present tense
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a little about present simpleTRANSCRIPT
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PRESENT SIMPLE
Mar Pérez Martínez
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FORMATION
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
I play I do not / don’t play Do I play?
You play You do not / don’t play Do you play?
He plays He does not / doesn’t play Does he play?
She plays She does not / doesn’t play Does she play?
It plays It does not / doesn’t play Does it play?
We play We do not / don’t play Do we play?
You play You do not / don’t play Do you play?
They play They do not / don’t play Do they play?
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3rd person singular AFFIRMATIVE
• When you write the verb in third person singular you add an –s
• PLAY PLAYS• READ READS• SPEAK SPEAKS
• In some cases you add –es1. Verbs ending in consonant + -y : the third person
changes the -y to -ies:FLY FLIESCRY CRIES
2. Add -es to verbs ending in:-ss, -x, -sh, -ch, -o:PASS PASSESCATCH CATCHESFIX FIXESPUSH PUSHESGO GOES
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3rd person singular NEGATIVE and INTERROGATIVE
• NEGATIVE:We use the auxiliary verb DOES + NOT or
DOESN’T“She does not play the guitar”
“He doesn’t speak very much”
• INTERROGATIVEWe use the auxiliary DOES before the
subject“Does she play the guitar?”
“Does he speak three languages?”
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USES:
We use the present simple in these cases:1. Habits (usually with frequency
adverbs)• He usually plays baseball
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2. General truths
“The Earth revolves around the Sun”
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2. Opinions, likes and feelings
3. Opinions, likes and feelings
“I like skiing”
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TIME EXPRESSIONS
FREQUENCY ADVERBS:
ALWAYS, OFTEN, GENERALLY, USUALLY, NORMALLY, SOMETIMES, NEVER.
He usually dances Hip Hop
OTHER TIME EXPRESSIONS:
EVERY DAY, EVERY MONTH, EVERY YEAR, ON SUNDAYS, AT THE WEEKENDS ETC.
He plays tennis everyday
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What do they do?
• The dog has a bath
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• The girl eats a banana
• The boy drinks
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They fish in the river
He listens to the music
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He washes his teeth
The man watches TV
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The baby laughs
He cooks chicken