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Present simple for pre-intermediate +
The document discusses the use of the present simple tense in English. It is used to describe habitual or repeated actions, situations that are generally true, and facts that are always true. The present simple is formed by adding -s to verbs in the third person singular. It can be made negative by using do/does not. Questions are formed using do/does and the base verb form. Frequency adverbs like always, usually, and sometimes are often used with the present simple to indicate how often an action occurs.
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- 2. http://englishnowarg.wix.com/englishnowarg englishnowpage englishnowarg We use thepresent simple to describe: • Habitual actions I usually get up at 7.30 • Actions and situations that are generally or usually true Liz plays in the school basketball team. We like ice-cream • Facts which are always true The sun rises in the east.
- 3. http://englishnowarg.wix.com/englishnowarg englishnowpage englishnowarg • Positive Sentences:The present simple is formed with a verb. We add -s in the third person singular he/she/it. I like You like We like They like He/She/it likes SPELLING PROBLEMS Verbs ending in ss, ch, sh, x add -es for the third person singular. He goes She misses She watches He wishes He relaxes
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- 7. http://englishnowarg.wix.com/englishnowarg englishnowpage englishnowarg • Negative Sentences:They are formed with do not and the bare infinitive form of the verb. The third person singular uses does not. I-you-we-they do not like that. She-he-it does not like that. In speech and informal writing, do not becomes don't, and does not becomes doesn't. I-you-we-they don't like that. She-he-it doesn't like that.
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- 10. http://englishnowarg.wix.com/englishnowarg englishnowpage englishnowarg • Questions: Yes/Noquestions are formed with do and the bare infinitive form of the verb. The third person singular uses does. Do you like Italian food? Does she like Italian food? Aux – Subject – Verb…? Wh- Questions: What do you want? Where does she live? Wh- Aux – Subject – Verb…?
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- 13. http://englishnowarg.wix.com/englishnowarg englishnowpage englishnowarg Frequency adverbs areoften used with the present simple. They explain how often someone does an action, or something happens. Always I always get up at 7.00. Often Pat often goes to football matches. Usually It usually rains when I go on holiday! Sometimes We sometimes eat pizza for lunch Rarely Jane rarely listens to jazz. Never - My bus never arrives on time Note in the above examples that the frequency adverb comes before the verb. With the verb be the adverb comes after. Jim is usually late.