The Present Simple Tense

What is the present simple tense used to describe?

• Habits, unchanging situations, general truths, and fixed arrangements

• Past events and actions

• Future plans and predictions

• Hypothetical situations

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

Which of the following sentences is in the present simple tense?

• I walked to school yesterday.

• I will walk to school tomorrow.

• I walk to school every day.

• I am walking to school now.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

How do you form a question in the present simple tense with the subject 'he'?

• Use 'do' before the subject

• Use 'does' before the subject

• Add 's' to the verb

• Use 'is' before the subject

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

What is added to the verb when the subject is 'she' in the present simple tense?

• Nothing is added

• An 's' or 'es' is added

• 'ing' is added

• 'ed' is added

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

Which auxiliary verb is used to form negative sentences in the present simple tense with 'they'?

• Do not

• Does not

• Is not

• Are not

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.2.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B