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Use:
we use the present tense to talk about something that is true in the present
Definition:
simple present is used to talk about an action which happens on a regular basis.
HABITS AND ROUTINES
EXAMPLE: STEVE GOES TO SCHOOL EVERYDAY
ABSOLUTE TRUTHS
EXAMPLE: WATER TOILS AT 100 DEGREES
PERMANENT SITUATIONS
EXAMPLE: JOHN WORKS IN IBERIA
TRANSPORTATION SCHEDULES
EXAMPLE: THE TRAIN LEAVES AT 8 O'CLOCK
The "s" rule
Present simple
Verbs
Structure
Affirmative +
Subject + verb + complement
Negative -
Subject + auxiliary + verb + complement
Interrogative ?
Auxiliary + subject + Verb + complement + ?
To Be
Structure
Interrogative ?
am/is/are + subject + complement + ?
EXAMPLE
AM I AMERICAN?
-IS THE PANDA FROM CHINA? -IS IT ASIAN?
ARE YOU EUROPEAN?
Affirmative +
Subject + am/is/are + complement
EXAMPLE
-I AM MEXICO -I'M FROM MEXICO
-THEY ARE NEW ZEALANDERS
-THEY'RE FROM NEW ZEALAND
-HE IS KOREAN -HE'S FROM KOREA
Negative -
Subject + am/is/are + not + complement
EXAMPLE
-I AM NOT CANADIAN -I'M NOT FROM CANADA
-SHE IS NOT JAPANSE -SHE'S NOT FROM JAPAN -SHE ISN'T JAPANESE
-WE ARE NOT AUSTRALIANS -WE'RE NOT FROM AUSTRALIA -WE AREN'T AUSTRALIANS
PRONOUNS
SINGULAR
I
AM
YOU
ARE
HE - SHE - IT
IS
PLURAL
WE- YOU- THEY
ARE
Rules for the 3rd person singular (HE/ SHE/ IT)
Verbs ending in conson
(y)
} y + ies
examples
cry => cr
ies
try => tr
ies
fly => fl
ies
In general } +S
examples
play => play
s
eat => eat
s
swim => swim
s
verbs ending in
(o, sh, tch, x, ss)
} +es
examples
go => go
es
kiss => kiss
es
wash => wash
es
I - YOU - WE - YOU - THEY
EXAMPLE
YOU SPEAK ENGLISH
The "s" rule => HE - SHE - IT
EXAMPLE
HE SPEAKS SPANISH
DOESN´T => HE - SHE - IT
EXAMPLE
HE DON´T SPEAK SPANISH
DON´T => I - YOU - WE - YOU - THEY
EXAMPLE
YOU DON'T SPEAK ENGLISH
DOES => HE - SHE - IT
EXAMPLES
DOES HE SPEAK SPANISH
DO => I - YOU -WE - YOU - THEY
EXAMPLE
DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH?
name: Yessica Mamani