The document provides information about using the present simple tense in English. It discusses using the present simple to talk about permanent things, routines, affirmative and negative statements, interrogative questions, questions with wh-words, questions using the verb "to be", and adverbs of frequency. It also covers using "like" with nouns and "-ing" verbs, as well as other common verbs such as "hate" and "mind".

1. 1º ESO Unit 4 Grammar
PRESENT SIMPLE
To talk about…
PERMANENT THINGS/ TRUE THINGS
My brothers work in a hospital
The sun rises in the east
ROUTINES
Everyday I wake up at 7 o´clock
She never eats chocolate
They usully have dinner at half past nine

2. AFFIRMATIVE
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I work in a school
Peter lives in a flat
They watch TV three hours a day
My best friend travels to Paris on holidays
I – YOU – WE – THEY
HE – SHE – IT
WORK
WORK+S
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………………………..
Think about something…
you do every day…
your father watch on TV at night…
the person next to you eat once a week …

3. NEGATIVE
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I don’t work in a school
Peter doesn’t live in a flat
They don’t watch TV three hours a day
My best friend doesn’t travel to Paris
I – YOU – WE – THEY
HE – SHE – IT
DON’T
DOES N’T
WORK …………..
WORK+S .………..
Think about something…
you never eat…
your father never read …
the person next to you never drink …

4. INTERROGATIVE
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Do you work in a school?
Does Peter live in a flat?
Do they watch TV three hours a day?
Does your best friend travel on holidays?
DO
DOES
I – YOU – WE – THEY
HE – SHE – IT
WORK ……….. ?
WORK+S ……….. ?
ASK YOUR PARTNER About something…
she/he likes …
his/her father watch on TV at night…
she does every day…

5. PRESENT SIMPLE WITH WH-QUESTIONS
We will see questions with verbs like WANT, LIKE,
EAT, HAVE, EAT, WORK…and not with TO BE.
Don’t forget it!!!
WHO DO YOU LOOK LIKE? WHAT IS SIMILAR
ABOUT ALL THESE
WHAT DOES SHE WANT?
QUESTIONS?
WHERE DOES SHE COME FROM?
WHEN DO YOU WAKE UP?
HOW OFTEN DO YOU EAT ICE-CREAMS?
WHY DO THEY HAVE THREE CARS?

6. • They all have the same structure
QS WORD + DO/DOES + SUBJECT + BASE VERB ?
1. WHO DO YOU LOOK LIKE?
2. WHAT DOES SHE WANT?
3. WHERE DOES HE COME FROM?
4. WHEN DO YOU WAKE UP?
5. HOW OFTEN DO YOU EAT ICE-CREAMS?
6. WHY DO THEY HAVE THREE CARS?
Now answer them
(Remember : Don’t use BE verb)
1. I look like my mother
2. She wants a McFlurry
3. He comes from …..
4. I wake up at …
5. I eat ice-creams ….
6. They have three cars because they have a lot of money

7. QUESTIONS WITH BE
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Who is your friend? My friend is the tallest one
My name is Jane
What is your name?
Where is the pecil? It ( the pencil) is near the shelf
When is your birthday? It is on July the first
Why is Peter here? Because he is on holidays

8. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!
Be careful with the BE verb. If there is no BE in
the question there is no BE in the aswer!

9. ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
• ADJECTIVES
Describe a noun (it is a place, person, a thing…)
Big, yellow taxi
That small, white dog walks slowly
They ALWAYS go before the noun
( AD-VERBS)
• ADVERBS
Describe a verb She runs fast He eats slowly
They usually go after the verb

10. ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY /
FREQUENCY ADVERBS
Can be placed before or after the verb.
you never drink coffee
She usually eats vegetables
They are always tired
They say how often we do something or how
often things happen
(frequency)

11. How often do you …?
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Read
Go out to eat
Cook
Wash the car
Barbecue
Get a haircut
Walk the dog
Watch TV
Have cofee
Exercise
100% percent of the time
80% percent of the time
50% percent of the time
20% percent of the time
0% percent of the time
ALWAYS
USUALLY
OFTEN
SOMETIMES
NOT OFTEN
NEVER
SUBJECT + ADVERB + VERB + PREDICATE

12. SUBJECT + ADVERB + VERB + PREDICATE
I always read before going to bed
I usually go out to eat
My mother never washes the car
I sometimes watch TV
He hardly ever has coffee
My best friend doesn’t often exercise
I often relax in the swimming pool
• SUBJECT + TO BE + ADVERB + PREDICATE
I am always at home at 9 o’clock
She is usually tired after the work
We are never in the same place

13. Remember:
Subject+adverb+verb

14. LIKE + NOUN / LIKE + ING
You can like things or actions
If you like something, a NOUN, it must appear
in the plural form
I like carrots
He likes cars
She likes animals
If it is uncountable it cannot appear in the
plural form
My brother likes music
I like Italian food
I don’t like carrots
He doesn’t like music
I hate animals
I don’t mind football

15. When we say that we like an action the verb of
the action must appear in the ING FORM.
I like eating carrots
He likes driving cars
She likes reading comics
I don’t like eating carrots
He doesn’t like istening music
I don’t mind watching football on TV
I don’t like dancing
They hate eating vegetables