The document provides information about simple present tense, including wh-questions and statements, time expressions, and vocabulary. It discusses using do/does with different subjects, verb conjugations in the third person singular, and practice questions using simple present tense and time expressions like at, in, on, around, early, late, until, before and after.

1. Unit 2 How do you spend your day? Ceci M.P. 2008

2. Contents Simple present Wh-questions and statements Time expressions: at, in, on, around, early, late, until, before and after.

3. Simple present Wh-questions and statements What do you do ? I ´m a student, and I have a part-time job Where do you work ? I work at/in a restaurant Where do you go to school? I go to the University of Texas Where does Andrea work ? She works at Thomas Cook Travel What does she do ? She´s a guide. She takes people on tours How does she like it? She loves it

4. Do or does?? Do is plural , and is used with the first person (I) as an exception, and with You, We and They. Does is singular , and is used with He, She or It.

5. I work in a hospital You work in a school She works in a restaurant He works in a travel agency It works We work in a gas station They work in the Central Bank I/You/We/They He/She/It take takes study studies teach teaches do does go goes have has In simple present we don’t need to do any change to the verb, but when referring to the third person of the singular, that is he, she or it , we need to add an ‘s’ at the end of the verb. Sometimes that ‘s’ becomes ‘es’.

6. -S or -ES? With most verbs, the third person singular form is created simply by adding -S. However, with some verbs, you need to add -ES or change the ending a little. Here are the rules: Verb ending in... How to make the 3rd person singular Example s Add -ES He passes z Add -ES She dozes sh Add -ES She wishes ch Add -ES He watches consonant + y Change Y to I, then add –ES It flies [anything else] Add -S He sings

7. 1. Practice the end of the next verbs in the third person of the singular for the simple present (-s or –es) Catch ______ Come ______ Eat ______ Fly ______ Keep ______ Love ______ Make ______ Meet ______ Pay ______ Teach ______ Think ______ Swim ______ Sleep ______ Wake ______ Write ______

8. 2. Practice with the use of the simple present. What do you do ? I’m a Student. I study Psychology Ohh, Psychology.. and where _____ you ______ to School? At the UNITEC, UDEM or UANL?? Well, I ________ to the School of Psychology, in the UANL. I’ve heard that is the best one… How ____ you ________ your classes? I _______ them. Which is your favorite subject? My favorite subject is ___________. Wow, that sounds interesting... Tell me, Are you analyzing me?? Ha ha ha ha, No… don’t worry… I’m just in the second semester.

9. Time expressions At, on, in, around, early, late, until, before and after. USE At On In A time a day or date a period of time At 6:45 on Monday in the morning At the right time on 1st June in January on the first day in the spring in 1989 Note: We write:… on 1st June We said:… “on the first of June”

10. For more info about the use of these prepositions go to: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslprep2.html In this Unit, we use: At + times of day; night I have a party at night In + parts of day (except night) I go to school in the morning , because in the afternoon I work. On+ days of the week I have to go to a Orchestra concert on Saturday

11. Vocabulary Days Months Monday January Tuesday February Wednesday March Thursday April Friday May Saturday June Sunday July August September October November December Stations of the year Spring Summer Autum Winter

12. 3. Try to practice with the use of time expressions. Put at, in, on, around, early, late, until, after or before in the correct place. My week begins ____ Monday ____ 7:00 a.m. with the classes of Psychology ___ the University. They’re mad… seven o’clock is too_________ to begin a day. If I don’t go to bed ________ I’m always __________ for school. I take the bus_________ 6:00 a.m, and arrive to class just ________ it starts… Well, this happens everyday _________ Saturday… which is the day I wake up ___________ noon.

13. Bibliography Multilevel English Grammar Programme1 by John Shepherd Interchange. Teacher´s Book 1 by Jack C. Richards with Jonathan Hull and Susan Proctor