LAB ACTIVITY FOR 6° GRADE

THURSDAY, JULY 25th 2013

TOPIC: SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE, AFFIRMATIVE

The simple present tense in English is used to describe an action that is regular, true or normal.

We use the present tense:

1. For repeated or regular actions in the present time period.

• I take the train to the office.
• The train to Berlin leaves every hour.
• John sleeps eight hours every night during the week.

2. For facts.

• The President of The USA lives in The White House.
• A dog has four legs.
• We come from Switzerland.

3. For habits.

• I get up early every day.
• Carol brushes her teeth twice a day.
• They travel to their country house every weekend.

4. For things that are always / generally true.

• It rains a lot in winter.
• The Queen of England lives in Buckingham Palace.
• They speak English at work.

Verb Conjugation & Spelling

We form the present tense using the base form of the infinitive (without the TO).

In general, in the third person we add 'S' in the third person.

Subject	Verb	The Rest of the sentence
I / you / we / they	speak / learn	English at home
he / she / it	speaks / learns	English at home

The spelling for the verb in the third person differs depending on the ending of that verb:

1. For verbs that end in -O, -CH, -SH, -SS, -X, or -Z we add -ES in the third person.

• go – goes
• catch – catches
• wash – washes
• kiss – kisses
• fix – fixes
• buzz – buzzes

2. For verbs that end in a consonant + Y, we remove the Y and add -IES.

• marry – marries
• study – studies
• carry – carries
• worry – worries

NOTE: For verbs that end in a vowel + Y, we just add -S.

• play – plays
• enjoy – enjoys
• say – says

NOW COPY AND SOLVE THE ACTIVITIES

Present Simple Tense

Affirmative sentences - Part 1

 

 

TASK 1 - Write the correct form of the verbs in the brackets in the boxes.

E.g.: They ……… to school. (to go) è go

1)      I usually  a bike in spring. (to ride)

2)      You  dinner at 4 o’clock every day. (to prepare)

3)      Mary and I  to school at quarter past 7. (to go)

4)      My parents  work at 4 o’clock in the afternoon. (to finish)

5)      They  new dresses for Mary in May. (to buy)

6)      You never  meat. (to eat)

7)      I always  home after school. (to walk)

8)      The students  English from Mrs Harrison. (to learn)

9)      We  a lot on Saturdays. (to dance)

10)      You  your house for Christmas. (to decorate)

11)      Charlie and Mandy  the table before lunch. (to set)

                               

Task 2 – Write the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets in the boxes. You have to use 3rd person singular.

E.g.: She ……… to school. (to go) è goes

1)      Tim  to Paris every month. (to fly)

2)      Sandra  carefully on the lessons. (to listen)

3)      Molly  her homework in the afternoons. (do)

4)      Britney often  when she  a romantic film. (to cry, to see)

5)      She  her hair in the bathroom. (to brush)

6)      It  a lot in England. (to rain)

7)      He never  at me. (to laugh)

8)      Mrs Davis  after lunch. (to wash up)

9)      Tigger  jumping. (to like)

10)      Mum rarely  the bus. (to miss)

11)      Ms Martin usually  about the housework. (to worry)

12)      Bill  his girlfriend. (to kiss)

                               

Task 3 – Write the correct forms of the verbs in the brackets in the boxes.

1)      The students  their books to school. (to bring)

2)      The pop group  a lot. (to practise)

3)      His brother never  the ball. (to catch)

4)      She  we  hungry. (to think; to be)

5)      We  on Fridays. (to go out)

6)      The boys usually . (to fight)

7)      Mum  to cook something new on weekends. (to try)

8)      Brian and Frank  every day. (to swim)

9)      I  to tell you the truth. (to want)

10)      Her parents  her up when she  ill. (to call; to be)

11)      Dick always  my homework. (to copy)