Present Simple Positive and Negative

​PRESENT SIMPLE

WATCH THE SLIDES AND ANSWER THE ACTIVITY ​

​PRESENT SIMPLE CHARACTERISTICS​

​1.- WE USE VERBS IN THE BASE FORM

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2.- 3rd PERSON RULE ( HE,SHE,IT)

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3.- AUXILIARIES (DO / DOES)​

​Time expressions that we use with present simple

Everyday Never In the mornings

Every month Always On Mondays

Every year Often

Every week Seldom

Once a week Sometimes

Twice a month ​

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Subject | Subject

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​PRESENT SIMPLE USE

​What is present simple useful for?

• To express habits and routines​

• Repeated actions

• General truths

• unchanging situations etc.​

There are some more uses but this are the most common ones​

We use base form of verbs to create sentences in present simple.

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I PLAY WE DANCE​

YOU EAT THEY RUN​

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REMEMBER 3rd peron has a modification,​ that is why HE. SHE , IT is not in the examples.

​VERBS IN THEIR BASE FORM

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3rd PERSON RULE​

​RULE FOR HE/SHE/IT

In this rule we add S to the verbs with the 3rd person only in the affirmative sentences.

• She works ​

• He plays

• It dances​

This APPLIES ONLY FOR THE AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES

AUXILIARIES DO / DOES​

​THE AUXILIARIES APPEAR FOR FIRST TIME IN THE NEGATIVE SENTENCES

The auxiliaries help to construct a sentences in the negative for first time, and they are completaly necesesary for the 2 types of questions.​

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In negative - don´t / doesn´t ​

yes/no question - Do you ...​?

WH question - Where do you ...​?

​EXAMPLES:

I play football

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She dances salsa​

​​SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT

3rd person

SUBJECT + VERB+S + COMPLEMENT​

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EXAMPLES:​

You don´t play football

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She doesn´t dance salsa​

SUBJECT + AUXILIARY+ NOT + VERB​ + COMPLEMENT

​FORMULAS TO CONSTRUCT SENTENCES

ACTIVITY TO ANSWER​

ANSWER THE NEXT QUESTIONS USING INFORMATION FROM THE PRESENTATION​

Multiple Choice

3 PERSON RULE IS FOR ...

• ALL SUBJECTS

• AM / IS / ARE

• DO AND DOES

• HE, SHE AND IT

Multiple Choice

PRESENT SIMPLE IS USED FOR...

• TALK ABOUT LIFE EXPERIENCES

• HABITS AN ROUTINES

• GIVE ADVICE

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FORMULA FOR A NEGATIVE SENTENCE

Multiple Choice

IN 3rd PERSON RULE WHAT IS THE MODIFICATION OF THE VERB?

• -ED

• -ING

• TO

• -S

Multiple Choice

WHEN DO WE START TO USE AUXILIARIES IN PRESENT SIMPLE?

• ALL SENTENCES

• FROM NEGATIVE SENTENCES

• ONLY QUESTIONS

Multiple Choice

WHAT AUXILIARY IS FOR 3rd PERSON?

• ARE

• DOES

• DID

• HAD

Multiple Choice

WHAT TYPE OF VERBS WE NEED FOR THIS STRUCTURE?

• BASE FORM VERBS

• IRREGULAR VERBS

• PARTICIPLE VERBS

​For he, she & It, we add an "s" at the end of the verb

​If the verb ends with a consonant - y ...

Verbs like: cry, fly, try, carry

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I cry - He cries​

We fly - She flies​

They try - It tries​

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​For he, she & It, we add an "s" at the end of the verb

​If the verb ends with a consonant - y ...

Verbs like: cry, fly, try, carry

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I cry - He cries​

We fly - She flies​

They try - It tries​

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​for he, she & it, we add an "s" at the end of the verb

​If the verb end with the letter: S,H,O,X...

Verbs like: mix, miss, wash, brush, go, do

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I mix - She mixes

You wash - It washes

We go - He goes​

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They

(carry) the bag all the time.

Fill in the Blanks

Tom

(fix) the bike.

Fill in the Blanks

Tali

(cry) after the sad movie.

Fill in the Blanks

We

(drink) tea every morning.

Multiple Choice

The plane __________ over the sea.

• fly

• flies

• flys

Multiple Choice

Dan never ___________ TV.

• watch

• watchs

• watches

Multiple Choice

Tom ______ to the radio in the morning.

• listen

• listens

Multiple Choice

I __________ tennis on Mondays.

• play

• plays

​Ex:

• I usually get up at 7 o'clock.

• During the week I have swimming practice on Mondays, I do taekwondo on Tuesdays and tennis on Thursdays.

• We always go on holiday in the summer.

We use the present simple to talk about things which are repeated every day, every week, every year, etc

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​we often use adverbs of frequency sometimes, often, usually or other time expressions like on Mondays, twice a week or in the summer.

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Time expressions

Permanent states

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are situations or feelings which are not temporary.

Ex:

• I like him a lot.

• Sophie works as a travel writer.

• They live in London.

General facts

When something is generally or always true such as when we are talking about scientific facts, science or geography.

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Ex:

Thailand is really hot at this time of year.

Snakes live on the ground, in trees and in water.​

We use the present simple to talk about the future when we are discussing a timetable or a fixed plan. Usually, the timetable is fixed by an organisation, not by us.

Ex:

• School begins at nine tomorrow.

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​Future uses

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