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THE PRESENT THE PRESENT SIMPLESIMPLE
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The Present Simple
The present simple is one of the most common
English tenses. It is the base of
the English language.
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Positive StatementsPositive Statements
Form ((מבנה:
I ________ my teeth (brush).
He __________ his teeth (brush).
brush
brushes
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Positive statementsWhen we use the 3rd person with
the present simple (he, she, it) we add either:
“s”
“es” “ies”
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AdditionsWhen do we add an “s” to the base
verb for he/she/it?
When the verb end with a consonant
For example :
To work
I work
They work
We work
She works
He works
It worksYou work
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AdditionsWhen do we add an “es” to the base
verb for he/she/it?
When the verb ends in an “s”, “ss”, “sh”, “ch”, “x”, and “o”
For example: I mix She mixes
They wish He wishesYou
watchIt
watchesWe do She does
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AdditionsWhen do we add an “ies” to the
base verb for he/she/it?
When the verb ends in a consonant + a “y”
For example:
We try He tries
I hurry She hurries
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BUT…When the base verb does not end in a consonant + y, we just
add an “s”For example:
I play He plays
The “y” has a vowel in front of it (a, e, i, o, u) and
therefore we DO NOT drop it.
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Negative StatementsNegative Statements
Form: I ________ brush my teeth (brush).
-or-I ________ brush my teeth.
She _________ brush her teeth (brush).-or-
She _________ brush her teeth.
do not
don’t
does not
doesn’t
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How many verbs (פעלים) are there in the
sentence?
I do not brush my teeth.
Answer: 2
12
“do” is a helping verb
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How many verbs (פעלים) are there in the
sentence?
She does not brush her teeth.
Answer: 2
12
“does” is a helping verb
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Helping verbsHelping verbs
We use the “to do” helping verb to help us form a negative statement in the Present Simple.
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Helping verbs
We use “do” for first person:I do not brush my teeth.
We use “does” for third person:
She does not brush her teeth.
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Helping verbs
Even though the helping verb changes, please
note that the base verb “brush” stays the same
for both!
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Function of the Present Function of the Present SimpleSimple
When do we use the Present Simple?
To describe habits or customs.-I go to school everyday.
-He goes to school everyday.
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Function of the Present Function of the Present SimpleSimple
To describe facts.
Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
The sun rises in the east.
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Function of the Present Simple
To describe feelings or opinions.
I love Sally.
He thinks I am nice.
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Listening activity: Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton is a famous rock and roll singer.He was in the rock and roll hall of fame 3 times.He wrote “Tears in Heaven” for his son.
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“Wonderful Tonight”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC04ZZploBE
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Present Simple Time Present Simple Time ExpressionsExpressions
There are specific time expressions that help us identify the use of the present simple:
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Game Time!Yes/No question game
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How do we ask yes/no questions using the
Present Simple?Answer: We use the helping verb
“to do”.Examples:
Do you love me?
- Yes, I do.
Does he love me?
- No, he doesn’t.
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Asking yes/no Asking yes/no questionsquestions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD59NMC7seI
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Asking WH questions in Asking WH questions in the Present Simplethe Present Simple
What are the WH questions?WhoWhatWhereWhenWhyHow
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How do we ask WH questions using the
Present Simple?Answer: We add a WH word in the beginning.
We also use the form of the yes/no question.
Example: Where do you do you workwork? WH word Yes/no
question
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Now, letNow, let’’s see if you can s see if you can create WH questionscreate WH questions……
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Game Time!
WH question game
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To Be
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The verb “to be”IYouHe/she/itWeTheyYou (plural)
amare
isareareare
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Positive sentences I am nice.
He is sweet.
They are a group.
We are here.
You are late.
She is tall.
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Negative sentencesI am not nice.
He is not sweet.
They are not a group.
We are not here.
You are not late.
She is not tall.
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Yes/No QuestionsWhen we ask a yes/no question using the verb to be, it must
come first…Am I nice?
Are you OK?
Is he sweet?
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WH Questions with “to be”
When we want to ask a WH question using the verb “to
be” we add the WH word before the yes/no question
format.Why is he nice?
When is she sweet?
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Great Job!