the simple present tense
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StructurePositive: Subject V1 Object….
I do
You do
He/she/it does
We do
You do
They do
Example: I play football.
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StructureNegative: Subject Aux Not V1 Object….
• Do not• Does not
Examples:
You don’t eat bread.
Cat doesn’t like dogs.
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StructureQuestion: Aux Subject V1 Object?
• Does he…?• Do you…?
Examples:
Does she smoke?
Do you go to school?
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We use simple present tense:
For permanent actions.
He works in a bank.
Usage
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For habitual actions.
He always dances.
Usage
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For giving commands.
( You) Stand up!
(You) Come here!
Usage
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For planned and timetabled actions.
The train arrives at 8 o’clock.
The film starts at 9 o’clock.
Usage
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For natural and scientific facts.
The sun rises from the east.
Water boils at 100 °C.
Usage
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For proverbs and maxims.
Barking dogs seldom bite.
Peace at home, peace in the world.
Usage
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To tell stories and jokes.
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Usage
One day Hodja Nasreddin buys two kilos of meat and asks his wife to cook it……..Hodja asks “Woman! If this is a cat where is the meat; if this is a meat where is the cat.
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