PRESENT SIMPLE

Present Simple

We use the Present Simple Tense to talk about:

• Habits

• Routines

• Permanent States

AFFIRMATIVE FORM

I work

You work

He works

She works

It works

We work

You work

They work

The only form that is different is the 3rd person singular(he, she, it), where we add -s.

Exceptions: consonant + -y > -ies: Carry – Carries verbs ending in -o: Go – Goes verbs ending in –sh: Wash – Washes verbs ending in –ch: Watch – Watches verbs ending in -s / -x > -es: Pass – Passes

Box - Boxes

PRONUNCIATION OF ‘-S’ IN THE 3rd PERSON

The ending “-s” in the 3rd person singular :

/s/: after strong / voiceless sounds /z/: after weak / voiced sounds /z/ when the verb ends in one of these sounds:

o /s/: boxes, produceso /z/: chooseso /∫/: washeso /t∫/: watcheso /d/: judges

EXAMPLESI work in Pola de SieroYou play tennisHe studies mathsShe goes to the cinema every weekendIt passes the ball very wellWe watch TV in the afternoonYou like EnglishThey live in Great Britain

NEGATIVE FORM

I don’t work

You don’t work

He doesn’t work

She doesn’t work

It doesn’t work

We don’t work

You don’t work

They don’t work

EXAMPLESI don’t live in Pola de SieroYou don’t play tennisHe doesn’t study mathsShe doesn’t go to the cinema every weekendIt doesn’t pass the ball very wellWe don’t watch TV in the afternoonYou don’t like EnglishThey don’t live in Great Britain

INTERROGATIVE FORM

General Structure:

(WH-) + Auxiliary + Subject + Verb + (Complements)?

INTERROGATIVE FORM

Where do I work?

When do you work?

How does he work?

Why does she work?

What does it work with?

How long do we work?

Who do you work with?

How often do they work?

SHORT FORMS

Affirmative:

Yes + Subject + Affirmative Auxiliary

Negative:

No + Subject + Negative Auxiliary

EXAMPLESDo I live in Pola? Yes, you do / No, you don’tDo you play tennis? Yes, I do / No, I don’tDoes he study maths? Yes, he does / No, he doesn’tDoes she go to the cinema? Yes, she does / No, she doesn’tDoes it work? Yes, it does / No, it doesn’tDo we watch TV a lot? Yes, you do / No, you don’tDo you like English? Yes, we do / No, we don’tDo they live in Paris? Yes, they do / No, they don’t

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