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English Grammar Stories and Exercises The Simple Tenses Series Simple Present By Really Learn English English Grammar Stories and Exercises The Simple Tenses Simple Present Published by Really Learn English www.really-learn-english.com Copyright © 2012 Ola Zur. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, by any means, without written permission. Ola Zur, has made her best effort to produce a high quality, informative and helpful book. But she makes no representation or warranties of any kind with regard to the completeness or accuracy of the contents of the book. She accepts no liability of any kind for any losses or damages caused or alleged to be caused, directly or indirectly, from using the information contained in this book. Simple Present Table of Contents Simple Present ...................................................................................................5 Exercise 1............................................................................................................6 Simple Present Rules ..........................................................................................7 Positive Sentences ..........................................................................................7 Negative Sentences .........................................................................................7 Question Sentences ........................................................................................7 Exercise 2............................................................................................................7 Special Verbs ....................................................................................................10 The verb “be” ................................................................................................10 The verb “have” ............................................................................................10 The verb “can” ..............................................................................................10 Exercise 3..........................................................................................................11 Special Spelling Rules for Adding “s” ..............................................................14 Verbs Ending with “y” ...................................................................................16 Verbs Ending with “s”, “ch,” “sh,” “x” or “z” .................................................15 Verbs Ending with “o” ...................................................................................16 Exercise 4..........................................................................................................17 Simple Present, Story 1 ....................................................................................18 Before Reading .............................................................................................18 Jack from the Forest ......................................................................................20 After Reading ................................................................................................21 www-really-learn-english.com | Copyright © 2012 Ola Zur 4 | English Grammar Stories and Exercises, Simple Present Simple Present, Story 2 ....................................................................................28 Before Reading .............................................................................................28 Alicia the Letter Carrier .................................................................................29 After Reading ................................................................................................31 Simple Present, Story 3 ....................................................................................38 Before Reading .............................................................................................38 Jimmy’s Rock Collection ................................................................................40 After Reading ................................................................................................41 Simple Present, Story 4 ....................................................................................48 Before Reading .............................................................................................48 A Bad Wife ....................................................................................................50 After Reading ................................................................................................51 Simple Present, Story 5 ....................................................................................58 Before Reading .............................................................................................58 Marvin’s Bed and Pillow ................................................................................60 After Reading ................................................................................................61 www-really-learn-english.com | Copyright © 2012 Ola Zur English Grammar Stories and Exercises, Simple Present | 5 Simple Present The simple present is a form of the verb that shows the action takes place in the present. We use it to describe:  Repeating actions or habits (Examples: “We go to work every day.” “They study in Canada.”) Past X X X Present Future  Facts or things that are true in the present (Examples: “Cows make milk.” “Paris is the capital of France.”) Past Present Future  Conditions (not actions) taking place at this moment (“She is happy.”) Past X Present Future Examples of typical time expressions:          always usually often frequently sometimes rarely never once a _______ (minute, hour, day, week, month, year, etc.) every _______ (minute, hour, day, week, month, year, etc.) www-really-learn-english.com | Copyright © 2012 Ola Zur 6 | English Grammar Stories and Exercises, Simple Present Exercise 1 A) Answer the following questions in your native language. 1. Think about repeating actions and habits in your life. What do you usually do? What do you almost never do? ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 2. Write some facts you know. ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ 3. Look at the condition of the room you are in. Describe it. Is it big or small? New or old? What does it have inside? ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ When you want to talk about these sorts of things in English, you can use the simple present form of the verb. www-really-learn-english.com | Copyright © 2012 Ola Zur English Grammar Stories and Exercises, Simple Present | 7 Simple Present Rules Positive Sentences Who? Form of verb I/You/We/They verb He/She/It verb + s Negative Sentences Who? I/You/We/They He/She/It Form of verb do not verb does not Examples You run every day. He runs every day. She runs every day. It runs every day. Examples You do not run every day. He does not run every day. Question Sentences Who? Do Does Form of verb I/you/we/they verb he/she/it Examples Do I run every day? Does he run every day? Exercise 2 A) Fill in the correct form of the verb in the simple present tense. 1. The children _________ (play) every day. 2. In the winter we _________ (spend) a lot of time inside. 3. His brothers often _________ (give) him money. 4. You usually _________ (know) what to do. 5. I _________ (fish) once a month. www-really-learn-english.com | Copyright © 2012 Ola Zur 8 | English Grammar Stories and Exercises, Simple Present B) Fill in the correct form of the verb in the simple present tense. 1. He _________ )chop( wood at work. 2. She always _________ (keep) warm in the winter. 3. My dad rarely _________ (write) many stories. 4. The cat _________ (live) in the house. 5. Her sister never _________ (leave) the house. C) Turn these sentences into negative sentences and questions. 1. We talk about good things. Negative: ________________________________________________________________ Question: ________________________________________________________________ 2. They burn wood to keep warm. Negative: ________________________________________________________________ Question: ________________________________________________________________ www-really-learn-english.com | Copyright © 2012 Ola Zur English Grammar Stories and Exercises, Simple Present | 9 3. I help myself. Negative: ________________________________________________________________ Question: ________________________________________________________________ 4. This old car moves very slowly. Negative: ________________________________________________________________ Question: ________________________________________________________________ 5. He grows carrots and corn. Negative: ________________________________________________________________ Question: ________________________________________________________________ 6. She usually visits us on Sunday. Negative: ________________________________________________________________ Question: ________________________________________________________________ www-really-learn-english.com | Copyright © 2012 Ola Zur 10 | English Grammar Stories and Exercises, Simple Present Special Verbs The following are common verbs that have special simple present forms. The Verb “Be” Who? Form of verb I am He/She/It is You/We/They are Examples Positive: I am tall. Negative: I am not tall. Question: Am I tall? Positive: He is tall. Negative: He is not tall. Question: Is he tall? Positive: You are tall. Negative: You are not tall. Question: Are you tall? The Verb “Have” Who? Form of verb I/You/We/They have He/She/It has Examples Positive: You have a car. Negative: You do not have a car. Question: Do you have a car? Positive: He has a car. Negative: He does not have a car. Question: Does he have a car? The Verb “Can” Who? Form of verb I/He/She/It You/We/They can Examples Positive: I can sing. Negative: I cannot sing. Question: Can I sing? www-really-learn-english.com | Copyright © 2012 Ola Zur English Grammar Stories and Exercises, Simple Present | 11 Exercise 3 A) Fill in the correct form of the verb in the simple present tense. 1. I _________ (be) French. 2. The night _________ (be) long. 3. The winter _________ (be) cold. 4. You _________ (be) very fast. 5. We _________ (be) here. B) Fill in the correct form of the verb in the simple present tense. 1. I _________ (have) lots of friends. 2. She _________ (have) long hair. 3. He _________ (have) a few books. 4. You _________ (have) a big house. 5. They _________ (have) the money. C) Fill in the correct form of the verb in the simple present tense. 1. I _________ (can) run fast. 2. It _________ (can) help. 3. He _________ (can) spend his money. 4. You _________ (can) provide them with clothes. 5. We _________ (can) drive cars. www-really-learn-english.com | Copyright © 2012 Ola Zur 12 | English Grammar Stories and Exercises, Simple Present D) Turn these sentences into negative sentences and questions. 1. I am here. Negative: ________________________________________________________________ Question: ________________________________________________________________ 2. They are old. Negative: ________________________________________________________________ Question: ________________________________________________________________ 3. The water is clean. Negative: ________________________________________________________________ Question: ________________________________________________________________ 4. I have a new bed. Negative: ________________________________________________________________ Question: ________________________________________________________________ www-really-learn-english.com | Copyright © 2012 Ola Zur English Grammar Stories and Exercises, Simple Present | 13 5. We have a large house. Negative: ________________________________________________________________ Question: ________________________________________________________________ 6. He has a large axe. Negative: ________________________________________________________________ Question: ________________________________________________________________ 7. I can grow corn. Negative: ________________________________________________________________ Question: ________________________________________________________________ 8. She can play solitaire. Negative: ________________________________________________________________ Question: ________________________________________________________________ www-really-learn-english.com | Copyright © 2012 Ola Zur 14 | English Grammar Stories and Exercises, Simple Present 9. They can move fast. Negative: ________________________________________________________________ Question: ________________________________________________________________ 10.It is wet. Negative: ________________________________________________________________ Question: ________________________________________________________________ 11.She has a guitar. Negative: ________________________________________________________________ Question: ________________________________________________________________ 12.You have wood. Negative: ________________________________________________________________ Question: ________________________________________________________________ www-really-learn-english.com | Copyright © 2012 Ola Zur English Grammar Stories and Exercises, Simple Present | 15 Special Spelling Rules for Adding “s” In the simple present tense we add “s” to verbs after he, she, it, etc. Examples:  I eat apples  He eats apples  You drink water  Lisa drinks water In many cases we simply add “s.” But in many other cases, we cannot. For example:  I kiss  He kisss That is not correct! So some verbs change their spelling when the letter “s” is added to them. Verbs Ending with “s,” “ch,” “sh,” “x” or “z” When a verb ends with s, ch, sh, x or z, we add the letter e, and then we add the letter s. miss kiss watch teach wash push mix fix buzz => => => => => => => => => miss + es kiss + es watch + es teach + es wash + es push + es mix + es fix + es buzz + es => => => => => => => => => misses kisses watches teaches washes pushes mixes fixes buzzes www-really-learn-english.com | Copyright © 2012 Ola Zur 16 | English Grammar Stories and Exercises, Simple Present Verbs Ending with “o” When a verb ends with o, we add the letter e, and then we add the letter s. go do => => go + es do + es => => goes does Verbs Ending with “y” Vowel = a sound we make when the breath flows out through the mouth freely, without being blocked. The English letters a, e, i, o, u are called vowels, because they represent such sounds. Consonant = a sound we make that is not a vowel. The breath is somehow blocked on its way out of the mouth. For example, the sound b is made when breath flow is stopped with the lips. All the other English letters that are not vowels are called constants. These are: b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z. When a verb ends with y, and there is a consonant before it, the y changes into ie. Then the letter s is added. fly try cry study => => => => flie + s trie + s crie + s studie + s => => => => flies tries cries studies When a verb ends with y, and there is a vowel before it, we simply add the letter s to the verb. buy say pay play enjoy => => => => => buy + s say + s pay + s play + s enjoy + s => => => => => buys says pays plays enjoys www-really-learn-english.com | Copyright © 2012 Ola Zur English Grammar Stories and Exercises, Simple Present | 17 Exercise 4 A) Add “s” or “es” to the following verbs. work __________ play __________ take __________ help __________ jump __________ run __________ fly __________ kiss __________ teach __________ buy __________ try __________ study __________ cry __________ say __________ play __________ enjoy __________ watch __________ teach __________ miss __________ mix __________ wash __________ cry __________ fix __________ buzz __________ push __________ provide __________ grow __________ www-really-learn-english.com | Copyright © 2012 Ola Zur 18 | English Grammar Stories and Exercises, Simple Present Simple Present, Story 1 Before Reading A) Look at the title of the story and the picture. What do you think this story is about? ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ B) Match the words in column A to the words in column B. (There can be more than one correct answer.) Column A Column B beat an axe burn water chop down corn grow deer hunt home keep Jack leave time provide with trees spend warm use wood www-really-learn-english.com | Copyright © 2012 Ola Zur English Grammar Stories and Exercises, Simple Present | 19 Column A Column B cut songs have animals know wood write cars move over to fish talk to snow play stars drive solitaire love stories look at fun Column A Column B small corn plenty of river old stove big typewriter warm plants good snow large road special forest cold guitar new winter C) After these exercises, what do you think this story is about? ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ www-really-learn-english.com | Copyright © 2012 Ola Zur 20 | English Grammar Stories and Exercises, Simple Present Simple Present, Story 1 Jack from the Forest Jack Jack lives alone in a small house in the forest. He lives more than 20 miles from the road. He rarely leaves home, but when he does, he drives a big car. In the winter, he drives a special car that can move over snow. Jack grows his own food in a large garden. He plants carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, and corn. His apple tree provides him with plenty of apples. Jack also hunts deer, rabbits, and turkeys for food. He lives near a small river, which provides him with plenty of clean water. It also provides him with plenty of fish! Jack loves to fish, and he is pretty good at it. Jack uses an axe and chops down trees for wood. He then cuts the wood into small pieces, which he burns in his stove. He keeps warm in the winter! Jack also has fun. He reads a lot. He has a lot of books, and reads most of them more than once. He also writes his own stories with an old typewriter. Every night, Jack plays his guitar. He knows many different songs and plays several every night before he goes to bed. Jack does not spend all of his time inside, though. He loves to spend time outside. During the day, he looks at plants and animals. Sometimes he even talks to the animals. During the night, he looks up at the night sky. He knows many stars by name. He also plays a lot of solitaire. He is pretty good at it! He does not always win, but no one ever beats him! www-really-learn-english.com | Copyright © 2012 Ola Zur