Present simple

1. Col·legi Maristes Montserrat 1st ESO grammar point
AFFIRMATIVE
THIRD PERSON SPELLING RULES
NEGATIVE
INTERROGATIVE
USAGE
TIME EXPRESSIONS
ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

2. Col·legi Maristes Montserrat 1st ESO grammar point
The Present Simple
AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES
I
YOU
WE
YOU
THEY
PLAY
Verbs don’t change for 1st
, 2nd
person singular and
plural. And for 3rd
person PLURAL.
THE GUITAR
SWIM IN THE BEACH
WASH THE DISHES
ENGLISHSTUDY

3. Col·legi Maristes Montserrat 1st ESO grammar point
BUT BE CAREFUL!!!!
AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES
• 3rd
person singular: SHE, HE, IT
SHE
HE
IT
MY MOTHER
MY FRIEND
ANNE
ROBERT
MY DOG
PLAYS
SWIMS
GOES
READS
LISTENS TO
RUNS
JUMPS
HIDES
THE PIANO
IN THE BEACH
TO THE CINEMA
A NEWSPAPER
THE RADIO
IN THE GARDEN
INTO THE POOL
IN THE HOUSE
We add S to the verb

4. Col·legi Maristes Montserrat 1st ESO grammar point
1. EXAMPLE
They watch basketball
every weekend.
(watch)

5. Col·legi Maristes Montserrat 1st ESO grammar point
1. EXAMPLE
Bush (he) watches
basketball every
weekend.
(watch)

6. Col·legi Maristes Montserrat 1st ESO grammar point
The Present Simple
THIRD PERSON SPELLING RULES
SHE
HE
IT
We add S to the verb in the 3rd
person
PLAY PLAYS
COME COMES
EAT EATS
DRINK DRINKS
KNOW KNOWS
RUN RUNS
MEET MEETS

7. Col·legi Maristes Montserrat 1st ESO grammar point
The Present Simple
THIRD PERSON SPELLING RULES
SHE
HE
IT
When the verb finishes with consonant+y ies
STUDY STUDIES
TIDY TIDIES
FLY FLIES
CARRY CARRIES
BUY BUYS
SAY SAYS

8. Col·legi Maristes Montserrat 1st ESO grammar point
The Present Simple
THIRD PERSON SPELLING RULES
SHE
HE
IT
When the verb finishes with ch, sh, ss, x, o es
WATCH WATCHES
WASH WASHES
GO GOES
PASS PASSES
DO DOES
FIX FIXES

9. Col·legi Maristes Montserrat 1st ESO grammar point
The Present Simple
NEGATIVE SENTENCES
I
YOU
WE
YOU
THEY
PLAY
WE NEED AN AUXILIAR TO MAKE NEGATIVES
THE AUXILIAR DO/DOES.
THE GUITAR
SWIM IN THE BEACH
WASH THE DISHES
ENGLISHSTUDY
SHE
HE
IT
DO
N’T
D
O
ESN
’T

10. Col·legi Maristes Montserrat 1st ESO grammar point
3. EXAMPLE.
• He doesn’t play the piano. He
plays the guitar
(not/play)

11. Col·legi Maristes Montserrat 1st ESO grammar point
3. EXAMPLE.
• They don’t study. They do
gymnastics
(not/study)

12. Col·legi Maristes Montserrat 1st ESO grammar point
The Present Simple
INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES
We have to change the order of the sentence
DO/DOES+ SUBJ + VERB+ COMPLEMENTS?
DO THE PIANO?
IN THE BEACH?
THE DISHES?
FRENCH?
DOES
I
YOU
WE
YOU
THEY
PLAY
SWIM
WASH
STUDY
SHE
HE
IT

13. Col·legi Maristes Montserrat 1st ESO grammar point
3. EXAMPLE.
• Does he play golf? Yes, he
does.
(play tennis)?
(play golf)?
• Does he play tennis? No, he
doesn’t.

14. Col·legi Maristes Montserrat 1st ESO grammar point
3. EXAMPLE.
• Do they dance? Yes, they do.
(watch tv)?
(dance)?
• Do they watch TV? No, they
don’t.

15. Col·legi Maristes Montserrat 1st ESO grammar point
The Present Simple
Answer these SENTENCES
We have to use YES or NO:
YES, SUBJ+(DO/DOES) //
NO, SUBJ+ DON’T(DOESN’T)
DO you PLAY the flute? Yes, I do.
No, I don’t.
DOES she PLAY the
flute?
Yes, she does.
No, she doesn’t.

16. Col·legi Maristes Montserrat 1st ESO grammar point
The Present Simple
USAGE
 We use the present simple to talk about
habits and routines. Things that we normally do.
 We ALWAYS need a subject.

17. Col·legi Maristes Montserrat 1st ESO grammar point
The Present Simple
TIME EXPRESSIONS
AT+time At the weekend, at night, at one
o’clock.
ON+day On Monday, on Tuesdays ….
IN+part of the
day
In the morning, in the evening ….
EVERY Week, Thursday, month, day, year,
night ….

18. Col·legi Maristes Montserrat 1st ESO grammar point
The Present Simple
ADVERBS OF FREQuENCY
We use ADVERBS of frequency to say how often we
do something.
They usually go before the verb
They go after verb TO BE
Eg. I OFTEN study with my friends.
Eg. Our teacher is NEVER late.
Adverbs: NEVER, SOMETIMES, OFTEN, USUALLY,
ALWAYS

19. Col·legi Maristes Montserrat 1st ESO grammar point
AFFIRMATIVE
THIRD PERSON SPELLING RULES
NEGATIVE
INTERROGATIVE
USAGE
TIME EXPRESSIONS
ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY