The Present Simple Tense The Present Simple Tense

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The Present Simple Tense

The Present Simple Tense

The Present Simple Tense Paco likes sports

The Present Simple Tense Paco likes sports

The Present Simple Tense Positive: (+) SUBJECT + I VERB* play + OBJECT football.

The Present Simple Tense Positive: (+) SUBJECT + I VERB* play + OBJECT football. *Third person singular –s : (general rule) She plays football. he / she / it knows, starts, eats, lives, plays, reads, looks, obeys Exceptions: 1. Verbs ending -y (after a consonant) + ies e. g. study, carry, try, fly, cry. he / she / it studies / carries / tries / flies / cries 2. Verbs ending -ss, -sh , -ch, -x + -es e. g. kiss, wash, watch, mix. he/ she / it kisses, washes, watches, mixes 3. Verbs ending -o do, go he / she / it does, goes

The Present Simple Tense Negative: (-) SUBJECT + DO / DOES + NOT +

The Present Simple Tense Negative: (-) SUBJECT + DO / DOES + NOT + VERB + OBJECT I don’t play football. He doesn’t play football.

The Present Simple Tense Interrogative: (? ) The interrogative structure in the Present Simple

The Present Simple Tense Interrogative: (? ) The interrogative structure in the Present Simple follows this pattern: Without an interrogative pronoun: DO / DOES + SUBJECT + VERB + OBJECT OR COMPLEMENTS Do you play football? Does she play football? With an interrogative pronoun: WH + DO / DOES + SUBJECT + VERB ? What do you want to do? WH- PRONOUNS AND INTERROGATIVE PARTICLES: who, what , when, where, why, how much, how many, how often, what time, etc …

The Present Simple Tense

The Present Simple Tense

The Present Simple Tense USES We use the Present Simple to talk about: Ø

The Present Simple Tense USES We use the Present Simple to talk about: Ø Ø Everyday activities Habits and routines e. g. I go to school every day. e. g. I usually go out with my friends at weekends. Ø Ø Ø Permanent situations Likes and dislikes Stative verbs e. g. I live in Cañada del Hoyo. e. g. I love pizza. e. g. I hate studying. e. g. I feel very happy today.

The Present Simple Tense Stative verbs Verbs expressing states, possession, senses, emotions, and mental

The Present Simple Tense Stative verbs Verbs expressing states, possession, senses, emotions, and mental activities: 1. Verbs of senses (perception) – smell, see, hear, taste, feel e. g. I smell something burning in the kitchen. 2. Mental processes (thoughts) – know, believe, think, understand, mean, doubt e. g. She understands the principles of photosynthesis. 3. Possession possess, have, own, belong e. g. I have an allergy to cats. 4. Emotions, attitudes, opinions –like, love, hate, desire, need, want e. g. The boy needs new clothes. 5. Measurement –equal, measure, weigh, cost e. g. The shoes cost a lot of money.

Adverbs of frequency go before any verb, except auxiliary verbs and the verb to

Adverbs of frequency go before any verb, except auxiliary verbs and the verb to be: Paco never gets angry. V (ORDINARY VERB) Paco is always happy. V (AUX. VERB)

Other ways to express frequency Adverbial phrases once, twice, three times a day/week/month… every

Other ways to express frequency Adverbial phrases once, twice, three times a day/week/month… every morning/afternoon/day/week/month/year… on Mondays/weekdays at weekends… They go at the end of the sentence: e. g. I do my homework every afternoon. or at the beginning followed by a comma: e. g. Every afternoon, I do my homework.