the simple present
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This slideshow describes the use and structure of the Simple Present Tense.TRANSCRIPT
The simple presentBy Frank Chavira
We use the simple present to describe...
Habits
Routines
Facts
Habits
I eat ice cream with my friends.
Routines
I practice guitar everyday.
Facts
My car runs fast.
How do we make simple present
sentences?
Affirmative
Negative
Interrogative
AffirmativeI jump very high.
Subject + verb (simple form) + complement
Subject Verb Complement
I
jump
Very high
You
We
They
He
jumpsShe
It
She jumps very high.
Subject + verb (plural form) + complement
NegativeI don´t jump very high.
Subject + don´t + verb (simple form) + complement
Subject
Auxiliary Verb Complement
I
don´t jump
Very high
You
We
They
Hedoesn
´t jumpShe
It
She doesn´t jump very high.
Subject + doesn´t + verb (simple form) + complement
InterrogativeDo you jump very high?
Do + Subject + verb (simple form) + complement + ? (question mark)
Auxiliary Subject Verb Complement Question
mark
Do
I
jump
Very high ?
You
We
They
Does
He
jumpShe
It
Does he jump very high?
Does + Subject + verb (simple form) + complement + ? (question mark)