PRESENT SIMPLE

PRESENT SIMPLE

USES:

• 1. We use the Present Simple for:
• Regular habits and daily routines.
• Facts, things in general.
• Permanent or long-lasting situationes
• Timetables and schedules.
• 2. It is used with adverbs like:
• Always
• Often
• Usually
• Sometimes
• Never
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PRESENT SIMPLE AFFIRMATIVE

• 1. To form the Present Simple we add –s to the infinitive of the verb in the 3rd person singular (he, she, it)
• 2. But when the verb ends in:
• a) –o, -ss, -sh, -ch, we add –es
• b) a consonant followed by –y, the –y changes into –ie and we add -s
• c) a vowel followed by –y we just add -s
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IMPORTANT RULES

PRESENT SIMPLE NEGATIVE

• To form the negative, use the auxiliary don’t (for I, you, we, they) and doesn’t (for he, she, it).
• Then follow the auxiliary with the infinitive form of the verb.
• For example:
• I don’t live here
• You don’t live here
• She doesn’t live here
• We don’t live here
• They don’t live here
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PRESENT SIMPLE QUESTION

• To form the question, use do / does as the auxiliary. Use do for I, you, we, they; and does for he, she, it.
• Here is the word order for questions in the present simple:
• Question word (optional) – auxiliary – subject – verb
• Where do you live?
• What does he do?
• What does this computer program do?
• Why do they argue all the time?
• Do you like tennis? (There is no question word “why”, “what”, “where” in this question, so the question starts with the auxiliary “do”.)
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RESOURCE

• PRESENT SIMPLE INGLÉS PARA NIÑOS CON MR PEA ENGLISH FOR KIDS (Enclavar)