present tense (slides)
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SIMPLE PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT TENSETENSE
Affirmative Affirmative sentencessentences
Teacher: Stella Vidal
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•It is used to talk about facts, states:
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•Example:
Sarah comes from United States of America.
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•It is also used with routines and habits:
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•Example:
Susan takes the bus at 8:00 o’clock in the morning.
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We can use it with adverds of frequency.
always, usually, sometimes……
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•Example: Peter always goes to the beach in the summer.
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EXAMPLESEXAMPLES
I/you/we/they work in a big company.
Personal Pronouns verb complement
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EXAMPLESEXAMPLES
He/She/it plays with a ball. Personal Pronouns verb complement
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I play You playWe playYou playThey play
He plays She playsIt plays
ThirdPerson Singular
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SPELLING
With 3rd. Person singular we add –S to most verbs.
Examples :
play plays dance dancescall callsspeak speaks
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When verb ends in: –s, -ss, -o, -sh, -ch -x,
we add “-ES”.
Examples :
fix fixesgo goeswash washeswatch watches
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When verbs ends in “y” preceeded by a consonant, you change “y” to “-IES”.Examples :
study studiescarry carries
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LINKS :
• http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/pres1c.htm• http://esl.about.com/library/grammar/blpresentcont.htm