Transcript Present Simple

Present Simple
Present Simple
Use the present simple to express regular routines and habits. The
present simple is often used with adverbs of frequency
Auxiliary: DO
Examples:
1. He often arrives late for work.
2. When do you do your homework?
3. They don't take the bus to work
How to form the Present Simple Tense
of the verb to work.
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I
you
we
they
•he
•she
•it
work
do not work.
(don't)
for Copec
works
does not work.
(doesn't)
How to form the Present Simple Tense
of the verb to work.
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Do I
Do you
Do we
Do they
•Does he
•Does she
•Does it
work ?
•Yes, I/you/we/they do./
•No, I/you/we/they don't.
•Yes, he/she/it does./
•No, he/she/it doesn't.
Common Mistakes
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A common mistake is to forget to put the -s ending
on the he/she/it forms.
All verbs except modals must end in -s in the third
person singular affirmative:
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wrong:
Our new computer system work very
efficiently.
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right:
Our new computer system works very
efficiently.
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Common Mistakes
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A second common mistake is to add the -s to
the he/she/it forms of negatives and
questions.
We add the -es form to the auxiliary (do), and
not to the main verb (work):
wrong: I know Kari doesn’t works in
Accounts.
right: I know Kari doesn't work in Accounts
Permanent situations
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The present simple is used to talk about
actions and situations that are generally or
permanently true:
IBM is the largest computer company in the world;
it manufactures mainframes and PCs and sells
its product all over the world.
Routines and frequency
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We use the present simple to talk about
routines and things we do regularly:
I usually get to the showroom at about 8.00
and I have a quick look at the post
The sales reps arrive at about 8.15 and we
open at 8.30.
Facts
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We use the present simple to talk about
scientifíc or other facts:
Suferconductors are special materials that
conduct electricity and do not create any
electrical resistance.
Programmes and
timetables
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We use the present simple to talk about programmes
and timetables.
When we use the present simple like this, it can refer to
the future:
There are two flíghts to Tokyo next Thursday.
There is a JAL flight that leaves Heathrow at 20.30
and gets in at 06.20, and there is a British Airways flight
that departs at 22.00 and arrives at 08.50.