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Simple Present Tense
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- 2. Let’s look at some examples. Doyou know when we use simple present tense?
- 3. Banker’s Wife’s Blues •Wheredoes John live? • He lives near the bank. •Where does he work? • He works at the bank. When does he work? He works all day and he works all night at the bank, at the great, big bank.
- 4. •Where does hestudy? • He studies at the bank. • Where does he sleep? • He sleeps at the bank. • Why does he spend all day, all night, at the bank?
- 6. Because he loveshis bank. more than his wife and he loves his money more than his life.
- 7. Example 1: gets Mary ____up early every morning. does She ______ some exercises.
- 8. Example 2: plays Simon _______football after every day.
- 9. We use simplepresent tense when we talk about ______________ . That’s things that habitual actions. regularly we do ____________.
- 10. There are somemore examples.
- 11. Example 3 : eats Cats___ fish.
- 12. Example 4: The Earthrotates _______ around the Sun.
- 13. Yes, we usesimple present tense for things always true which are __________. Oh, you’re so smart! And how about these?
- 14. I know. Weuse simple present tense for things that are _________ . true now
- 15. Present Simple Tense I You We They getup have breakfast go to bed He She gets up has breakfast goes to bed at seven o’clock. at half-past seven. at nine o’clock.
- 16. Rule 1 : I,You, We, They He, She, It Basic form of the verbs + s or es
- 17. Rule 2: For thirdperson singular form, verbs have to be changed as follows Verbs ending in –o, -s, -x,-ch,-sh Verbs ending in Consonant +y Add -es Remove y Add -ies