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2. The simple present tense. I/ Auxiliary verbs: * Examples: • I go to school every day. • He goes to school every day. • We don’t get up at 6 o’clock. • Does he learn English?

3. The simple present tense. 1) Form: (+) I, we, you, they + V‏. He, she, it + V(s/es). (-) I, we, you, they + don’t + V. ( don’t = do not) He, she, it + doesn’t + V. ( doesn’t = does not) (?) What + do I, we, you, they + V ? What does + he/ she, it + V ?

4. The simple present tense. * Yes/No – questions and answers. • Do I/ you/ we/ they + V ? Yes, I do / No, I don’t. ( don’t = do not) • Does she/ he/ it + V ? Yes, she does / No, she doesn’t. ( doesn’t = does not)

5. The simple present tense. 2) The rules of adding “s or es”. we add “s” in the most of the verbs if the subject is He, She, It in the positive sentence. • He works • Nga reads books • She writes

6. The simple present tense. We add “es” in the verbs, which end with “ o, s, x, ch, sh” if the subject is He,She, It in the positive sentence. • Tom goes to the zoo at weekends. • Lan always passes exams. • She relaxes. • The water freezes at zero degree. • He watches TV. • She washes her face.

7. The simple present tense. We change “y” into “i” + “es” for the verbs which end with “y” and come before it with a consonant. • She studies English. • He hurries up. But: - I play – he plays. - We enjoy - Hoa enjoys. ( So, if the verb which end with “y” and come before it a vowel we only add “s”.)

8. The simple present tense. 3. The rules of the pronunciation “s,es” a) Pronounced /s/ for the verbs end with the sounds: /p, k, f, t, 0 /. - gets, talks, stops, wants, laughs, … b)Pronounced /z/ for the verbs end with the sounds: /b, l, m, n, v, r, g, ng/. - sends, loves, learns, seems, sings, … c) Pronounced /iz/ for the verbs end with the sounds or the letters “x, s, ch, sh, ce, ge”. - relaxes, watches, brushes, washes, places, fridges, … But : say /sei/ - says /sez/ do /du:/ - does /daz/

9. The simple present tense. 4) Usage: * Example 1: • I get up at 5 a.m every morning. • He often goes to school at 6.30 a.m. So, the simple present is used toexpress an action, which happens every day. ( It often has “ adverbs of frequency” going with.)‏ ( Adverbs: - always, usually, often, sometimes, seldom, rarely, never. - Every day/ week/ month/ … - Once a (per) week/ twice a (per) week/ month/ year, …)

10. The simple present tense. * Example 2: • The Earth moves around the Sun. • Trees grow well in spring. So, the simple present is used toexpress a truth or a permanence.

11. The simple present tense. II/ “To Be”: 1) Form: (+) I am … He, she, it is … We, you, they are … (-) I am not … He, she, it is not … ( is not = isn’t) We, you, they are not … ( are not = aren’t) (?) Who am I ? Who is he, she, it is ? Who are you, we, they ?

12. The simple present tense. * Yes/No- questions and answers: - Are you a student? Yes, I am / No, I am not. • Is he a student? Yes, he is / No, he isn’t. ( isn’t = is not) - Are they students? Yes, they are. / No, they aren’t. ( aren’t = are not)

13. The simple present tense. 2) Usage: “ To be” is used to tell about: + Name: My name is Lan. + Age: She is eleven. + Job: He is an engineer. + Adjectives: You are beautiful. + Present progressive tense: We are speaking English now.

14. The simple present tense. III/ Practice: 1. Ex 1:put the verb in the simple present tense. a) He (teach) ………… English. b) The sun (rise) ……….in the east and (set)….. in the west. c) Hoa and Mai (come) ………. From Vietnam. d) Which language ………Peter (speak) ………? e) The children (play)……… soccer. f) He (not go) ……….................... often to the movies on Sunday. teaches rises sets come does speak play doesn’t often go

15. The simple present tense. Does watch g) ……… Nga (watch)…………TV? h) She sometimes (carry) ………. a handbag to work. i) The baby (cry) ………every night. k) Jane (enjoy) ……….. going to the party. carries cries enjoys

16. The simple present tense. 2. Ex 2:Make question for the underlined part. a) My sister likes shopping. …………………………………………………………. b) He often goes to the cinema once a week. ……………………………………………………….. c) They live in the countryside. ……………………………………………………….. d) I often play tennis in my free time. ………………………………………………………… What does your sister do? How often does he go to the cinema? Where do they live? What do you often do in your free time?

17. The simple present tense. e) Mai often has dinner at 7. pm. ………………………………………………… f) His grandmother usually tells him stories in the evening. ………………………………………………… g) They always have dinner at home. …………………………………………………. What time does Mai have dinner? What does his grandmother tell him in the evening? Who always have dinner at home?

18. The simple present tense. 3. Ex 3: Change these sentences into negative: 1. She often does judo after school. She doesn’t often do judo after school. 2. Children in my hometown stay up late. Children in my hometown don’t stay up late. 3. My father flies kites with us. My father doesn’t fly kites with us. 4. My mother buys a book each week. My mother doesn’t buy a book each week. 5. My sister does gardening in her free time. My sister doesn’t do gardening in her free time.

19. The simple present tense. Remember 1. Form: (+) I, we, you, they + V‏. He, she, it + V(s/es). (-) I, we, you, they + don’t + V. ( don’t = do not) He, she, it + doesn’t + V. ( doesn’t = does not) (?) What + do I, we, you, they + V ? What does + I, we, you, they + V ? 2. Usage: 3. Rules of pronunciation “s, es”

20. The simple present tense. Homework • Learn the lesson again. • Make 10 sentences using the simple present tense.