grammar using simple present

Learn English With Les

Learn English With Les Grammar Essentials Lesson

CONTENTS

3-1 Form and Basic Meaning of the Simple Present Tense3-2 Frequency Adverbs3-3 Position of Frequency Adverbs3-4 Spelling and Pronunciation of Final -es3-5 Adding Final -s/-es to Words That End in -y3-6 Irregular Singular Verbs: Has, Does, Goes3-7 Like to, Want to, Need to3-8 Simple Present Tense: Negative3-9 Simple Present Tense: Yes/No Questions3-10 Simple Present Tense: Asking Information Questions with Where and What3-11 Simple Present Tense: Asking Information Questions with When and What Time

Using the Simple Present

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She walks.

3-1 FORM AND BASIC MEANING OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

Form And Meaning Of The Simple Present Tense

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SINGULAR PLURAL

1st PERSON I walk we walk 2nd PERSON you walk you walk

she walkshe walksit walks

they walk

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3rd PERSON

Form And Meaning Of The Simple Present Tense

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(a) I eat lunch every afternoon.(b) Max drives to work every day.(c) We get up every morning.(d) Kyle calls Mimi every weekend.

MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday

M T W Th F Sat S1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12 1314 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 2728 29 30 31

3-1 FORM AND BASIC MEANING OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

HABITS = USUAL ACTIVITIES

Form And Meaning Of The Simple Present Tense

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We _____ television every day.

watch watches

watch

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He _______ television every day.

watch watches

watches

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We ____ lunch at 12:00.

eat eats

eat

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Jara _____ a walk in the morning. takes

take takes

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My friend ____ her horse every day.

ride rides

rides

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They always drink tea with lunch.

3-2 FREQUENCY ADVERBSFrequency Adverbs

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(d) Tia sometimes eats lunch at school.

(c) Josh often eats hamburgers.

100% (a) Mary always eats lunch at school.

90%- 99% (b) Mary usually eats lunch at school.

75%- 90%

25%- 75%

5%- 10%

1%- 10%

0%

(e) Tia seldom eats lunch at school.

(f) Eva rarely washes her car.

(g) Jay never goes to the zoo.

frequency adverbs

3-2 FREQUENCY ADVERBSFrequency Adverbs

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Talia _______ feeds her dog.

Sun.Mon.Tues. Wed.Thurs. Fri. Sat.

√ √ √ √ √√ √

always

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always usually

oftensometimes

seldomrarely never

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always usually

oftensometimes

seldomrarely never

Jara ______ watches TV.

Sun.Mon. Tues.Wed. Thurs.Fri. Sat.

√

seldom

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always usually

oftensometimes

seldomrarely never

Luke _______ cooks dinner.

√

usually

√√√√ √Sun.Mon. Tues.Wed. Thurs.Fri. Sat.

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always usually

oftensometimes

seldomrarely never

Moussad _________ cooks dinner.

√

sometimes

√√ √Sun.Mon. Tues.Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.

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She goes to the library

once a week.

3-2 OTHER FREQUENCY EXPRESSIONSOther Frequency Expressions

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(a) She goes to the library once a week.twice a week.

five times a week.

Sun.Mon. Tues.Wed. Thurs.Fri. Sat.

√√ √ √√ √

3-2 OTHER FREQUENCY EXPRESSIONSOther Frequency Expressions

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(b) I go to school five times a week.

(c) I go to the movies twice a month.

(d) I go to the beach once a year.

3-2 OTHER FREQUENCY EXPRESSIONS

how many times a day a weeka month a year

Other Frequency Expressions

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every weeks

(e) I feed my dog every morning.

I ride my horse every week.

I wash my car every year.

Every is

singular.

Correct? no

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How often do you drink

coffee?

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Every morning.

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So you

drink coffee?always Yes.

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always usuallyoften

sometimes seldomrarely

never

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I know. She drinks

coffee.neverMei doesn’t

drink coffee.

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always usuallyoften

sometimes seldomrarely

never

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No. He walks five or six

days a week.

Does Dr. Aboud take a walk every day?

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Yes, he

takes a walk.

Five or six times

a week?

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often

alwaysusually often

sometimes seldomrarely

never

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Jeff is always dirty.

3-3 POSITION OF FREQUENCY ADVERBSPosition Of Frequency Adverbs

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usuallyoftensometimesseldomrarelynever dirty. Jeff + is +

SUBJECT + BE + FREQUENCY ADVERB

always

FREQUENCY ADVERB

am is +

are

3-3 POSITION OF FREQUENCY ADVERBSPosition Of Frequency Adverbs

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oftensometimesseldomrarelynever + rides a bike. Sergio

SUBJECT + FREQUENCY + OTHER SIMPLEADVERB PRESENT VERBS

alwaysusually+

frequency adverb +

all simple present

verbsexcept be

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tired. usually

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He is______________________________________

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sad. neverJeff is

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Lucy oftenreads at the library.

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It rarelyrains in the desert.

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Gerardo teaches math.

3-4 SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -ESSpelling And Pronunciation Of Final - ES

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-sh

SPELLING

(a) push

PRONUNCIATION

pushes push /əz/-ch (b) teach teaches teach /əz/-ss (c) kiss kisses kiss / z/

-x (d) fix fixes fix / z/ə

ə

endings add -es say /əz/

3-4 SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -ESSpelling And Pronunciation Of Final - ES

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Seung never ______

his TV program.

misses

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miss

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Gerardo _______ math.teaches

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teach

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Viktor always _______ his car.washes

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wash

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Ade usually ______ sugar in his coffee.

mixes

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mix

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The baby cries a lot.

3-5 ADDING FINAL -S / -ES TO WORDS THAT END IN -YAdding Final – S / -ES To Words That End In - Y

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(a) cry cries

fly flies

(b) pay pays

enjoy enjoys

consonant + -y

change y to i, add -es

vowel + -y

add -s

3-5 ADDING FINAL -S / -ES TO WORDS THAT END IN -YAdding Final – S / -ES To Words That End In - Y

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Gazi _________ too many things.often buys

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buy often

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She __________ nice things.always says

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say always

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Her father __________ about her.often worries

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worry often

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The man has a brown coat.

3-6 IRREGULAR SINGULAR VERBS: HAS, DOES, GOESIrregular Singular Verbs: Has, Does, Goes

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does

(c) I do exercises.

(d) He does exercises.

(a) I have a hat.

(b) She has a hat.

Irregular forms:

have has

do does

(e) We go to the gym.

(f) He goes to the gym. go goes

sheheit

has

goes

sheheit

sheheit

+

+

+

3-6 IRREGULAR SINGULAR VERBS: HAS, DOES, GOESIrregular Singular Verbs: Has, Does, Goes

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George ____ yoga every day.does

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do does

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Zhou-li ______ for a walk on Sunday. goes

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go goes

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She always ____ homework.has

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have has

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I like to run.

3-7 LIKE TO, WANT TO, NEED TOLike To, Want To, Need To

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3-7 LIKE TO, WANT TO, NEED TO

VERB + INFINITIVE

I like to run. It’s fun. She wants to go home. She’s tired. We need to call our mother.

She’s sick.

Like To, Want To, Need To

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They do not wash their car.

3-8 SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE: NEGATIVESimple Present Tense: Negative

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(a) do not drink milk.IYouThey

NEGATIVE:IWeYouThey

+ do not + main verb

SheHeIt

+ does not + main verb

We

(b) does not drink milk.HeItShe

3-8 SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE: NEGATIVESimple Present Tense: Negative

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She does not drinks milk.

3rd person singular no -s on main verb

3-8 SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE: NEGATIVE

(a) I do not drink milk.

(b) She does not drink milk.

do and does = helping verbs

?

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(d) He doesn’t drink milk. Jack doesn’t like dogs.

(c) I don’t drink milk. They don’t go to the lake.

do not = don’t CONTRACTIONS:

does not = doesn’t

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doesn’t smile

(use the contraction)

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This child ___________.

smile not

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We ________ snakes.don’t like(use the contraction)

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like not

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doesn’t speak(use the contraction)

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speak not

Magda ___________ Dutch.

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feeddon’t

feeds

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don’t doesn’t feed

jumprun

speak

Sometimes I ____ ____ my cat.

My husband _____ her.

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don’t doesn’t

sitneedlikerun

rundoesn’tShe ______ ____ fast at the gym.

She gets tired.

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need

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don’t doesn’t feed

jumpneedeat

They are good cooks.

don’tThey ____ ____ help.

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Does he exercise?

3-9 SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE: YES/NO QUESTIONSSimple Present Tense: Yes And No Questions

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Do I + main verb

(simple form) Do you + main verb

(simple form) Do we + main verb

(simple form) Do they + main verb

(simple form)

(b) Do you like salad?(c) Do we like salad?(d) Do they like salad?(a) Do I like salad?

QUESTION FORMS, SIMPLE PRESENT

DO/ + SUBJECT + MAIN DOES VERB

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Does he + main verb (simple form)

Does it + main verb (simple form)

(f) Does he like salad?(g) Does it look good?(e) Does she like salad?

Does she + main verb (simple form)

QUESTION FORMS, SIMPLE PRESENT

DO/ + SUBJECT + MAIN DOES VERB

3-9 SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE: YES/NO QUESTIONSSimple Present Tense: Yes And No Questions

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do

(h) Are you a student?

NOT: Do you be a student?

main verb = a form of be

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QUESTION SHORT ANSWER

(i) Do you like ice cream?Yes, I do.No, I don’t.

(j) Does Max like ice cream?

Yes, he does.No, he doesn’t.

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I like to ride horses.

Do you like to ride horses?

Yes, I do.

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Question

Short Answer

Long Answer

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They have a baby.

Do they have a baby?

Yes, they do.

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Question

Short Answer

Long Answer

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Gerardo teaches math.

Does Gerardo teach math?

Yes, he does.

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Question

Short Answer

Long Answer

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Cows don’t bark.

Do cows bark?

No, they don’t.

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Question

Short Answer

Long Answer

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Do they live in Baltimore?

3-10 SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE: ASKING INFORMATION QUESTIONS WITH WHERE AND WHAT

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Where do they live?

Do they study English? What do they study?

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Yes, they do.No, they don’t.

QUESTION SHORT ANSWER

(a) Do they live in Baltimore?

(b) Where do they live?

In Baltimore.

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Yes, they do.No, they don’t.

QUESTION SHORT ANSWER

(a) Do they study English?

(b) What do they study?

English.

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Yes, she does.No, she doesn’t.

QUESTION SHORT ANSWER

(a) Does Allison teach math?

(b) What does she teach?

Math.

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Yes, he does.No, he doesn’t.

QUESTION SHORT ANSWER

(c) Does Alexi live in Moscow?

(d) Where does he live?

In Moscow.

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(a) in Baltimore

(b) Where

(c) in Moscow

(d) Where

Do

do

does

Does

DO/DOES SUBJECT

they

they

Alexi

he

MAIN VERB+ +

live

live

live

live

?

?

?

?

(WHERE)+

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(a) English?

(b) What

(c) math?

(d) What

Do

do

does

Does

DO/DOES SUBJECT

they

they

Allison

she

MAIN VERB+ +

study

study

teach

teach

?

?

(WHAT) +

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Question:

Answer: Yes, he does.

(The child has a toothbrush.)

Does the child have a toothbrush?

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Question:

Answer: In the bathroom.

Where does he brush his teeth?

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(He brushes his teeth in the bathroom.)

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Question:

Answer: Yes, she does.

Does Lucy work at the library?

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(Lucy works at the library.)

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When do you go shopping?What time do you go shopping?

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Simple Present Tense: Information Questions Where What Time

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(a) When do you go to work?

(b) What time do you go to work?

At eight o’clock.

At eight o’clock.

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Q-WORD + DO/ + SUBJECT + MAIN DOES VERB

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At ten o’clock.

At ten o’clock.

(c) When does he exercise?

(d) What time does he exercise?

3-11 SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE: ASKING INFORMATION QUESTIONS WITH WHEN AND WHAT TIME

Q-WORD + DO/ + SUBJECT + MAIN DOES VERB

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(e) What time do you usually go to class?

Q-WORD + DO/ + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB DOES

frequency adverbsubject

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+ +main verb

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does the pool close?

The pool closes at 6:00 P.M.

When (What time)

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do you eat lunch?I eat lunch at 12:00.

When (What time)

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When (What time) do you usually goto bed

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I usually go to bed at 11:00.

_________________________________________?

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