simple present, for beginers students, forms and uses also frecuency adverbs and expressions.

1. PRESENT SIMPLEPRESENT SIMPLE
1.FORM1.FORM
-AFFIRMATIVE-AFFIRMATIVE
SPELLING OF FINAL -SSPELLING OF FINAL -S
-NEGATIVE-NEGATIVE
-INTERROGATIVE-INTERROGATIVE
2.USE2.USE
3.TIME EXPRESSIONS3.TIME EXPRESSIONS
-FREQUENCY ADVERBS-FREQUENCY ADVERBS
-OTHER EXPRESSIONS-OTHER EXPRESSIONS

2. 1.FORM1.FORM
• AFFIRMATIVEAFFIRMATIVE
II
YOUYOU
WORKWORK
HEHE
SHESHE
ITIT
WORKWORKSS
WEWE
YOUYOU
THEYTHEY
WORKWORK

3. She works in an office
They work in an office
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4. SPELLING OF FINALSPELLING OF FINAL -S-S
 -S is added to most verbs
work works
write writes
 -ES is added to verbs that end in -o, -ch, -sh, -s, -x and –z
go goes
watch watches
wash washes
dress dresses
fix fixes
 If the verb ends in consonant + y change the y to i and add -ES
cry cries

5. 1.FORM1.FORM
• NEGATIVENEGATIVE
II
YOUYOU
DO NOT WORKDO NOT WORK
DON’T WORKDON’T WORK
HEHE
SHESHE
ITIT
DODOESES NOTNOT
WORKWORK
DODOESESN’TN’T
WORKWORK
WEWE
YOUYOU
THEYTHEY
DO NOT WORKDO NOT WORK
DON’T WORKDON’T WORK

6. He doesn’t work in an office
They don’t work in an office
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7. 1.FORM1.FORM
• INTERROGATIVEINTERROGATIVE
DODO
II
YOUYOU
WORK?WORK?
DODOESES
HEHE
SHESHE
ITIT
WORK?WORK?
DODO
WEWE
YOUYOU
THEYTHEY
WORK?WORK?

8. 1.FORM1.FORM
• SHORT ANSWERSSHORT ANSWERS
AFFIRMATIVEAFFIRMATIVE
(always long form)(always long form)
NEGATIVENEGATIVE
(always short form)(always short form)
II
YOUYOU
YES, I DOYES, I DO
YES, YOU DOYES, YOU DO
NO, I DON’TNO, I DON’T
NO, YOU DON’TNO, YOU DON’T
HEHE
SHESHE
ITIT
YES, HE DOYES, HE DOESES
YES, SHE DOYES, SHE DOESES
YES, IT DOYES, IT DOESES
NO, HE DONO, HE DOESESN’TN’T
NO, SHE DONO, SHE DOESESN’TN’T
NO, IT DONO, IT DOESESN’TN’T
WEWE
YOUYOU
THEYTHEY
YES, WE DOYES, WE DO
YES, YOU DOYES, YOU DO
YES, THEY DOYES, THEY DO
NO, WE DON’TNO, WE DON’T
NO, YOU DON’TNO, YOU DON’T
NO, THEY DON’TNO, THEY DON’T

9. Does she work in an office?
Yes, she does.
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gif
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ontruction-worker-clip-art.jpg
Does he work in an office?
No, she doesn’t.

10. Do they work in an office?
Yes, they do.
Do they work in an office?
No, they don’t.
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11. 2.USE2.USE
The present simple is used for:The present simple is used for:
• Repeated actions or daily routines (a frequencyRepeated actions or daily routines (a frequency
adverb is often used)adverb is often used)
He usually plays tennis
at the weekend
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12. 2.USE2.USE
• Permanent statesPermanent states
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content/uploads/2009/11/Walking-in-London.jpg
She lives in London

13. 2.USE2.USE
• General truths or laws of natureGeneral truths or laws of nature
Monkeys eat bananas
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14. 2.USE2.USE
• Opinions, likes and feelingsOpinions, likes and feelings
They like dogs
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15. 2.USE2.USE
• Timetables and schedules.Timetables and schedules.
The train leaves at 10:00 a.m.
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16. 3.TIME EXPRESSIONS3.TIME EXPRESSIONS
• Frequency adverbs
POSITIVE
Always siempre
Almost always casi siempre
Usually normalmente
Often a menudo
Frequently frecuentemente
Generally generalmente
Sometimes a veces
Occasionally ocasionalmente
NEGATIVE
Seldom rara vez, pocas veces
Rarely rara vez , raramente
Hardly ever casi nunca
Almost never casi nunca
Not ever, never nunca

17. 3.TIME EXPRESSIONS3.TIME EXPRESSIONS
• Position of frequency adverbs
• They go BEFORE the main verb, except BE
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/1/0/R/3/eatout_Rayes.jpg
They always eat out at the weekend
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content/uploads/2008/08/tired.jpg
She is sometimes tired
NOTE: She sometimes isn’t tired.
Is she sometimes tired?

18. • Usually, often, frequently, generally, sometimes
and occasionally may also occur at the beginning
or end of the sentence.
I sometimes go to school by bus
Sometimes I go to school by bus.
I go to school by bus sometimes.
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19. • Always and ever always follow NOT (n’t) in
negative sentences.
He doesn’t always walk to school.
He doesn’t ever walk to school.
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20. • Negative adverbs are NOT used with NEGATIVE
VERBS.
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21. • EVER is used in questions about frequency.
It means at any time.
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• EVER is not used in affirmative sentences.
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22. 3.TIME EXPRESSIONS3.TIME EXPRESSIONS
• Other time expressions
EVERYday, week, month, year…
ONCE a day, week…
IN the morning, afternoon…
IN 1998, the summer, June…
ON Mondays, Sundays …
AT 7:00, night, the weekend…
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She reads the newspaper everyday.