The Present T enses

The Present Tenses Simple Present I.E.S. GERENA Gerena (Sevilla) Manuel Casas - slideshare 2010

3-1 FORM AND BASIC MEANING OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE • 1. FORM • affirmative: Subject+verb (infinitive / +s) • Ex.:I eat pizza • b. negative: • subject+don’t/doesn’t+verb infinitive • Ex.:I don’t eat pizza / She doesn’t eat pizza

c. interrogative: Aux verb (do/does) + subject + main verb Ex.:Do you eat pizza? / Does she eat pizza?

3-1 FORM AND BASIC MEANING OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE SINGULARPLURAL we walk I walk 1st PERSON you walk you walk 2nd PERSON she walks he walks it walks they walk 3rd PERSON

We add –s to most verbs: walks, gets, … We add –es to verbs that end in sh, ch, ss or o: finishes, goes, catches, … If a verb ends in a consonant +y, we change the y to i and add –es: tries, studies, … If a verb ends in a vowel +y, we add –s: pays, plays, … d. verb forms

3-6 ADDING FINAL -S / -ES TO WORDS THAT END IN -Y consonant + -y change y to i, add -es (a) cry cries fly flies (b) pay pays vowel + -y add -s enjoy enjoys

3-6 Let’s Practice buy often Gazi _________ too many things. often buys

3-6 Let’s Practice say always always says She __________ nice things.

3-6 Let’s Practice worry often Her father __________ about her. often worries

SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -S / -ES SPELLING PRONUNCIATION (a) run runs rain -s as /z/ voiced rains scrub scrubs love loves 3rd person singularadd -s

SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -S I -ES SPELLING PRONUNCIATION (b) sink sinks meet -s as /s/ voiceless meets fight fights coughs cough 3rd person singularadd -s

SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -S I -ES SPELLING PRONUNCIATION (c) push pushes watch watches -es as /iz/ miss misses tax taxes -sh, -ch, -ss, -x 3rd person singular add-es

SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -S I -ES SPELLING PRONUNCIATION dries (d) dry study studies -es as /iz/ consonant +-y 3rd person singular change y to i, add -es

SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -S I -ES SPELLING PRONUNCIATION pays (e) pay buy buys -s as /z/ vowel +-y 3rd person singular add -s

SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -S I -ES SPELLING PRONUNCIATION has (f) have /ha z/ e go goes /gowz/ does /d z/ do e 3rd person singular forms irregular

Mark ______ his bike up the hill every afternoon. Let’s Practice push pushes

The child _______ his teeth every morning. Let’s Practice brushes brush

Brenda often ______ about her old home. Let’s Practice dream dreams

2. USES 1. To describe routines or habits I get up at seven o’clock every morning 2. To talk about things that are always or generally true The sun sets in the west 3. To describe a permanent situation which is true now We live in London 4. With adverbs of frequency such as always, usually, every day/ week/ year, in the morning/ afternoon/ evening and at night … She often studies in the library 5. To express future meaning with actions and events that are part of a fixed timetable The train leaves at 8’30

FORM AND BASIC MEANING OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE (a) I eat lunch every afternoon. (b) Max drives to work every day. (c) We get upevery morning. (d) Kyle calls Mimi every weekend. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday HABITS = USUAL ACTIVITIES

Let’s Practice We _____ television every day. watch watches watch

Let’s Practice watches He _______ television every day. watch watches

Let’s Practice eat We ____ lunch at 12:00. eat eats

Let’s Practice Jara _____ a walk in the morning. takes take takes

USING FREQUENCY ADVERBS: ALWAYS, USUALLY, OFTEN, SOMETIMES, SELDOM, RARELY, NEVER (a) Mary alwayseats lunch at school. 100% (b) Mary usuallyeats lunch at school. 90%- 99% (c) Josh ofteneats hamburgers. 75%- 90% (d) Tia sometimeseats lunch at school. 25%- 75% (e) Tia seldomeats lunch at school. 5%- 10% 1%- 10% (f) Eva rarelywashes her car. 0% (g) Jay nevergoesto the zoo. frequency adverbs

Let’s Practice always usually often sometimes seldom rarely never Talia _______ feeds her dog. always Thurs. Tues. Wed. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon.       

Let’s Practice always usually often sometimes seldom rarely never Jara ______ watches TV. seldom Thurs. Tues. Wed. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. 

Let’s Practice always usually often sometimes seldom rarely never Luke _______ cooks dinner. usually Tues. Wed. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Thurs.      

Let’s Practice always usually often sometimes seldom rarely never Peter _________ cooks dinner. sometimes Thurs. Tues. Wed. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon.    

OTHER FREQUENCY EXPRESSIONS She goes to the library once a week.

OTHER FREQUENCY EXPRESSIONS once a week. twice a week. five times a week. (a) She goes to the library Thurs. Tues. Wed. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon.      

OTHER FREQUENCY EXPRESSIONS (b) I go to school five times a week. (c) I go to the movies twice a month. (d) I go to the beach once a year. how many times a day a week a month a year

OTHER FREQUENCY EXPRESSIONS (e) I feed my dog every morning. Every is singular. I ride my horseevery week. I wash my carevery year. Correct? no every weeks

Let’s Practice How often do you drink coffee? Every morning.

Let’s Practice So you drink coffee? always usually often sometimes seldom rarely never always Yes.

Let’s Practice I know. She drinks coffee. Mary doesn’t drink coffee. never always usually often sometimes seldom rarely never

USING FREQUENCY ADVERBS WITH simple present verbs SUBJECT +FREQUENCY+SIMPLE ADVERBPRESENT VERBS seldom + Sergio sometimes usually rarely often never +ridesa bike. always all simple present verbs exceptbe frequency adverb+

USING FREQUENCY ADVERBS WITH BE SUBJECT + BE + FREQUENCY ADVERB seldom usually never often rarely dirty. always sometimes Jeff +is+ am is+ are FREQUENCY ADVERB

Let’s Practice He is usually tired. ______________________________________

Let’s Practice Jeff is sad. never _________________________________________

Lucy Let’s Practice reads at the library. often

Let’s Practice It rarely rains in the desert.

3-5 Let’s Practice miss Seung never ______ his TV program. misses

3-5 Let’s Practice teach Gerardo _______ math. teaches

3-5 Let’s Practice wash washes Viktor always _______ his car.

3-5 Let’s Practice mix Ade usually ______ sugar in his coffee. mixes

3-6 ADDING FINAL -S / -ES TO WORDS THAT END IN -Y The baby cries a lot.

3-7 IRREGULAR SINGULAR VERBS: HAS, DOES, GOES The man has a brown coat.

3-7 IRREGULAR SINGULAR VERBS: HAS, DOES, GOES Irregular forms: she he it (a) I have a hat. + has (b) She has a hat. have has she he it (c) I do exercises. (d) He does exercises. does + do does she he it (e) We go to the gym. (f) He goes to the gym. goes + go goes

3-7 Let’s Practice do does George ____ yoga every day. does

The Present T enses