SIMPLE PRESENT (english)

SIMPLE PRESENT (english)

1. USE THE SIMPLE PRESENT FOR THINGS TO YOU DO EVERY DAY, WEEK, YEAR AND FOR THIGS THAT ARE ALWAYS TRUE.

   • REMEMBER THE SPELLING RULES FOR THE THIRD PERSON (SHE, HE ,IT) ADDS AN -S
     • EXAMPLES:
       • °SHE LIVES IN LONDON
         • MY MOTHER KNOWS ME VERY WELL
           • BUT IF THE VERBS ENDING IN (SS-X-SH-CH-S-O); ADDS ES
             • FOR EXAMPLE
               • FINISH > FINISHES GO>GOES DO>DOES FIX<FIXES
   • WE OFTEN USE THE SIMPLE P RESENT WITH ADVERBS OF FRECUENCY (ALWAYS ,OFTEN ,SOMETIMES,USUALLY,HARDLY EVER,NEVER). ADVERBS OF FRECUANCY USUALLY GO BEFORE THE MAIN VERB, BUT AFTER BE.
     • EXAMPLE:
       • I SOMETIMES GO TO THE CINEMA
         • HE NEVER PLAYS FOOTBALL
           • SHE IS ALWAYS LATE
   • EXECEPTION:. VERBS ENDING IN -Y CHANGES THE -Y TO -IES
     • EXAMPLE
       • FLY>FLIES CRY>CRIES STUDY>STUDIES
         • BUT THERE IS A VOWEL BEFORE THE -Y ONLY ADDS S
           • EXAMPLE
             • PLAY>PLAYS PRAY>PRAYS
   • POSITIVE SENTENCES
     • NEGATIVE SENTENCES
       • FORM:AUXILIARY DO/DOES+NOT+INFINITIVE VERB
         • EXAMPLE
           • YOU DO NOT SPEAK ENGLISH
             • BUT FOR THE THIRD PERSON SINGULAR (SHE ,HE,IT)USE AUXILIARY DOES +NOT +INFINITIVE
               • SHE DOES NOT SPEAK ENGLISH
     • INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES
       • FORM:AUXILIARY DO/DOES+SUBJECT+INFINITIVE VERB
         • DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH?
           • DOES SHE SPEAK ENGLISH?
     • EXAMPLE
       • YOU SPEAK ENGLISH