present simple

PRESENT SIMPLEPRESENT SIMPLE

1.FORM1.FORM-AFFIRMATIVE-AFFIRMATIVE

SPELLING OF FINAL -SSPELLING OF FINAL -S-NEGATIVE-NEGATIVE-INTERROGATIVE-INTERROGATIVE

2.USE2.USE3.TIME EXPRESSIONS3.TIME EXPRESSIONS

-FREQUENCY ADVERBS-FREQUENCY ADVERBS-OTHER EXPRESSIONS-OTHER EXPRESSIONS

1.FORM1.FORM• AFFIRMATIVEAFFIRMATIVE

IIYOUYOU WORKWORK

HEHESHESHEITIT

WORKWORKSS

WEWEYOUYOUTHEYTHEY

WORKWORK

She works in an office

They work in an office

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SPELLING OF FINAL SPELLING OF FINAL -S-S -S is added to most verbs

work workswrite writes

-ES is added to verbs that end in -o, -ch, -sh, -s, -x and –zgo goeswatch watcheswash washesdress dressesfix fixes

If the verb ends in consonant + y change the y to i and add -ES cry cries

1.FORM1.FORM• NEGATIVENEGATIVE

IIYOUYOU

DO NOT WORKDO NOT WORKDON’T WORKDON’T WORK

HEHESHESHEITIT

DODOESES NOT NOT WORKWORK

DODOESESN’T N’T WORKWORK

WEWEYOUYOUTHEYTHEY

DO NOT WORKDO NOT WORKDON’T WORKDON’T WORK

He doesn’t work in an office

They don’t work in an office

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1.FORM1.FORM• INTERROGATIVEINTERROGATIVE

DODO IIYOUYOU WORK?WORK?

DODOESESHEHESHESHEITIT

WORK?WORK?

DODOWEWEYOUYOUTHEYTHEY

WORK?WORK?

1.FORM1.FORM• SHORT ANSWERSSHORT ANSWERS

AFFIRMATIVEAFFIRMATIVE(always long form)(always long form)

NEGATIVENEGATIVE(always short form)(always short form)

IIYOUYOU

YES, I DOYES, I DOYES, YOU DOYES, YOU DO

NO, I DON’TNO, I DON’TNO, YOU DON’TNO, YOU DON’T

HEHESHESHEITIT

YES, HE DOYES, HE DOESESYES, SHE DOYES, SHE DOESESYES, IT DOYES, IT DOESES

NO, HE DONO, HE DOESESN’TN’TNO, SHE DONO, SHE DOESESN’TN’TNO, IT DONO, IT DOESESN’TN’T

WEWEYOUYOUTHEYTHEY

YES, WE DOYES, WE DOYES, YOU DOYES, YOU DOYES, THEY DOYES, THEY DO

NO, WE DON’TNO, WE DON’TNO, YOU DON’TNO, YOU DON’TNO, THEY DON’TNO, THEY DON’T

Does she work in an office?Yes, she does.

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Does he work in an office?No, she doesn’t.

Do they work in an office?Yes, they do.

Do they work in an office?No, they don’t.

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2.USE2.USEThe present simple is used for:The present simple is used for:

• Repeated actions or daily routines (a frequency Repeated actions or daily routines (a frequency adverb is often used)adverb is often used)

He usually plays tennisat the weekend

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2.USE2.USE• Permanent statesPermanent states

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She lives in London

2.USE2.USE• General truths or laws of natureGeneral truths or laws of nature

Monkeys eat bananas

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2.USE2.USE• Opinions, likes and feelingsOpinions, likes and feelings

They like dogs

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2.USE2.USE• Timetables and schedules.Timetables and schedules.

The train leaves at 10:00 a.m.

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3.TIME EXPRESSIONS3.TIME EXPRESSIONS• Frequency adverbs

POSITIVEAlways siempreAlmost always casi siempreUsually normalmenteOften a menudoFrequently frecuentementeGenerally generalmenteSometimes a vecesOccasionally ocasionalmente

NEGATIVESeldom rara vez, pocas vecesRarely rara vez , raramenteHardly ever casi nuncaAlmost never casi nuncaNot ever, never nunca

3.TIME EXPRESSIONS3.TIME EXPRESSIONS• Position of frequency adverbs

• They go BEFORE the main verb, except BE

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They always eat out at the weekend

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She is sometimes tired

NOTE: She sometimes isn’t tired.Is she sometimes tired?

• Usually, often, frequently, generally, sometimes and occasionally may also occur at the beginning or end of the sentence.

I sometimes go to school by bus

Sometimes I go to school by bus.

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• Always and ever always follow NOT (n’t) in negative sentences.

He doesn’t always walk to school.

He doesn’t ever walk to school.

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• Negative adverbs are NOT used with NEGATIVE VERBS.

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• EVER is used in questions about frequency. It means at any time.

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• EVER is not used in affirmative sentences.

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3.TIME EXPRESSIONS3.TIME EXPRESSIONS• Other time expressions

EVERYday, week, month, year…ONCE a day, week…IN the morning, afternoon…IN 1998, the summer, June…ON Mondays, Sundays …AT 7:00, night, the weekend…

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She reads the newspaper everyday.