbs combine with don’t or doesn’t: 1. Most students have jobs, but some __. 2. Ericka __ work at any job at all. 3. __ forget to finish your homework. 4. The professor __ finish the quiz yet. 5. __ you still have homework to do? Generated by Foxit PDF Creator © Foxit Software http://www.foxitsoftware.com For evaluation only. Negate be verbs with not. • Negate am, are, and is with not: 1. I’m an instructor. I __ a technician. 2. There __ enough computers for everyone. 3. The college __ responsible for your books. 4. The parking lot __ big enough for all cars. 5. We __ learning Chinese in this course. 6. It __ necessary to memorize everything. 7. You __ required to write an essay yet. Generated by Foxit PDF Creator © Foxit Software http://www.foxitsoftware.com For evaluation only. Use do in yes-no questions. • Begin yes-no questions with action verbs with do or does. 1. __ most college students borrow money to pay their school bills? 2. __ your friend Miguel take English Composition class? 3. __ you read faster than you write? 4. __ the weather look good today? 5. __ you feel better when you pass quizzes? Generated by Foxit PDF Creator © Foxit Software http://www.foxitsoftware.com For evaluation only. Frequency words front action verbs. • Put frequency words before action verbs. Words: always, often, rarely, never, and usually 1. Our class __ meets in its normal room. 2. We __ go out to the language lab. 3. The professor __ misses our class. 4. The sun __ shines in the summer. 5. Weak students __ miss classes. Generated by Foxit PDF Creator © Foxit Software http://www.foxitsoftware.com For evaluation only. Frequency words follow be verbs. • Put frequency words after BE verbs. Use always, often, rarely, never, and usually 1. Our class is __ in the normal room. 2. We are __ in the other language lab. 3. The professor is __ out of our class. 4. The sun is __ shining in the summer. 5. Weak students are __ out of classes. 6. This class is __ boring; it’s __ interesting. 7. The police are __ watching for speeders. Generated by Foxit PDF Creator © Foxit Software http://www.foxitsoftware.com For evaluation only. When do verbs add –s? • Add the –s to verbs after he, she, and it: 1. Guadalupe __ a good student. 2. He seem_ to know most things. 3. He preview_ course information. 4. Rarely do_ he get less than a B. 5. Everyone know_ he will pass the class. 6. His boss __ him doing many projects. 7. How far he go_ depends on his desire. Generated by Foxit PDF Creator © Foxit Software http://www.foxitsoftware.com For evaluation only. Can you use non-action verbs? • Non-action verbs such as is, become, and seem show existence and are not progressive. Use: be, seem, appear, become. 1. Good learners __ to have many study skills. 2. They __ in their textbooks a lot of the time. 3. On tests, they __ even more focused. 4. They __ in class on time almost everyday. 5. They __ ready to study to __ successful. 6. They also __ always ready to participate. Generated by Foxit PDF Creator © Foxit Software http://www.foxitsoftware.com For evaluation only. [...]... evaluation only Can you use simple present? • Use is, do, know, see 1 2 you that guy? The one that in the hallway? Yes, he my best friend Oh, you him? Sure, he my cousin What his name? 3 4 5 6 Do cell phones and computers always help communication? Generated by Foxit PDF Creator © Foxit Software http://www.foxitsoftware.com For evaluation only Can you use simple present? • Use don’t, visit,... use simple present? • Use take, learn, study, attend, become, work 1 Many students college to nurses Nurses must for at least two years They about the body and medicines Nurses in clinics and hospitals They care of all kinds of patients 2 3 4 5 Is the nurse above correct? Generated by Foxit PDF Creator © Foxit Software http://www.foxitsoftware.com For evaluation only Can you use simple present? ... there What kind of community you prefer? 2 3 4 How do people feel stuck in traffic? 5 Generated by Foxit PDF Creator © Foxit Software http://www.foxitsoftware.com For evaluation only Can you use simple present? • Use have, need, are, is, and keep 1 There many factors in success First, you a goal Then motivation helpful Winners of course good attitudes Last, successful people trying 2 3 . Simple Present Verbs Simple Present Verbs Simple Present Verbs They are the right verb form for They are the right verb form. Software http://www.foxitsoftware.com For evaluation only. Use simple present for the usual. • The simple present indicates common, everyday activities and conditions: Verbs to use: want, take, and eat. 1. Most. Software http://www.foxitsoftware.com For evaluation only. Use simple present for facts. • We express facts in the simple present. Verbs to use: prescribe, cost, and get: 1. Hurricanes ___ insurance