Grammar check
1. The sun ___ every morning.
A. rises

B. rise

C. risees

2. She ___ swimming three times a
A.
go
week.

B. goes

C. gos

3. The cooking lesson ___ at 9 a.m.
A. startes

B. start

C. starts

What tense?
Present
simple

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objectives
After this lesson, students will be able to

- Identify the correct uses of Present simple
- Use the Present simple correctly in isolation and
in context.

Present simple
The sun rises every morning.
🡪 Something that is a general truth.
She goes swimming three times a
week.
🡪 Something
that happens regularly in the
present.
The cooking lesson starts at 9
a.m.🡪 Timetables or programmes.

Ex1: (P.11) Match the sentences (1-5)
to the correct uses (a-c).
a. A timetable/ programme

b. A regular action

c. A general truth

1. My sister usually cooks dinner.

b

2. The train leaves at 10 a.m.

a

3. The Red River flows through Ha Noi.

c

4. My yoga class starts at 6 a.m. every Tuesday.

a

5. We sometimes watch TV on Sundays.

b

Ex2: (P.12) Complete the sentences. Use the
present simple
form of the verbs.
every month (a regular
modelaction)
My brother and I = We
(+) I/ you/ we/ they + V

build
1. My brother and I (build) _____ a new
every month.
in her free time (a regular
does
do
2. What _____ Lan (do) _____ in her free time? action)
3. I (have) _____ a drawing lesson every
have
Tuesday.

Lan = She
(?) Wh- + does + he/she/it +
every
Tuesday
(a
regular
action)
V?
(+) I/ you/ we/ they + V

4. Mark (not like) _______ doing judo.
Mark = he
doesn't
(-) He/She/It + doesn't V
like lesson (start) _____ at 6
5. _____
your
English
Does
start start … at … (timetable)
p.m.?
lesson = it

(?) Does + he/she/ it + V?

Ex3: (P.12) Fill in each blank with the correct form
of the verb in brackets.
My family members have different hobbies.
enjoy
My dad (1. enjoy)
_____ gardening. He (2.
s
spends _____ two hours in our garden every
spend)
don't
day. My mum and sister (3. not
like)like
_____
gardening, but they love cooking. They (4.

My dad = He
(+) He/She/ It + Vs/es

My mom and sister = they
(-) I/ you/ we/ they + don't
V
(+) I/ you/ we/ they + V

go _____ to a cooking class every Sunday.
go)
Their lesson (5. begin) begins
_____ at 9 a.m. I (6.

lesson = it

(+) He/She/ It + Vs/es

enjoy
not enjoy) don't
_______
cooking, and I cannot cook (-) I/ you/ we/ they + don't
very well.

V

Ex4: (P.12) Write complete sentences, using the given words
and phrases. You may have to change the words or add some.
1. sun / set / in / west / every evening.
The
sun sets in the west every morning.
__________________________________________
2. Trang and Minh / play / basketball / every day / after school?
Do
Trang and Minh play basketball every day after school?
__________________________________________
3. flight / from / Ho Chi Minh City / not arrive / at 10.30.
The
flight from Ho Chi Minh City doesn't arrive at 10.30.
__________________________________________
4. our science teacher / start / our lessons / 1 p.m. / on Fridays.
Our
Science teacher starts our lesson at 1 p.m. on Fridays.
__________________________________________
5. you / make / model / at / weekend?
Do
you make model at the weekend?
__________________________________________

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GAME
Sentence race

Work in group. In 5 minutes.

1. Read the verbs on the board.
2. Take turns to make a sentence
with the verb, using THE PRESENT
SIMPLE.
3. Get 1 point for 1 correct sentence.
The group with the most point wins.

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write

play

start

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spend

like
watch

Example: I play tennis
every afternoon.

Recap
1. What tense did you learn today?

THE PRESENT SIMPLE

2. Choose the correct uses of THE PRESENT SIMPLE.

A. Timetable/ Programme

B. Past action

C. Regular action

D. General truth

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