Frequency Adverbs

Simple present

02.Use

03.objetivos

01.ObjectIve

Simple present

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 .

SOME EXAMPLES USING THE PRESENT SIMPLE Wake up (despertarse). Eg. I wake up at 7 o’clock (Me despierto a las 7 en punto) Get up (levantarse de la cama). Eg. I get up at 7:15 Wash my face (lavarse la cara). Eg. I wash my face Take a shower (ducharse). Eg. I take a shower every morning Have breakfast (desayunar). Eg. I have breakfast at 8 Brush my teeth (lavarse los dientes). Eg. I bush my teeth Get dressed (vestirse). Eg. I get dressed /She gets dressed Comb (peinarse). Eg. I comb my hair Go to school (ir al colegio). Eg. I go to school at 8: 30

Take a break (tomar un descanso). Eg. The students take a break at 11:30 Leave school (salir del colegio). Eg. I leave school at 2 pm Go home (ir a casa). Eg. I go home/ She goes home Get home (llegar a casa). Eg. I get home at 2:30 pm Have lunch (almorzar). Eg. I have lunch /He has lunch Do homework (hacer los deberes). Eg. I do my homework at 5 o’clock Watch TV (ver la televisión). Eg. I watch TV Play with my friends (jugar con mis amigos). Eg. I play with my friends Go to bed (irse a la cama). Eg. I usually go to bed at 10 pm Read a book (leer un libro). Eg. I read a book

Affirmative

negative

interrogative

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

Long form 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 formI 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

short answer

YES + SUBJ+ DO/DOES

NO + SUBJ+ Don`t/Doesn't

FREQUENCY ADVERBS/ ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

Show how often something happens

How often...?

How often do you go to school? I always go to school on Saturdays

How often does Peter play soccer?He sometimes plays soccer on weekends.

FREQUENCY ADVERBS

Before the main verb

SUBJECT+ADVERB+ VERB EXAMPLE: Daniel always passes his exams.

Exception! After verb "to be"

SUBJECT+ TO BE+ADVERB EXAMPLE: He is always happy <--Let's practise now!-->

ACTIVITY 1

1.CORRECT THE MISTAKES

ACTIVITY 2

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

ACTIVITY 2

Practice your listening and present simple with this song

Objective At the end of this topic you will: Use simple present and present continuous in affirmative, negative, interrogative sentences to exchange information about daily, sport and leisure activities to express habitual and progressive actions.

This tense is to express your everyday activities at home, school, with friends etc.; in other words they are habitual actions. If you remember the verbs can change in sentences with affirmative form. Some phrases that indicate present tense are: in the morning, in the afternoon, every day, on weekdays, at the weekends etc.