Simple Present Tense and why/because
English Grade 7 (Super Goal 1) · Unit 9: What Do You Do? · Lesson 2 · Term 2
Also known as: Simple present · Why and because
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Lesson questions (12)
- He ____ in a hospital.
Answer: works - They ____ cars.
Answer: repair - She ____ English at a school.
Answer: teaches - "What does he do?" – "He ____ a pilot."
Answer: is - "____ she work in a bank?"
Answer: Does - "Does he drive a bus?" – "No, he ____."
Answer: doesn't - My father ____ coffee every morning.
Answer: drinks - "Why do you like your job?" – "____ I help people."
Answer: Because - I love animals, ____ I want to be a vet.
Answer: so - The third-person form of "fly" is:
Answer: flies - The third-person form of "go" is:
Answer: goes - We use the simple present for:
Answer: facts and habits
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Questions about this lesson
When do we add s or es to the verb in the simple present?
With he, she and it: He works in a hospital. With I and they we do not add it: They repair cars.
What is the difference between why and because?
why asks for a reason, and because gives the reason: Why do you study? Because I want to be a doctor.
How do we make the negative and the question in the simple present?
We use do/does: He does not work. Do you work? The verb returns to its base form after does.
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