Back to school and back to English class = Back to basics and why not? :)

After the rainstorms last week we are finally back to normal and most people are back to work / school and English class, which normally means back to basics, in other words you're going to start with the present simple again. So seeing as that's the case, why not make it entertaining.

Let's have a quick look at the Present Simple:-

USES:

- Facts
e.g. People speak Spanish in Spain. OR The sky isn't green.

- Routines and habits
e.g. I work from Monday to Friday. OR I usually go swimming twice a week.

- Timetables (present and future)
e.g. My next class starts at 10.45 OR He doesn't finish work until 20.00.

CONJUGATION:

+ 
I work
You work
He / She / It works
You work
We work
They work

- 
I don't work
You don't work
He/She/it doesn't work
You don't work
We don't work
They don't work

?
Do I work?
Do you work?
Does he/she/it work?
Do you work?
Do we work?
Do they work?

TIME EXPRESSIONS FOR THE PRESENT SIMPLE:-

• Frequency Adverbs:-

ALWAYS

USUALLY / NORMALLY / FREQUENTLY

OFTEN

SOMETIMES

HARDLY EVER

SELDOM

NEVER

• Frequency Expressions

Once / Twice / Three times a day / week / month / year.

Every day / week / month / year.

From time to time.

Once in a blue moon.

Now we have seen an overview of the present simple let's put it into practise with some comprehension, watch this video with Mr Bean and try to answer the questions:-

https://www.eslvideo.com/quiz.php?id=32905

1. Mr. Bean ____________ a picture of the stewardess.
 take
 takes
 does not take

2. Mr. Bean ___________ his first class pass to passengers.
 show
 shows
 does not show

3. Mr. Bean ____________ his shoes.
 takes off
 take off
 doesn't take off

4. The man next to him _____________________ Mr. Bean's feet.
 smells
 doesn't smells
 doesn't smell

5. The man _____________ having his picture taken.
 does not like
 do not like
 does not likes

6. Mr. Bean ______________ to wake up the man in front of her.
 try
 tries
 do not try

7. The man _______________ happy about his flight.
 isn't
 are
 does not be

8. Mr. Bean _______________ a gun.
 has
 do not have
 does not have

9. The officers ____________ he __________ have a gun.
 thinks, does
 think, do
 think, does

10. The officers _____________ him.
 chase
 chases
 don't chase

11. The officer ______________ him if he takes medicine.
 asks
 ask
 doesn't ask

12. Mr. Bean says he _____________ medicine.
 isn't take
 don't take
 doesn't take

Now let's play a game! Write three sentences in present simple about yourself in the comments below (two of them should be true and the other one should be a lie). The others should guess which one is a lie.

Have fun and welcome back to the routine!