Present Simple

Present Simple

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English verb tenses. Timeline

Present Simple: uses

Present Simple: structure

Third person singular

Present Simple: Wh-questions

Present Simple: short answers

Time expressions

Present Simple: examples

Time to practice

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English Verb Tenses

Timeline

Present Simple: uses

The Present Simple is used to talk about habits, facts and things that happen regularly. It helps talk about things that are always true or will always be true. It is also used to talk about things that happen in the present , such as daily routines. It's also often used to talk about future plans and arrangements.

Present Simple: structure

Affirmative sentences

Verb to be: subject + verb to be+ predicate

Subject + infinitive + predicate

Negative sentences

Verb to be: subject + verb to be+ not+ predicate

Subject + do/does+ not+ infinitive

Auxiliary verb: to doI do You do He/she/ it does We do You do They do

The verb to be:I am You are He/she/ it is We are You are They are

Affirmative interrogative sentences

Verb to be: verb to be + subject + predicate

Do/does + subject+ infinitive

Negative interrogative sentences

Verb to be: verb to be + not +subject + predicate

Do/does + not+ subject+ infinitive + predicate

Third person singular

In the Present Simple third person singular (he, she, it), add -s, -es, or -ies to the base form of the verb. To regular verbs just add an s - Ex: travel >travels, give > gives, play >plays. To verbs that end in s, ss, sh, ch, x, and o, add an -es Eg: wash > washes, mix > mixes, go >goes. To verbs that end in -y after a consonant (any letter that isn't a vowel), change the -y to -i and add es. Ex: study > studies, fly > flies.

Present Simple: Wh- questions

The verb to be:Wh- + verb to be+ subject+ predicate

When...?

Who...?

What...?

Why...?

How ...?

Where...?

Which...?

Whose...?

Whom...?

Present Simple: short answers

To answer a question in the Present Simple tense, you should use the same formula, but reversing the order.

Am I late?

Is this your school?

NO

YES

YES

NO

Are you a teacher ?

Are we late?

NO

YES

YES

NO

Are they our teachers?

Is he/she your teacher?

YES

YES

NO

NO

Does he/she like pasta?

YES

NO

Does the buzzer work?

YES

NO

Do we have a deal?

Do I know you?

YES

YES

NO

NO

Do you work here?

Do they have a permanent contract?

YES

NO

NO

YES

Time expressions

These are common time expressions that you might find with the Present Simple tense

Present Simple: examples

General truths

Future timetables

Habits

Present statements

I study English on Mondays

The sun rises in the East

Our train leaves at 9 am

She is a doctor

The sun doen't rise in the West

Our train doesn't leave at 9 am

I don't study English on Mondays

She isn't a doctor

TIME TO PRACTICE

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run

She _____________ everyday

runs

runs

does

is

is

When _____________ your birthday?

do

are

do/ does

does/ do

She __________ sing very well. _______ she?

does/ don't

doesn't/ does

study

run

study

They__________ at University

studys

studies

Your turn:

Create six sentences in the Present Simple tense:

An affirmative sentence

An affirmative sentence

A negative sentence

A negative sentence

A question

A question

Who...?

Use who...? to ask questions about a person/people?

• Who is on the phone?

Whom...?

Whom...? is rarely used nowadays.Use whom...? to

• Eg: Whom are you talking to?

When...?

Use when...? to ask about the time and date of an action.

• Eg: When is your birthday?

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Whose...?

Use whose...? to ask questions about objects or people, always related to possession.

• Whose coat is this?

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Why...?

Use why...? to find out the reasons of an action taken or an event that has taken place.

• Eg: Why are you tired?

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Which...?

Use which...? when asking for information from a restricted range of possible answers.

• Eg: Which hand do you write with?

What...?

Use what...? to ask about specific information from a general range of possible answers.

• Eg: What's your favourite book?

Where...?

Use where...? to find out the location or position of something/someone.

• Eg: Where are you?

How...?

Use how...? for asking about a method or manner. When followed by an adjective, it is used to find out the degree or amount of something. When followed by how much or how many, it is used to find out a number or a quatity.

• Eg: How do you send an email?
• Eg: How good is that computer?
• How much is this laptop?

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