present simple tense
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This power point introduce sts to the use and structucture of this tense in an easy wayTRANSCRIPT
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Grammar Study:
Present Simple
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To refer to habits or to things which happen repeatedly.
To refer to permanent situations.
To talk about general statements of truth.
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Affirmative .
He / She / It plays .
I / You / We / They play.
Negative.
He / She / It doesn´t play .I / You / We / They don´t play.
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Interrogative: Does He / She / It play ?
Do I / You / We / They play?Short forms:
Does not = Doesn´t
Do not = don´t
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How to make he / she/ it forms:
General rule
It takes –s.
Example:
Play → Plays.
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With verbs ending in :o, s, x, sh or ch:
It takes – es .
Example:Teach→ TeachesMiss → MissesGo → Goes
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With verbs ending in vowel + y:
It takes – s .
Example:
Play→ Plays.
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With verbs ending in consonant + y:
It changes –y into – I and takes –es.
Example:
Study → Studies.
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Note that:Adverbs of frequency like usually, sometimes, almost, never, etc, are used to express how often things happen.They come:Before the verb. For example: I usually go to school by bus.•After the verb To Be. For example: She is often with her friends at weekends.