THE PRESENT SIMPLE

Verb Be/Other verbs

Welcome to English class

My name is Rosalba Bryan.

Welcome to English class

My name is Rosalba Bryan.

Simple present- Verb BeUse: The verb be indicates existence, a condition or permanent status.It expresses situation in space or time, and physical or moral statesThe verb "to be" is used with:

-Ages: How old are You?I am thirteen years old. Carlos is fifteen (years old).

-Nationality: Where are you from?I am Panamanian.

-Jobs, occupation: What is your occupation? What do you do? She is a teacher. He is a student.What are they like?

-Adjectives: They are ugly. How are you?

-Mental condition: I am happy. You are sad. -Physical condition: He is hungry.

What time is it?-Time: It is 10:00 in the morning.

Where are you?-Position/location: We are in the English classroom. I am here. Weather: It is sunny. / It is rainy.

Sentence Structure- Verb Be

Write sentences about you or friends. Describe you and your friends.

He is a businessman.

He is a Panamanian politician.

He is sixty-three years old.

Main VerbMain Verb

M. V.

M. V.

M. V.

M. V.

M. V.

M. V.

M. V.

M. V. M. V.M. V.

Affirmative sentences – Subject in third person singular

SUBJECT MAIN VERB  REST OF SENTENCE

SUBJECT  AUXILIARY VERB (DO-

DOES) / NOT

MAIN VERB REST OF SENTENCE

QUESTION WORD

AUXILIARY VERB (DO-

DOES)

 SUBJECT  MAIN VERB REST OF SENTENCE

:

Interrogative sentences

Affirmative sentences

Negative sentences

I live in Panama.

I do not (don’t) live Peru.

Do you live Colombia?Where do you live?

YOUR TURN NOWWrite the affirmative /negative form of the verbs in

brackets:

1. Dave ……………… (not live) in Madrid.

2. Sue ……………… (study) German at school.

3. My dad ……………… (drive) a red car.

4. We ……………. (not walk) to school.

5. Mr Brown …………………. (teach) maths.

6. The children ……………… (play) football.

THE PRESENT SIMPLE: AFFIRMATIVE

SUBJECT VERB INFINITIVESINGULAR

I READ EVERY DAY.

ONCE A WEEK.

AT HOME.

YOU READHE / SHE / IT READS

PLURAL

WE READYOU READTHEY READ

In general+ s

Verbs ending in consonant + y

y + ies

Verbs ending in –o, sh, ch, x, ss

+ es

work → works study → studies go → goes

eat → eats cry → cries wash → washes

play → plays try → tries watch → watches

swim → swims spy → spies mix → mixes

write → writes fly → flies kiss → kisses

RULES FOR THE 3RD PERSON SINGULAR (HE / SHE / IT)

WE USE PRESENT SIMPLE TO TALK ABOUT:

facts habits and routines

feeling and emotions general truth

I live in Poland. They swim every day.

They like pizza. Sunday comes after Saturday.

Make affirmative sentences 2 (They/eat/hot dogs)

They eat hot dogs.

Make affirmative sentences 1 (he/go/to school)

He goes to school

Make affirmative sentences 3 (She/use/the internet)

She uses the Internet.

Make affirmative sentences 4 (I/play/the flute)

I play the flute.

SUBJECT DO/DOES NOT VERB

SINGULAR

I DO NOT READEVERY DAY.

ONCE A WEEK.

AT HOME.

YOU DO NOT READ

HE / SHE / IT

DOES NOT READ

PLURAL

WE DO NOT READ

YOU DO NOT READ

THEY DO NOT READ

Negative form

SUBJECTSHORT FORM

VERB

SINGULAR

I DON’T READEVERY DAY.

ONCE A WEEK.

AT HOME.

YOU DON’T READ

HE / SHE / IT DOESN’T READ

PLURAL

WE DON’T READ

YOU DON’T READ

THEY DON’T READ

SHORT FORM: do not = don’t does not = doesn’t

Make negative sentences 1 (They/read)

They don’t read.

Make negative sentences 2 (She/love/you)

She doesn’t love you.

Make negative sentences 3 (He/drive/a car)

He doesn’t drive a car.

Make negative sentences 4 (He/work)

He doesn’t work.

Make negative sentences 5 (They/sing)

They don’t sing.

DO/DOESSUBJEC

TVERB SHORT ANSWERS

SINGULAR

DO I PLAY ? Yes, you do. / No, you don’t.

DO YOU PLAY ? Yes, you do. / No, you don’t.

DOES HE/SHE/IT

PLAY ? Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t.

PLURAL

DO WE PLAY ? Yes, we do. / No, we don’t.

DO YOU PLAY ? Yes, we do. / No, we don’t.

DO THEY PLAY ? Yes, they do. / No, they don’t.

INTERROGATIVE & SHORT ANSWERS

YOUR TURN NOW 1

1. Make questions according to the pictures using the given verb.

2. Write affirmative or negative short answers.

3. Check your answers.

Make questions & short answers 1: STUDY

Does he study English? No, he doesn’t

Make questions & short answers 2: LIKE

Does she like shopping? Yes, she does

Make questions & short answers 3: EAT

Does he eat vegetables? No, he doesn’t

Make questions & short answers 4: WATCH

Does he watch TV?

No, he doesn’t

Make questions & short answers 5: FLY

Does it fly? Yes, it does

Make questions & short answers 6: SWIM

Do they swim? Yes, they do

Your turn now 2

1. Answer the questions

2. Check your answers

Does Paul have a shower every day?

No, he doesn’t

He has a bath

Does Alice love Paul?

No, she doesn’t … but Paul loves Alice

Do your children smile?

No, they don’t They cry

Does he go shopping?

No, he doesn’t He goes camping

What do they eat?

They eat hot dogs

Do they take drugs?

No, they don’t take any drugs

What do they have for lunch?

They have watermelon for lunch

Does Dick drive well?

No, he doesn’t He drives badly

What are modal verbs?

Some of them are:• Can• Could• May• Must• Should• Will• Would

Modal verbs are sometimes referred to as

Modal Auxiliary verbs because they help other verbs

They are Auxiliary verbs that provide additional and specific

meaning to the main verb of the sentence

How do we use modals?How do we use modals?

Example: Mary can play the piano

SSubject

MAINVerbModal

Verb

They do not accept conjugationThey do not need other auxiliary verbs

FormForm

� He can ski He cans ski or He can skis� Would you like to come with me?

Do you would like to come with me?� They can’t (can not) be serious

They don’t can be serious

There is no “s” in singularThere is no “do / does” in the question

There is no “don’t / doesn’t” in the negative

FormForm

to can / caning to must /musting

She must study (duty, Responsibility)

He could play football in his youth (general ability)

Modal verbs do not have infinitives or –ing forms

Modal verbs are followed by an infinitive without to

Sentence Structure- Modal verbs

Talk about the things you can or can’t do.