Grammar_Present simple

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Grammar

Present simple

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Uses

Uses

To talk about: 1. present habits. Also, to talk about repeated actions or routines. 2. universal truths and things in general. 3. arragements or scheduled events 4. sequences of actions in the present (first, then, later, after...) -> Historic presents 5. Verbs expressing states, possesions, feelings ...

Keywords

Keywords

Other time expressions

Adverbs of frequency

• Once (x1)
• Twice (x2) a week/month/year/ ...
• Three times (x3)
• On Mondays
• Everyday, every month, every year...
• In the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening, at night.

• Always 100%
• Often
• Usually/Sometimes
• Rarely/ Hardly ever

• Never 0%

Subjet + (auxiliar) +adverb + verb *Except verb TO BE

Form: Affirmative

+ Affirmative

Examples

I / you / we/you/ they + verbHe / She/ It + verb - s The third person singular adds -s; -es ; - ies

• I play football twice a week
• Peter always eats lasagna on Fridays.
• We are never alone at home.

Subjet + (auxiliar) +adverb + verb *Except verb TO BE

Form: negative

- Negative

Examples

I / you / we/ you/ they + DON'T + verb(Do + not = don't)He / She/ It + DOESN'T + verb (Does + not = doesn't)

• You don't go to school on Saturdays
• Sue doesn't like chocolate. She prefers salty snacks.
• They don't usually do their homework.

Subjet + (auxiliar) +adverb + verb *Except verb TO BE

Form: interrogative

? Interrogative

Examples

(wh-) DO + I / you / we/ you/ they + verb? (wh-) DOES + He / She/ It + verb?

• What do you do after school?
• Does Tom like chocolate?
• Yes, he does
• No, he doesn't
• Where do they live?

Wh- Questions

What When Where Who Why How How much/How many

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