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This document discusses different verb tenses and forms in English including habitual actions, permanent situations, general truths, future events, affirmative, negative, and question forms. It provides examples of time expressions and explains that the present simple tense has two forms for the first and second person versus the third person singular, which takes "s/es". It also notes that the negative form uses auxiliaries do/does + not and questions place the auxiliary in the first position.
Simple present the best
- 3. HABITUAL ACTIONS. TO TALK ABOUIT HABITUAL ACTIONS OR DAILY ROUTINES. EXAMPLES:
- 4. Permanent situations TO TALK ABOUT PERMANENT SITUATIONS OR STATES. EXAMPLES:
- 5. GENERAL TRUTH. TO TALK ABOUT FACTS OR GENERAL TRUTHS. EXAMPLES:
- 6. FUTURE EVENTS TO TALK ABOUT FUTURE EVENTS WITH TIMETABLE OR SCHEDULES. EXAMPLES:
- 8. Affirmative form. TWO FORMS: BASE FORM(1ST, 2ND PERSON) AND S/ES FORM( 3RD PERSON) 1st, 2nd person We say: I You We They
- 9. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER ABOUT THIS TENSE IS . . . 3RD PERSON SINGULAR (HE, SHE, IT) WE SAY.. HE SHE IT
- 10. Spelling rules
- 14. Time expressions
- 15. Negative form. FOR ALL VERBS (EXCEPT BE), USE THE AUXILIARIES DO AND DOES + THE NEGATIVE NOT:
- 17. Question form IN QUESTION THE AUXILIARY GOES IN THE FIRST POSITION.