The Present Tense

Daily Customs

CustomsCustoms- True/False
True _____ People in Thailand always take their shoes off before entering a house. True A woman usually covers her face in _____ Saudi Arabia. False _____ People in Japan don t bow when they say hello. True In the U.S., a student doesn t stand _____ up when a teacher enters the room.

The Present Tense

Use the simple present tense to tell about things that happen again and again.
Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving.

He always bows to others.

The Present Tense

Use the simple present tense to tell facts.
Water freezes at 32 degrees.

32

Triangles have three sides.

Negative Statements
Use contractions like don t and doesn t for negative statements in speaking or in informal writing. Women in Saudi Arabia dont wear a lot of makeup.

Maria doesnt eat pizza.

ThirdThird-Person Singular
Put an s or es ending on third-person singular (he, she, it).
He need s She want s It catches a shirt. an apple. the stick.

Irregular Forms
Third-person singular forms of have, do, and go are not regular.
have
has He has a new shirt.

do

does

She does the work.

go

goes

He goes to school.

Daily Customs
She usually works on her basket after dinner. He usually drinks tea after a meal.

They go to a dance every Sunday. They take a walk with their son every day.

run/every day

More sentences:

do/ every day

He runs to school every day. not/do/homework; hate

She does her homework every day.

He doesn t do his homework every day. He hates it!!

not/like get She doesn t like school. A+ He gets an A+ on every quiz!

He always listens to the teacher!!

listen/always

I always make a snowman in the winter.

I don t. I throw snowballs.

make

throw

I don t. I always brush my teeth. I always eat a lot of candy. Mmmm. brush

eat