Simple Present Tense Simple Present Tense Time line
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Simple Present Tense
Simple Present Tense Time line X X X
When to use the Simple Present Tense?
We use this tense to talk about facts, habits and (daily) routine. • Earth orbits the sun. • A Saudi wear thobe and ghotra. • We come to school everyday.
These words are often used with the Simple Present Tense • • • Usually Often Sometimes Always Rarely Never • • • Everyday Every week Every month Every year Every Friday
v Forming Affirmative in the Simple Present Tense?
§ RULE ( 1 ) 1. Subject + Verb 1. + … 2. (He / She / it ) + Verb 1. + S + … We walk to school everyday. He drives fast.
Verb + S He She It
v Forming Negative in the Simple Present Tense?
§ RULE ( 2 ) 1. 2. Subject + do not + Verb 1. + … Subject + does not +Verb 1+ … (He / She / it ) We do not walk to school. He does not watch TV.
v Forming Questions in the Simple Present Tense?
§ Yes / No Questions
§ RULE ( 3 ) Do + Subject + Verb 1. + … ? 2. Does (He/She/it) + Verb 1+…? 1. Do you go to school early ? Does he watch TV. everyday?
§ Wh. Questions
§ RULE ( 4 ) 1. Question word + do + Subject +Verb 1. +…? 2. Question word + does +Subject +Verb 1. +…? When do you get up ? Where does he sleep?
Do (or) Does ? ===== Do not (or) Does not ?
In Questions and Negative Use … (does / does not) when the subject is : He 2. She 3. It 1. (do / do not) when the subject is : I 2. you 3. We 4. They 1.
Summary Affirmative & Negative.
Summary 1. Affirmative Negative I get up I do not get up He walks He does not walk She cooks She does not cook It moves It does not move You read You do not read We play We do not play They walk They do not walk
Use the following to form questions Summary 1. Yes / No Wh-Questions I Have breakfast at 8 o’clock He Works in the afternoon She Gets up early It Move from right to left You Come to school late We Meet 4 times every week They Answer all the questions Do you go to school late ?
Summary 2. Yes /No Questions Wh- Questions I Get up early He Walks quickly She Cook well It Move quickly You Read a book. We Play They Walk slowly
• SUMMARY 2. Yes /No Questions Wh- Questions I Do you get up … ? When do you get up. . ? He Does he walk…? Where does he walk. . ? She Does she cook. . ? What does she cook. . ? It Does it move? How does it move. . ? You Do you drive. . ? How do you drive. . ? We Do we play. . ? When do we play. . ? They Do they walk. . ? Where do they walk. . ?