Present simple
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This document provides information about using the present simple tense in English, including affirmative and negative sentences, questions and answers, frequency adverbs, and spelling rules for verbs. It explains that the present simple is used to describe general truths and habitual or repeated actions. It provides examples of affirmative and negative sentence structures and questions and short/long answers. It also lists common frequency adverbs and expressions and the rules for adding -s or -es to regular and irregular verbs in the third person singular.
Present simple
- 2. ? Use ? Affirmative Sentences ? Negative Sentences ? Questions and short answers ? Questions and long answers ? Frequency adverbs and expressions ? Spelling of final -s
- 3. Use: ? The Present Simple is used to talk about general truths. ? A general truth may be: 1. A permanent situation: ? John lives in London. 2. Repeated actions (habits) ? I get up at 8 o¡¯clock.
- 4. Affirmative sentences: He in London.lives I live in London.
- 6. Negative sentences: He in London.live I live in London.do not does not
- 7. Negative sentences (continued): I You We They do* not Cook Play Rundon¡¯t *auxiliary verb: do
- 9. Questions and short answers: Do you live in London? Does he live in London? Yes, I do. No, I don¡¯t Yes, he does. No, he doesn¡¯t
- 10. Questions and long answers: live?do youWhere I live in London. Where does he live? He lives in London.
- 11. Frequency adverbs and expressions: She always has milk for breakfast. He usually gets up at 7 o¡¯clock. We often go shopping. I sometimes go to the cinema. Mary seldom watches TV. John rarely washes his car. Susan never plays the piano. 75% - 90% 90% - 99% 100% 0% 1% - 10% 5% - 25% 25% - 75%
- 12. Spelling of final ¨Cs: Run ? runs Love ? loves Add -s Meet ? meets Fight ? fights Miss ? misses Fix ? fixes Add -es Watch ? watches Wash ? washes Try ? tries Study ? studies Change ¨Cy to ¨Ci Add ¨Ces Pay ? pays Buy ? buys Add ¨Cs