Present simple affirmativenegative Affirmative I play rugby You
Present simple (affirmative/negative). Affirmative I play rugby You play rugby Negative I don’t play rugby You don’t play rugby She plays rugby He plays rugby It plays rugby She doesn’t play rugby He doesn’t play rugby It doesn’t play rugby We play rugby You play rugby They play rugby We don’t play rugby You don’t play rugby They don’t play rugby
Present simple (interrogative). Interrogative Do I play rugby? Do You play rugby? Affirmative Yes, I do Yes, you do Negative No, I don’t No, you don’t Does She play rugby? Does He play rugby? Does It play rugby? Yes, she does Yes, it does No, she doesn’t No, it doesn’t Do We play rugby? Do You play rugby? Do They play rugby? Yes, we do. Yes you do. Yes, they do. No, we don’t. No, you don’t. No, they don’t.
So… *he, she, it: in the third person singular the verb always ends in -s: he wants, she needs, he gives, she thinks. *Negative and question forms use DOES +the infinitive of the verb. He wants. Does he want? He does not want. Other rules *Verbs ending in -y : the third person changes the -y to -ies: fly flies, cry cries Exception: if there is a vowel before the -y: plays, prays *Add -es to verbs ending in: -ss, -x, -sh, -ch: he passes, she catches, he fixes, it pushes
Present continuous (affirmative, negative). • Use the Present Continuous to express the idea that something is happening now, at this very moment. Affirmative SUBJECT + TO BE + VERB+ing I’m eating He /she/ it is eating We /you/they are eating Negative SUBJECT +TO BE + not + VERB+ing I’m not dancing He /she/it isn’t dancing We /you /they aren’t dancing
Present continuous (interrogative). Interrogative Question word +TO BE +SUBJECT + VERB+ing What are you watching on T. V? Where is he living now? Why is she crying? Who are they talking about? If the verb has only ONE syllable and if those letters are a CONSONANT + VOWEL + CONSONANT, then you repeat that last consonant before adding the ing. Hop ___hopping run ___running Sit ___sitting shop___shopping
Present simple and present continuous. Present Simple Present Continuous • Routines / Habits : Maria smokes • Actions happening NOW: Maria is smoking • Permanent Actions: Pedro lives in Sevilla • Temporary actions: Juan is staying at the Marriot hotel. • Current facts/truths: I have two brothers
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