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PRESENT SIMPLE

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INTRODUCTION PRESENT SIMPLE

What is the simple present? The simple present (also called present simple) is the basic present tense in English. It expresses facts, sequential and repeated actions and timetabled future events. It is one of the most commonly used tenses in the English language. Read on to learn when to use the simple present and how to conjugate it, then practise using this tense in the exercises..

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PRESENT SIMPLE

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PRESENT SIMPLE FORMS OF ‘TO BE’ AM/IS/ARE

AFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE FORM

GRAMMAR EXPLANATION

QUESTIONS AND SHORT ANSWERS

Look at these examples to see how we use 'to be' in the present simple. -I'm a student. -My mum's a doctor. -They aren't very busy. -Is he a teacher?

We can use the present simple of the verb to be to talk about situations and states in the present.

For questions, change the order of am, is or are and the person.

PRESENT SIMPLE

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PRESENT SIMPLE

THE FORM There are up to five forms for each verb: root, third-person singular, present participle, past, and past participle. SPELLING RULES The main basic spelling rules of English relate to: prefixes and suffixes; spelling and plurals; doubling letters; dropping and adding letters; verb forms. This section focuses on British English but also covers some basic differences in spelling between British and American English..

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PRESENT SIMPLE

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Quiz 1/4

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There are up to five forms for each verb!

True

False

Quiz 2/4

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The present simple is one of the most commonly used tenses in the English language.

It expresses...

It expresses...

...facts, sequential and repeated actions and timetabled past events.

...facts, sequential and repeated actions and timetabled future events.

It expresses...

...facts, sequential and repeated past and future actions and events.

Quiz 3/4

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Brenda's sister _______ like love stories, so she _______ watching the movie?

does | is

Present Simple Form

doesn´t | isn´t

Present Simple Form

isn't | isn't

Present Simple Form

yes | isn't

Present Simple Form

Concepts

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Drag the concept to its corresponding slot

The basic _________rules of English relate to: _______and _______; spelling and plurals; doubling letters; dropping and ________ letters; verb ______. This section focuses on some basic _____________ in spelling between British and __________ English.

five

prefixes

American

future

spelling

forms

differences

suffixes

adding

British

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Concepts

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Match each concept with its characteristics

A. Affirmative Form

B. Negative Form

C. Question Form

4. She doesn't like her job.

7. You don't go to the gym.

1. Where are we?

2. Are you a teacher?

8. She finishes work early on Fridays.

5. She loves her job.

6. We don't eat meat.

9. Does he speak English?

3. My dad phones me every day.

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POSSESSIVE'S

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POSSESSIVE'S

GRAMMAR EXPLANATION We can use possessive 's to talk about the relationship between people or to say who owns something. Possessive 's always comes after a noun or a name.

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Concepts

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Place the following items in the corresponding order

A. It | It's

B. You | Your

C. We | Our

D. They | Their

E. She | Her

F. I | My

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We can use possessive 's...

...to talk about...

...to talk about...

...the relationship between animals or to say who own them.

...the relationship between people or to say who owns something.

...to talk about...

...things or to say what things are and who they belong to.

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LANGUAGE AT WORK | PRESENT SIMPLE | POSSESSIVES

Further online practice | POSSESSIVE'S

Further online practice | PRESENT SIMPLE 'be'

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CONTRACTIONS

...OR SHORT FORMS!

We can contract the verb, especially when we're speaking. We use ‘m, ‘s and ‘re with personal pronouns (I, you, he, etc.)

• I’m sad.
• You’re tired.
• She’s from Scotland.

But we can also use ‘s with names.

• Laura’s beautiful.
• London’s an expensive city.

Contractions in short answers We can only use contractions in negative short answers. Not in positive short answers. Yes, I am. (NOT Yes, I’m.) Yes, she is. (NOT Yes, she’s.) Yes, they are. (NOT Yes, they’re.)

QUESTIONS | SHORT ANSWERS

QUESTIONS!

For questions, change the order of am, is or are and the person.

• Are you tired?
• Is she Mexican?
• Is this your phone?
• Are we late?
• Are they your children?

VERBS

VERB FORMS

The way these forms are constructed (specifically past tense and past participle) depends on whether the verb is regular or irregular; regular verbs follow typical patterns, while irregular verbs do not. ○ Base (Regular): (To) laugh ○ Past tense: Laughed ○ Past Participle: Laughed ○ Present Participle: Laughing ○ Third-Person Singular: Laughs

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

USE

1. We often use possessive 's or s' when we talk about family and friends.
2. to say that something belongs to someone.
3. When it is one person who owns something, we usually use 's.
4. If a name or noun ends in s, we can add either ' or 's. The pronunciation can be /zɪz/ or /sɪz/.
5. If the thing belongs to more than one person, we usually add ' after the s of the plural noun.
6. If the plural noun is irregular and doesn't end in s, we add 's.
7. Remember that s at the end of a word without an apostrophe (') can make it plural, but this doesn't show possession.

USAGE

We use the simple present tense for:

1. events that take place regularly or habitually with signal words such as: always, never, rarely, often
2. events that take place one after the other.
3. facts, or things that are generally valid
4. future actions that are planned and predetermined
5. stative verbs and verbs of thought/memory

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AFIRMATIVE | NEGATIVE FORM

NEGATIVES!

• I am not at work. = I'm not at work. Note: I amn't is not possible.
• She is not a student. = She's not a student. = She isn't a student.
• Money is not important. = Money's not important. = Money isn't important.
• We are not hungry. = We're not hungry. = We aren't hungry.
• They are not at home. = They're not at home. = They aren't at home.

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