The Present Indefinite Tense

1. The Present Indefinite Tense

THE PRESENT INDEFINITE
TENSE
The Present Simple Tense

2. verb / verb + (e)s

play
plays
I play golf every Sunday
You play golf every Sunday
He plays golf every Sunday
She plays golf every Sunday
It plays golf every Sunday
We play golf every Sunday
You play golf every Sunday
They play golf every Sunday

3.

He
She
It
reads
starts
eats
works
drives...
-ss,
-sh,
-ch,
-x,
-o
passes
washes
catches
relaxes
goes

4.

-y
(3 л. ед. ч.)
fly►flies
try ► tries
study ► studies
carry ► carries

5. Negatives and Questions

I/you/we/they play golf every Sunday
He/she/it plays golf every Sunday
Do I/you/we/they play golf every Sunday?
Does he/she/it play golf every Sunday?
I/you/we/they do not (don’t) play golf every Sunday
He/she/it does not (doesn’t) play golf every Sunday

6. Questions words

Why do people grow?
Where does water come from?
When do fish sleep?
What does this word mean?
Who do you sit next to?
How does a camera work?
(вопрос к подлежащему) = do/does
Who knows the answer to this question?
What makes it work?

7. Usage 1. Регулярные, повторяющиеся действия

Mr Bean drives to work every
morning
Every day, the UK’s 5 000 milkmen
deliver to around 2.5 million homes
(always, generally, normally, usually, often,
sometimes, rarely, seldom, never, every day, …)

8. 2. Действия, происходящие по расписанию

The first bus to Yevpatoria departs
at 6.00 a.m.
The Drama Club meets every
Thursday at 7.30

9. 3. Постоянные действия, действия в настоящем в широком смысле слова

My parents own a restaurant
Pierre lives in Paris

10. 4. Общеизвестные факты

Water boils at 100°C
The Earth goes round the Sun

11. Прошедшие действия (при пересказе историй, фильмов, книг, пьес)

In the book, Sherlock Holmes and
Dr Watson meet for the first time
At the party, Romeo sees Juliet and
falls in love with her
Trains collide in France
(в заголовке)

12. В придаточных предложениях времени и условия (if…, when…)

If it rains tomorrow, we will have
to move the guests indoors
When you see a big green house,
turn left.

13.

14. Exercises

1. My working day (to begin) at seven
o’clock
2. I (to get up), (to switch) on the radio
and (to do) my morning exercises.
3. It (to take) me 15 minutes.

15.

4. At half past seven we (to have)
breakfast.
5. My father and I (to leave) home at
eight o’clock.
6. He (to take) a bus to his factory.
7. My mother (to be) a doctor, she to
leave home at nine o’clock.

16.

8. In the evening we (to gather) in the
living room.
9. We (to watch TV) and (to talk)
10. My sister (to get up) at eight
o’clock.
11. She (to be) a schoolgirl.
12. She (to go) to school in the
afternoon.