Present simple

Present simple

Uses and third person

Present Simple

Use to express habits, general truths, repeated actions or unchanging situations, emotions and wishes

Examples

• I run 10 miles everyday (habit)

• I live in Colombia (unchanging situation)

• Water freeze at 0 ºC (General truth)

• I am happy to be here (express emotion)

Multiple Select

Choose what express the following sentence

I study from Monday to Friday

• Habits

• Emotions

• General truth

• Unchanging situation

Multiple Choice

I like chocolate cake

• General truth

• Emotions

• Habits

• Unchanging situations

Multiple Select

She lives in Miami

• Habit

• Unchanging situations

• Emotions

• General truth

Multiple Choice

The Earth revolves around the sun.

• General truth

• Habits

• Emotions

• Unchanging situations

Present simple for third Person

add -s or -es

-s or -es

In present simple, the verb changes only in third person singular (he, she, it, a person, a thing), where it gets the suffix -s or -es.

The -es suffix is used when the verb ends in the letters

• ss

• sh

• ch

• x

• Z

Verbs ending in Y

• Consonant + Y = -ies

• vowel + Y = -S

• Cry= cries

• Buy= buys

Open Ended

Write verbs that end in Y

Open Ended

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