Structure Positive:  Subject  V1  Object….  I  do You  do He/she/it   does We   do You    do They    do Example:  I  play  football.
Structure Negative:  Subject  Aux  Not  V1  Object…. Do  not Does  not Examples: You  don’t  eat bread. Cat  doesn’t  like dogs.
Structure Question:  Aux  Subject  V1  Object?   Does he…?   Do you…? Examples: Does  she smoke? Do  you go to school?
We use simple present tense: For permanent actions. He  works  in a bank. Usage
For habitual actions.   He always  dances. Usage
For giving commands. ( You) Stand up!   (You)  Come here! Usage
For planned and timetabled actions. The train  arrives  at 8 o’clock.   The film  starts  at 9 o’clock. Usage
For natural and scientific facts.   The sun  rises  from the east. Water  boils  at 100 °C. Usage
For proverbs and maxims.   Barking dogs seldom  bite . Peace at home, peace in the world. Usage
To tell stories and jokes. . Usage One day Hodja Nasreddin  buys  two kilos of meat and  asks  his wife to cook it……..Hodja  asks   “Woman! If this  is  a cat where  is  the meat; if this  is  a meat where  is  the cat.
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the simple present tense

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    Structure Positive: Subject V1 Object…. I do You do He/she/it does We do You do They do Example: I play football.
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    Structure Negative: Subject Aux Not V1 Object…. Do not Does not Examples: You don’t eat bread. Cat doesn’t like dogs.
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    Structure Question: Aux Subject V1 Object? Does he…? Do you…? Examples: Does she smoke? Do you go to school?
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    We use simplepresent tense: For permanent actions. He works in a bank. Usage
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    For habitual actions. He always dances. Usage
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    For giving commands.( You) Stand up! (You) Come here! Usage
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    For planned andtimetabled actions. The train arrives at 8 o’clock. The film starts at 9 o’clock. Usage
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    For natural andscientific facts. The sun rises from the east. Water boils at 100 °C. Usage
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    For proverbs andmaxims. Barking dogs seldom bite . Peace at home, peace in the world. Usage
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    To tell storiesand jokes. . Usage One day Hodja Nasreddin buys two kilos of meat and asks his wife to cook it……..Hodja asks “Woman! If this is a cat where is the meat; if this is a meat where is the cat.
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