the present tense
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USE 1: Repeated Actions
USE 2: Facts or Generalizations
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.
USE 1: Repeated Actions
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
USE 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.
.- 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, 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 in yy ;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 DOESDOES (=the third (=the third person of theperson of the auxiliaryauxiliary''DODO'') + the infinitive of the verb.) + the infinitive of the verb.He wantHe wantss. . DoesDoes he want? Hehe want? He doesdoes not not want.want.
. 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
think I ? Do I think . I do not think
think You ? Do you think . You don't think
(s)hinkt he, she, it ? Does he, she, it think . He, she, it doesn't think
think we ? Do we think . We don't think
think you ? 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 friend to answer these questions.
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
George is a good tennis player but he ___________ play very often.3
The Usages of the Present ContinuousThe Usages of the Present Continuous
USE 1: To talk about actions that are happening right now
USE 2: To talk about something that is happening these days, but not
necessarily right now
To Form Present ContinuousSubject + to be + verb+ing
Negatives and Questions in the Present Continuous Tense
StatementYes/no
question Wh- question
I am eating. Am I eating? What am I eating?
You are crying. Are you crying? Why are you crying?
He is going. Is he going? Where is he going?
She is arriving. Is she arriving? When is she arriving?
It is sleeping. Is it sleeping? Why is it sleeping?
We are leaving. Are we leaving? When are we leaving?
They are arguing. Are they arguing? Why are they arguing?
Negative
I am not eating.
You are not crying.
He is not going.
She is not arriving.
It is not sleeping.
We are not leaving.
They are not arguing.
Game Person 1 rolls the dice. Move the dragon on the
board. Take a card and read it silently.Say to your team: “What am I doing?”Do the action (no noises, no talking(.Team members need to guess what you are
doing. Team members say: “You are _________-ing.”
First person to say the correct action is next and repeats from #1.
Write a paragraphWrite one paragraph describing this scene. Use a topic sentence, present continuous verbs to write about the actions of people in the picture, and a conclusion.