The Present Simple Tense

THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE (Affirmative) She work s on her basket after dinner every day.

THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE
AFFIRMATIVE: WORK
WORK WE YOU THEY WORK S SHE HE IT WORK I YOU

3 rd person singular - spelling
1. In general, the third person singular is formed by adding an s to the base verb .
work He work s
2. Verbs ending in ss,x,ch,sh,o add “ es ” to the third person singular.
dress She dress es
fix He fix es
watch She watch es T.V.
wash She wash es
go It go es !
3. Verbs ending in consonant + y , changes the y to i and add “ es ”
Consonant + y  i + es : cry – cr ies , fly – fl ies , terrify - terrif ies

What’s the 3 rd person singular?
1. push
2. sneeze
3. glorify
4. annoy
5 . kiss
6. deny
7. marry
push es
sneeze s
glorif ies
annoy s
kiss es
den ies
marr ies

THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE (Interrogative)
DO ES HE WORK AS A DOCTOR ?
YES, HE DOES

INTERROGATIVE: WORK
WORK ? WE YOU THEY DO WORK ? SHE HE IT DO ES WORK ? I YOU DO

THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE (Negative)
HE DO ES N’T WORK AS A DOCTOR, HE WORK S AS A TAXI DRIVER

NEGATIVE: WORK
WORK DO NOT DON’T WE YOU THEY WORK DO ES NOT DO ES N’T SHE HE IT WORK DO NOT DON’T I YOU

The Present Simple Tense is used to describe:
1 . Facts which are always true – general truths, e.g. facts in science and geographical descriptions.
Water freezes at 0 degrees. 0 º

2. Actions that happen regularly (Habitual actions). A frequency adverb is often used.
They usually take a walk with their son

3 . Opinions, likes and feelings.
She likes making snowmen

TIME EXPRESSIONS:
FREQUENCY ADVERBS:
ALWAYS, OFTEN, GENERALLY, USUALLY, NORMALLY, SOMETIMES, NEVER.
HE NORMALLY COOKS PASTA OTHER TIME EXPRESSIONS : EVERY DAY, EVERY MONTH, EVERY YEAR, ON SUNDAYS, AT THE WEEKENDS ETC. MUSICIANS SOMETIMES WORK ON SUNDAYS

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The Present Simple Tense

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