The Simple Present Tense Examples: a) b) c) d) e) f) Ann takes a shower every day. I usually eat lunch at the cafetaria.

Babies cry. The earth revolves around the sun. A square has four equal sides. The sky is blue.

As in (a) and (b), the simple present tense expresses daily habits or usual activities. As in (c), (d), (e) and (f) the simple present tense expresses general statements of fact. In sum, the simple present tense is used for events or situations that exist always, usually, or habitually in the past, present, and future. Noun formula: (+) S + am,is,are + O/C, ex: she is a surgeon (-) S + am,is,are + not + O/C, ex: she is not a surgeon (?) am,is,are + S + O/C + ?, ex: is she a surgeon? Verb formula: (+) S + V-1 + O/C, ex: I,we,they,you ask for a prescription from the drugstore (-) S + do/does + not + V-1 + O/C, ex: i,we,they,you dont ask for a prescription from the drugstore (?) Do/does + S + V-1 + O/C + ?, ex: do i,we,they,you ask for a prescription from the drugstore.

Spelling final S ans ES a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) Visit = visits Hope = hopes Catch = catches Teach=teaches Fix= fixes Buzz=buzzes Do=does Write=writes

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A bird sing=A bird sings Birds sing=birds sing (no change) Wood float on water=wood floats on water Rivers flow toward the sea=no change My mother worry about me=worries A student buy a lot of books at the beginning of each term= buys Airplanes fly all around the world=no change Mr. Wong teach Chinese at the university=teaches The lecture ask us a lot of questions in class every day=asks Music consist of pleasant sound=consists Pesticide destroy insects=destroys Water freeze at 32 F (0 C) and boil at 212 F (100 C)=freezes, boils a) Make comparison with AS....AS As....as is used to say that the two parts of a comparison are equal or the same in some way. In (a): as + adjective + as In (b): as + adverb + as (a) Tina is 21 years old. Sam is also 21. Tina is as old as sam. (b) Mike comes as quickly as he can. b) Negative form: not as.....as. quite and nearly are often used with the negative: In (b): not quite as....as = a small difference In (c): not nearly as...as = a big difference (a) Ted is 20. Tina is 21. Ted is not as old as Tina. (b) Ted isnt quite as old as Tina. (c) Amy is 5. She isnt nearly as old as Tina. c) Common modifiers of as...as are JUST (meaning exactly) and NEARLY/ALMOST. (a) Sam is just as old as Tina

(b) Ted is near Exercises: complete the sentences with as....as. using negative verb If these are needed. Examples: 1) A housefly/an ant......big as..... An ant isnt quite as big as a housefly. 2) Honey/sugar....sweet as..... Honey is just as sweet as sugar. 3) Health/money.....important as.... 4) Adults/children....patient as.... 5) A lake/a sea.....big as..... 6) A lion/a tiger.....dangerous and wild as..... 7) A galaxy/a solar system.....large as.... 8) The Atlantic ocean/the pasific ocean.....deep as.... 9) Reading a novel/listening to music. In my opinion,..... relaxing as.... 10) A mother/a father. I think that.....important in raising children as.......