THE SIMPLE PRESENT

1. THE SIMPLE PRESENT Colégio Vértice Profa. Rita Moretti

2. Uses of The Simple Present 1. The Simple Present can be used to refer to actions which occur at regular intervals.

3. Rita teaches English at Colégio Vértice three times a week.

4. Ann sings in the school choir.

5. Daniel always sleeps during his Math class.

6. He usually drinks tea after a meal. She usually works on her basket after dinner. They go to a dance every Sunday. They take a walk with their son every day.

7. More sentences: do/ every day run/every day He runs to school every day. She does her homework every day. not/do/homework He doesn’t do his homework every day.

8. not/like get She doesn’t like school. A+ He gets an A+ on every quiz! listen/always He always listens to the teacher!!

9. I always make a snowman in the winter. I don’t. I throw snowballs. make throw

10. I always brush my teeth. I don’t. eat I always eat a lot of candy. Mmmm. brush

11. 2. The Simple Present is also used in stating general truths.

12. The earth goes around the sun.

13. Birds fly.

14. Water freezes at 32 degrees. 32º Triangles have three sides.

15. 3. Occasionally, the Simple Present is used to express actions occurring in the future.

16. Our plane leaves at eight o'clock tomorrow night.

17. 4. In addition, the Simple Present is used when referring to printed material, and when describing events portrayed in a book, film, or other work of art.

18. NASA starts countdown to Mars mission. (from cnn.com)

19. Formation of the simple present The simple present is formed from the bare infinitive of the verb. As shown in the following examples, the bare infinitive of a verb consists of the infinitive without the word to.

20. Infinitive Bare Infinitive   to be   be   to walk   walk   to work   work

21. I work you work he works she works it works we work they work For example, the Simple Present of the verb to work is conjugated as follows: The form of the verb used with the subjects he, she and it is generally referred to as the third person singular

22. Spelling rules for the third person singular • Some verbs change their spelling by JUST adding S to their bare infinitive.(work – show ) • When a verb ends in Y preceded by a vowel just add S. ( play – enjoy – buy) • When a verb ends in Y preceded by a consonant cut the Y and add ies. (study – worry – carry) • When a verb ends in SS, SH, CH, X, Z and O just add ES. (go – teach – wash – watch – fix – buzz)

23. The auxiliaries DO and DOES The auxiliaries DO and Does are used to make the Interrogative and Negative forms.

24. Negative form • I/You/We/They + do not (don’t) + bare infinitive (verb without “to”) We do not (don’t) swim. • He/She/It + does not (doesn’t) + bare infinitive She does not (doesn’t) swim

25. Interrogative form • Do + I/You/We/They +bare infinitive Do they swim? • Does + He/She/It + bare infinitive Does he swim?

26. I have you have he has she has it has we have they have Note: The simple present of the verb To Haveis conjugated as follows:

27. Paulo and Daniel like to go to soccer games. Do Paulo and Daniel like to go to soccer games? Paulo and Daniel do not (don’t) like to go to soccer games. • Rita goes to the gym three times a week. Does Rita go to the gym three times a week? Rita does not (doesn’t) go to the gym three times a week. • Eduardo studies engineering at Mackenzie. Does Eduardo study engineering at Mackenzie? Eduardo does not (doesn’t) study engineering at Mackenzie.

28. Don’t forget! • The auxiliary DO is used with the pronouns I, YOU, WE and THEY • The auxiliary DOES is used with the pronouns HE, SHE and IT • When you use the auxiliary DOES (INTERROGATIVE AND NEGATIVE FORMS), put the verb in its bare infinitive (without “to”).

29. That’s all for now folks! Thanks! Teacher Rita