The document discusses the present simple tense in English. It describes how to form the affirmative, interrogative, and negative forms of the present simple tense. It also discusses using the present simple tense to talk about habits, routines, permanent states, and near future events. Examples are provided to illustrate how to conjugate regular and irregular verbs in the third person singular form in the present simple tense. Time expressions like frequency adverbs and phrases that can be used with the present simple tense are also outlined.

1. The present
simple tense

2. THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE
(Affirmative)
She plays with her cars after lunch
every day.

3. We use present simple to talk about:
• Habits and routines:
– She eats paella every Thursday
– I always go to school on foot
• Thruths or permanent states:
– My mother lives in Viladecans
– Water boils at 100ºC
• To express near future:
– My mum arrives today
(hàbits, rutines, coses que són certes i futurs propers)

4. THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE
AFFIRMATIVE: WORK (sols és diferent la 3a persona singular)
I, you, we, they live
in Gavà
He, she, it lives

5. 3rd person singular - spelling
1. In general, the third person singular is formed by adding an s
to the base verb. ( En principi la 3a del singular afegeix s)
work He works
2. Verbs ending in ss,x,ch,sh,o add “es” to the third person
singular. (si el verb acaba en ss, x, ch, sh, o afegim –es)
dress She dresses
fix He fixes
watch She watches T.V.
wash She washes
go It goes !
3. Verbs ending in consonant + y, changes the y to i and add “es”
Consonant + y  i + es: cry – cries, fly – flies, terrify – terrifies
Vowel+y  y+s: play – plays
• (però quan acaben en cons+y> i+es vocal+y> ys)

6. THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE
(Interrogative)
DOES SHE WORK AS A DOCTOR?
YES, SHE DOES

7. THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE
INTERROGATIVE: WORK
Do/ Does + Subject + verb+C ?
I
We
Do You
they
work in Sitges?
He
She
Does It

8. Anwers
• Short answers • Full answers
Yes I do / No I don’t Affirmative
Yes she, does / no, she Yes, I work in a hotel
doesn’t Yes, she works in a hotel
Ex: Do you work in a hotel?
Yes, I do // No, I don’t Negative
Does she work in a shop? No, I don’t work in a shop
Yes, she does, no, she Yes, she works in a shop
doesn’t

9. THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE
(Negative)
HE DOESN’T WORK AS A DOCTOR, HE WORKS AS
A BUILDER

10. THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE
NEGATIVE: WORK
I
We
You don’t
They
drink coffee
He
She doesn’t
It

11. THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE
TIME EXPRESSIONS:
FREQUENCY ADVERBS:
ALWAYS, OFTEN, GENERALLY, USUALLY, NORMALLY, SOMETIMES, NEVER.
HE NORMALLY COOKS / EATS/ BUYS ….PASTA
OTHER TIME EXPRESSIONS:
EVERY DAY, EVERY MONTH, EVERY YEAR, ON
SUNDAYS, AT THE WEEKENDS ETC.
Shop assistants SOMETIMES WORK ON SUNDAYS