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

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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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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