present simple by adry
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With these slides you will be able to learn the correct use of the Present Simple effectively. You just need to read them carefuly and practice some exercises placed there or visit the links for better practice. I hope you enjoy them!!! ENGLISH IS NOT DIFFICULT...YOU JUST NEED THE PERFECT WAY TO LEARN IT.TRANSCRIPT
USE 1: Repeated Actions (ACCIONES REPETITIVAS)
USE 2: Facts or Generalizations (HECHOS O GENERALIZACIONES)
The Usages of Present SimpleThe Usages of Present SimpleUsos del Presente SimpleUsos del Presente Simple
Use 1
Use the Present Simple to express the idea that an action is repeated or usual. The action can be a habit, a hobby, a daily event, a scheduled
event or something that often happens .
El uso del Presente Simple es para expresar la idea que una acción es repetida o usual. Puede ser hábitos, pasatiempos, eventos diarios o algo
que a menudo sucede .
USE 1: Repeated Actions(ACCIONES REPETITIVAS)
Grammar Rule
Affirmative Examples
- I tennis every day.
- You in the morning.
- We TV at 9pm on Fridays.
-They shopping at night.
Subject + (Verb) + Object
play
work
watch
go
Negative Examples
- I tennis every day.
- You in the morning.
- We TV at 9pm on Fridays.
-They shopping at night.
Subject + don’t (Verb) + Object
don’t play
don’t work
don’t watch
don’t go
Present Simple, third person singular )Tercera Persona(
Note:
he, she, ithe, she, itin the third person singular the verb, always ends in : ss
he want ss she need ss
Grammatical ViewGrammatical View
A:
it like ss
Add eses to verbs ending in:
ssx sh
ch
he pass
she catch
he fix it push
B.
o
eses eses eses
eses He go eses
Verbs ending inyy ;the third person changes the to iesies
fly fl cry
C: yy
iesies cr iesies
Exception:If there is a vowelvowel before the: yy
s prayplay play prays
Affirmative Examples 3rd Person
- She a bike at the weekends.
- He the house on Sundays.
- The bus every afternoon at 4 pm.
Subject + (Verb) [–s/-es/-ies] + Object
rides
cleans
leaves
Negative Examples 3rd Person
- She a bike at the weekends.
- He the house on Sundays.
- The bus every afternoon at 4 pm.
Subject + doesn’t (Verb) + Object
doesn’t ride
doesn’t clean
doesn’t leave
USE 2: USE 2: Facts or GeneralizationsFacts or Generalizations
)Hechos o Generalizaciones(
The Present SimplePresent Simple can also indicate the speaker believes that a fact was true before, is true now, and will be true in the future.
El Presente Simple puede también indicar lo que el hablante cree que fue un hecho verdadero, lo es y lo seguirá siendo.
INTERROGATIVE
DO DO + + )I/WE/YOU/THEY()I/WE/YOU/THEY( + VERB )base form( ? + VERB )base form( ?
DOES DOES + + )HE/SHE/IT( )HE/SHE/IT( ++ VERB )base form(VERB )base form(? ?
Affirmative Interrogative Negative
I think Do I think? I do not think
You think Do you think? You don't think
thinks He, She, It Does he, she, it think? He, she, it doesn't think
We think Do we think? We don't think
You think Do you think? You don't think
2 .Present Simple, form:
Example: to think, present simple
Time expressions Expresiones de Tiempo
1.Every day, every Friday, every week, every month, every summer, every month, every year, always, usually, etc.
. 2.All the time
There are time expressions that we use only with the Present Simple and they are:
I go to school every day.
He visits me every summer.
Write the questions for the following answers. )Present Simple(
.?__________________________________1.
I work in a bank.
_____________________________________?2.
My brother is an engineer. 3?___________________________________.
He lives in an apartment building.
.Put in : do/don't/does/doesn't
1.Excuse me, _____________ you speak English?
..Where's Ann? I _____________ know.2
3.George is a good tennis player but he ___________ play very often.
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