present simple 1
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Present simple Present simple tensetense
•We use simple present tense to
talk about things in general.
Ex:
Nurses look after the patients
in hospitals.
Children like ice-cream
•We use it to say that something
happens repeatedly or for habitual
actions or daily activities
Example:
I usually go to the market at weekends.
Paul wakes up at 5 in the morning.
• We use it We use it to say that to say that
something is true in generalsomething is true in general..
Ex. Ex.
The earth The earth gogoeses around the sun around the sun..
PeterPeter workworkss on his basket on his basket every day every day (He)(He) . .
•ChildrenChildren like like ice-cream very ice-cream very much much (They).(They).
THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE(Interrogative)
DODOESES HEHE WORKWORK AS A DOCTOR? AS A DOCTOR?
YES, HE DOES
•DoDo theythey watchwatch T.V T.V together?together?
SHE DOESN’T WORK AS A DOCTOR, SHE WORKS AS A TEACHER.
Negative sentences
• We use do/does to make negative sentences.
• Ex: I don’t go to the market in the evening.
• Sally doesn’t take sugar in her coffee. (She).
Affirmative form
subjectsubject verbverb
II Drive.Drive.youyou Drive.Drive.WeWe Drive.Drive.TheyThey DriveDrive..*He/she/it*He/she/it DriveDrivess..
Interrogative form
Do/doesDo/does Subject Subject Verb Verb
DoDo You You Work?Work?
DoDo WeWe Work?Work?
DoDo theythey Work?Work?
DoDoeses *He/she*He/she Work ? Work ? Not worksNot works
DoDoeses *It *It Work? Work? Not worksNot works
Negative form
SubjectSubject Do/doesn’tDo/doesn’t Verb Verb
II DoDon’tn’t Work.Work.
wewe DoDon’tn’t Work.Work.
YouYou DoDon’tn’t Work.Work.
TheyThey DoDon’tn’t Work.Work.
He/sheHe/she DoDoesesn’tn’t Work. Work. Not worksNot works
ItIt DoDoesesn’tn’t Work. Work. Not worksNot works
More examplesI go to school every day.
She speaks English fluently.
The sun rises in the east. (It)
Paper burns easily. (It)
Water boils at 100 degrees celcius. (It)
My parents work in a hospital (They)
More examples:
I go to school every day.She speaks English fluently.The sun rises in the east. (It)Paper burns easily. (It)Water boils at 100 degrees celcius.
(It)My parents work in a hospital (They)
Points to remember• Remember that we say
I work, but he works.
They teach but my sister (She) teaches.
We sing but Rihanna (She) sings.
• Don’t forget the –s in 3rd person singular
(e.g., he, she, it, Peter, Jane, My father, etc)