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Present simple 
Basic
Form 
There are specials verbs, like to be, there is/are and have got which do not auxiliaries 
- She is blond 
Are you crazy? 
They are not our friends 
- There are many people on the street 
there isn’t anyone at home 
is there any food in the fridge? 
- I have got a beautiful cat 
Have you got my keys? 
she hasn’t got any money 
Normal verbs need an auxiliar, which are do and does 
- I eat pasta once a month 
Do you play tennis everyday? 
she doesn’t always go the gym
Uses 
-We use the Present simple to talk about routines and things we do regularly. 
That’s why we often use frequency adverbs such as once a wek, everyday, usually, 
on Mondays, … 
I hardly ever play my guitar 
-We can talk also about things that are always true: 
the sun rises every morning and sets in the evening 
-There are some verbs, called non-action verbs, which can’t be used in the Present 
continuous, such as be, have (when it means possession), like, hate, dislike, prefer, 
want, … So I say 
I’m having a shower but I have a car/ I have got a car 
I don’t like Mondays 
I want my salad now
Expressing frequency 
We use frequency adverbs both to express frequency with the Present simple and 
Past simple. 
Most common adverbs and expressions are: 
Everyday, normally, usually, sometimes, never, seldom, hardly ever, often, always, 
everyday, on Mondays, on weekdays, at the weekend, once a month, twice a year, 
three times a week. 
See if you can get them in order: 
+ - 
Adverbs of frequency go between the subject and the verb and behind the auxiliar. 
She is always late 
She never arrives on time 
Expressions of time go at the end of the sentece 
I’d like to go to the cinema once a week
Question words 
We always place the question word before the auxiliary in questions 
How far is the station? 
How long have you lived here? 
What time do you go to work? 
How How often When Why How much 
How many Where Who what What for

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Present simple

  • 2. Form There are specials verbs, like to be, there is/are and have got which do not auxiliaries - She is blond Are you crazy? They are not our friends - There are many people on the street there isn’t anyone at home is there any food in the fridge? - I have got a beautiful cat Have you got my keys? she hasn’t got any money Normal verbs need an auxiliar, which are do and does - I eat pasta once a month Do you play tennis everyday? she doesn’t always go the gym
  • 3. Uses -We use the Present simple to talk about routines and things we do regularly. That’s why we often use frequency adverbs such as once a wek, everyday, usually, on Mondays, … I hardly ever play my guitar -We can talk also about things that are always true: the sun rises every morning and sets in the evening -There are some verbs, called non-action verbs, which can’t be used in the Present continuous, such as be, have (when it means possession), like, hate, dislike, prefer, want, … So I say I’m having a shower but I have a car/ I have got a car I don’t like Mondays I want my salad now
  • 4. Expressing frequency We use frequency adverbs both to express frequency with the Present simple and Past simple. Most common adverbs and expressions are: Everyday, normally, usually, sometimes, never, seldom, hardly ever, often, always, everyday, on Mondays, on weekdays, at the weekend, once a month, twice a year, three times a week. See if you can get them in order: + - Adverbs of frequency go between the subject and the verb and behind the auxiliar. She is always late She never arrives on time Expressions of time go at the end of the sentece I’d like to go to the cinema once a week
  • 5. Question words We always place the question word before the auxiliary in questions How far is the station? How long have you lived here? What time do you go to work? How How often When Why How much How many Where Who what What for