Simple Present Tense Adverbs of frequency Every day

Simple Present Tense Adverbs of frequency Every day actions

Simple Present Tense: Main Uses • Everyday activities: What do you do every day? How often? • Routines, habits and costumes • General truths: nature related mostly.

Adverbs of frequency: • We use adverbs to describe how frequently we do an activity. Adverb % Example Always 100% Mary always does her bed at 7 o’clock in the morning. Usually 90% Generally 80% Henry generally takes the bus at 8: 15 in the evening. Often 70% They often have lunch at noon. sometimes 50% He sometimes drinks milk. Ocasionally 30% I ocasionally go to the cafeteria around 7: 45 Seldom/ rarely 10% I seldom go to the movies. Hardly ever 5% I hardly ever go dancing. Never 0% She never cuts the grass. I usually take a shower at 6: 30 in the morning.

What do these people do? Third Person • He/ She/ It • Verb + s Get up Eat study work Go clean

He walks

She reads the book It eats all day.

He wakes up at 6 am He goes to the bathroom early in the morning. He has breakfast at 7 am.

Verb: Have

Exception to the rule. Have • I have lunch at noon. Has • He/she/it has lunch at noon.

Negatives in Simple Present Tense 1. I / you / we / they Plural subject (the workers, the people) + do not (don’t) + verb Example: I do not work at night. 2. He / she / it Singular subject + does not (doesn’t) + verb (no –s) Example: He does not work on weekends.

Yes/ No questions Do + I / you / we / they + verb + ? Yes, I/you we/they do. No, I/you we/they do not. Does he / she / it + verb + ? Yes, He/ She/ It does. No, He/ She/ It does not.

• Wh questions Wh word+ do/ does+ subject+main verb+complement? Ex. Where does she work? She works in New York. What do you do on weekends? I study music.