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This document provides an overview of grammar concepts related to the simple present tense in English, including: 1. It defines nouns and provides examples of different types of nouns like people, places, things, and ideas. 2. It explains the verb "to be" and how it is conjugated differently for the first, second, third person singular and plural (e.g. I am, you are, he/she/it is, we/you/they are). 3. It describes how regular verbs are conjugated in the simple present tense and exceptions for verbs ending in certain letters like -o, -ch, -sh. 4. It covers how to form negative
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- 1. Grammar & Simple Present By: Prof.Carlos F. Barba Alférez
- 2. Nouns What is aNoun? A noun is a part of speech that denotes a person, animal, place, thing, or idea. The English word noun has its roots in the Latin word nomen, which means “name.” Every language has words that are nouns. As you read the following explanations, think about some words that might fit into each category.
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- 7. VERB TO BE AM Mexican inMexico I
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- 9. VERB TO BE ARE Mexicans inMexico You We They plurals
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- 11. VERB TO BE IS Mexican inMexico He She It singulars
- 12. PRONOUN + VERBTO BE I YOU HE SHE IT WE THEY am are is are
- 13. My mum's name___ Angie. She ___ from Germany.is is
- 14. Bob is mydad. He ____ a waiter.is
- 15. My sons livein London. But they ____ mexicans.are
- 16. My name ____Carlos. I ______ a teacher. is am
- 17. 1. For repeated orregular actions in the present time period.
- 18. I take thetrain to the office. The train to Berlin leaves every hour. 3RD PERSON (It) 1ST PERSON (I)
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- 20. The President ofThe USA lives in The White House. A dog has four legs. 3RD PERSON (It) 3RD PERSON (HE)
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- 22. I get upearly every day. Carol brushes her teeth twice a day 3RD PERSON (She) 1ST PERSON (I)
- 23. For things that arealways / generally true.
- 24. It rains alot in winter. The Queen of England lives in Buckingham Palace. 3RD PERSON (She) 3rd PERSON (It)
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- 26. We form thepresent tense using the base form of the infinitive (without the TO).
- 27. In general, inthe third person we add 'S' in the third person.
- 29. For verbs thatend in -O, -CH, -SH, -SS, -X, or -Z we add -ES in the third person.
- 30. go – goes catch– catches wash – washes kiss – kisses fix – fixes buzz – buzzes
- 31. For verbs thatend in a consonant + Y, we remove the Y and add -IES.
- 32. marry – marries study– studies carry – carries worry – worries
- 33. For verbs thatend in a vowel + Y, we just add -S.
- 34. play – plays enjoy– enjoys say – says
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- 36. To make anegative sentence in English we normally use Don't or Doesn't with all verbs EXCEPT To Be and Modal verbs (can, might, should etc.).
- 37. Affirmative: You speakFrench. Negative: You don't speak French.
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- 40. Negative Contractions Don't =Do not Doesn't = Does not
- 41. Word Order of NegativeSentences
- 43. Examples of NegativeSentences with Don't and Doesn't: You don't speak Arabic. John doesn't speak Italian. We don't have time for a rest. It doesn't move. They don't want to go to the party. She doesn't like fish.
- 44. Questions in theSimple Present Tense
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