Transcript The lecture starts at 16.30. Usage of Simple Present

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To talk about habits and actions which happen repeatedly or on
a regular basis
Students have lectures every day.
He plays football three times a week.
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To talk about something that is true in the present
You are twenty years old.
He lives in London.
I am a teacher.
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To express general truths or facts which are always true
The water boils at 100 degrees.
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To express fixed arrangements, present or future.
The lecture starts at 16.30.
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS:
ALWAYS, OFTEN, GENERALLY, USUALLY, NORMALLY, SOMETIMES, NEVER,
SELDOM, RARELY.
I usually learn in the evening.
I seldom eat breakfast.
OTHER TIME EXPRESSIONS:
EVERY DAY, EVERY MONTH, EVERY YEAR, ON SUNDAYS, AT THE WEEKENDS...
Many students go out at the weekends.
I go on holiday every year.
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I work
You work
He works
She works
It works
We work
You work
They work
Do I work?
Do you work?
Does he work?
Does she work?
Does it work?
Do we work?
Do you work?
Do they work?
do+not= don’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.
does+not=doesn’t
WHERE do you live?
WHY does she study in Osijek?
WHEN do you have lectures?
Subject questions - TKO?
WHO lives in Osijek?
WHO loves you?
Object questions – KOGA?
WHO do you love?
WHO do you visit every weekeng?
Do you like ice – cream?
Does he play football every day?
Do they wash the car on Mondays?
Does Penny work?
Do Paul and Jim go to school?
Does Liam watch TV at night?
Yes, I do.
No, he doesn’t.
Yes, they do.
No, she doesn’t.
Yes, they do.
No, he doesn’t.
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The ending is –es when the verb ends in –s/ -ss / sh / -ch / -x /
wash
washes
miss
misses
go
goes
If a verb ends in a consonant + y (-by / -ry / -sy
…) , « y » changes to –ie before the ending « s »
hurry
hurries
try
tries
play
plays
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‘ a ’ isn’t a consonant, it’s a vowel
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The final « s » is pronounced /s/ when the verbs
end with these sounds: /p/ , /t/ ,/k/ ,/f/ and /θ/
He likes reading books.
The final « s » is pronounced /z/ when the verbs
end with these sounds:/b/, /d/, /g/, /v/, /ð/, /l/,
/m/, /n/ , /ŋ/,/eɪ/ and /aɪ
She loves animals.
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The final « s » is pronounced /iz/ when the verbs
end with these sounds: /s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /tʃ/ and
/dʒ/
The child watches TV too much.
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push
sneeze
glorify
annoy
kiss
deny
marry
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pushes
sneezes
glorifies
annoys
kisses
denies
marries
1. She always ________ in dance competitions. (to participate)
2. Morgan ______________ coffe every morning. (to drink / neg)
3. ______ you _________ in Croatia? (to live)
4. We _______ at the Faculty of Economics in Osijek. (to study)
5. Jane ______ in a multinational company. (to work)
6. He _____ angry very quickly. (to get)
7. When _____ the shop ________ ? (to open)
8. Who __________ to lectures every day? (to come)
9. The sun _________ round the Earth. (to go)
10. Mark _________ every summer to Italy. (to travel)
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