Transcript Present Simple

Present Simple
Use of Present Simple
 To talk about permanent
states/ facts/ general
truths
e.g. I live in London
 To talk about habits
e.g. I play football every
Tuesday.
 For timetables (school,
train, bus, planes etc.)
e.g. My flight leaves at 9
o’clock.
Use of Present Simple
Use of Present Simple
Use of Present Simple
Use of Present Simple
Permanent
states
Timetables
Habits
Keywords:
 Every
Monday/week/month etc.
 On Tuesdays/ Sundays
etc.
 In the morning/afternoon/
summer etc.
 At Christmas/ Easter etc.
Adverbs of Frequency
Frequency
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
always
usually
often
sometimes
seldom
never
Adverbs of Frequency
Adverbs of Frequency are also keywords for Present
Simple.
They are placed before the main verb. ( EXCEPTION:
verb “be”)
I always have breakfast.
I usually do my homework in the afternoon.
I often eat fish.
BUT: I am never late for school.
Present Simple
Affirmative – Question - Negative
 I work
 You work
 He works
 She works
 It works
 We work
 You work
 They work
do+not: don’t
Do I work?
Do you work?
Does he work?
Does she work?
Does it work?
Do we work?
Do you work?
Do they work?
does+not: doesn’t
I don’t work
You don’ work
He doesn’t work
She doesn’t work
It doesn’t work
We don’t work
You don’t work
They don’t work
Verb Conjugation
3rd singular
 MOST VERBS --> We add –s : works, speaks, writes, loves
e.g. She always talks about school.
 VERBS ENDING IN –S, -CH, -SH, -X, -O --> We add -es: kisses,
reaches, washes, fixes, goes.
e.g. Ben never washes his hands!
 VERBS ENDING IN CONSONANT+Y -->We remove “y” and
add –ies : studies, worries, cries, studies
e.g. Mary sometimes studies at night.
Short Answers
 We form short answers with:
Yes/No + Subject Pronoun +do/don’t/does/doesn’t
Do you like ice – cream?
Yes, I do.
Does he play football every day?
No, he doesn’t.
Do they wash the car on Mondays? Yes, they do.
Does Penny work?
No, she doesn’t.
Do Paul and Jim go to school?
Yes, they do.
Does Liam watch TV at night?
No, he doesn’t.
Mary __________ her lessons in
the afternoon.
Susan ________
dancing.
She ________ home
after school.
The children ________
to bed.
He ________ novels.
I _____________ for a
walk after dinner.
Choose the correct form:
I--work
I--- ?--?--- mymy
work.
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like
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liking
Choose the correct form:
Weusually
usually
?-We
-- ?-- -together.
together.
Tryworking
Again
are
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work
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Choose the correct form:
The
studenThe
The
students-? -- a holiday.
students-- ? -- a
are wanting
holiday.
want
ts-- ? -- a holiday.
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Choose the correct form:
tAt the moment the kids - ?
– in the garden .
the moment the kids - ? – in
the garden .
Tryplay
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are
playing
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Choose the correct form:
She --? – her bedroom while
we are preparing something
to eat .something to eat .
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Job!
isGreat
painting
Trypaint
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I I always --?– the 9 o´clock
train.
train
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take
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am
taking