Present Simple and Adverbs of frequency

Present simple

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When?

We use the Present Simple: - to talk about routines and daily habits (hábitos diarios). Ex: I brush my teeth three times a day - To talk about things that are always true Ex: It rains a lot in winter A dog has four legs .

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Negative

Affirmative

Interrogative

Short form

Long form

Do I read? Do you read? Does he/she/It read? Do We read? Do you read? Do they read?

I read You read He/She/It reads We read You read They read

I don't read You don't read He/She/It doesn't read We don't read You don't read They don't read

I do not read You do not read He/She/It does not read We do not read You do not read They do not read

Short Answers Do I/you/we/they read? Does he/she/it read?

YES + SUBJ+ DO/DOES

NO + SUBJ+ Don`t/Doesn't

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sTRUCTURE?

AFFIRMATIVE= SUBJECT + INFINITIVE VERB/3rd person singular (s/es)(EXAMPLE: I EAT)NEGATIVE= SUBJECT+ DON'T/DOESN'T+ INFINITIVE VERB (EX. I don't eat)INTERROGATIVE= DO/DOES+ SUBJECT+ ...? (EX. DO YOU EAT CHOCOLATE? YES, I DO/NO, I DON'T)

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Remember!=Los chulitos

3rd person singular (HE/SHE/IT) -s : read(s) -es: go(es) - ies: try(ies)=>tries

Si el verbo termina en... Acaba en vocal= se le añade "S" Acaba en s, z, ch, sh or x = añadimos "ES" Vocal + "y" = añadimos "s" Consonante + "y"= añadimos "ies"

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ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

Show how often something happens

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Adverbs of frequency

SUBJECT+ADVERB+ VERB EXAMPLE: DANIEL ALWAYS PASSES HIS EXAMS

Before the main verb

EXCEPTION! After verb "to be"

SUBJECT+ TO BE+ADVERB He is always happy

<--Let's practise now!-->

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ACTIVITY 1

1.CORRECT THE MISTAKES

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ACTIVITY 2

1.ORDER THE SENTENCES A) a bus/never/drives/My brother _____________________________ b) Broccoli/often/they/eat ___________________________________ c) watches the TV/my mother/sometimes/at night ______________________________________________ d) Irene/to the cinema/on fridays./always/goes _______________________________________________ e) gets up/Diego/ always/at 7 o' clock ______________________________________________________

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Practise your listening and present simple with this song

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