the present simple the present simple use 1: repeated actions פעולות שחוזרות על...
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The Present SimpleThe Present SimpleThe Present SimpleThe Present Simple
USE 1: Repeated Actions
פעולות שחוזרות על עצמן
USE 2: Facts or Generalizations עובדות והכללות
The Usages of the Present SimpleThe Usages of the Present 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. It can also be something a person often forgets or usually does not do.
משתמשים בזמן זה לתיאור תחביבים,הרגלים,פעולות שקורות בדרך כלל
USE 1: Repeated Actions פעולות חוזרות
Examples
- I tennis.
- She play tennis.
- The train every morning at 8 am.
- The train leave at 9am.
Subject + (Verb) + (s, es) + Object
play
does not
leaves
does not
אמיתות והכללותאמיתות והכללותUSE 2:USE 2: Facts or Generalizations Facts or Generalizations
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. It is not important if the speaker is correct about the fact. It is also used to make generalizations about people or things.
אני אשתמש בזמן זה כדי לתאר אמיתות שנכונות תמיד. (לא משנה אם אני צודק או לא )
. -Cats milk.
- Birds like milk.
-Windows made of glass.
- Windows made of wood.
Examples
Subject + (Verb) + (s, es) + Object
like
do not
are
are not
Present Simple, third person singular
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:
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
Negative and questionNegative and question forms useforms use DO or DOESDO or DOES (=the (=the third person of thethird person of the auxiliaryauxiliary''DODO'') + the infinitive of the ) + the infinitive of the verb.verb.He wantHe wantss. . DoesDoes he want? Hehe want? He doesdoes not not want.want.
DOESDOES או ב או ב DoDoבשלילה ובשאלה אנו משתמשים בבשלילה ובשאלה אנו משתמשים ב
. 1.Third person singular with ss or eses
a. He goes to school every morning.b. She understands English.c. It mixes the sand and the water.d. He tries very hard.e. She enjoys playing the piano.
Examples:
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
The present simplepresent simple is used:
A.to express habits, general truths, repeated actions or unchanging situations, emotions and wishes:
I smoke (habit); I work in London (unchanging situation); London is a large city (general truth).
.-He drinks tea at breakfast
-She only eats fish.
-They watch television regularly
You walk for two hundred metres, then you turn left.
B. to give instructions or directions:
-You take the No.6 bus to Watney and then the No.10 to Bedford.
-Open the packet and pour the contents into hot water.
-Your exam startsstarts at 09:00.
c. to express fixed arrangements, present or future:
-The bell rings at 8:00.
The bus arrives at 7:00
D.to express future time, after some conjunctions: after, when, before, as soon as, until:
-He'll give it to you when you comecome next Saturday
-His mother arrives tomorrow.
-Our holiday starts on the 26th March.
-She'll see you before she leaves.
Time expressions
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.
1. Ask your friends questions about what they do at different times. Also ask about their families.- "What time do you get up?" - "When do your brothers go to bed?"
Write down the questions and give them to your teacher for checking.
Activities
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.