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The Present Tense

The Present Tense. Use the Present Tense for A. Habits B. General truth C. Stative meaning. What are some things that you do everyday?. What do you consider to be true in the United States?. What is a state?.

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The Present Tense

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  1. The Present Tense

  2. Usethe Present TenseforA. HabitsB. General truthC. Stative meaning

  3. What are some things that you do everyday?

  4. What do you consider to be true in the United States?

  5. What is a state?

  6. I wake up at 7:00 every morning.I have three children.My sister lives in Ohio.I am hungry.The book costs a lot of money.

  7. The present tense is also used to describe actions that are characteristic of someone or something, or are regularly repeated.I run three miles every weekday morning.

  8. The present tense is also used to state:a scientific facta definition,or a piece of accepted wisdomIt is also used when writing about a literary or artistic work.

  9. To + base formto speakto workto writeto learnto be to have

  10. To SpeakI speakyou speakhe, she, it speakswe speakthey speak

  11. Third person spelling rules: (he, she, it)-Most verbs take –s-Add – es to verb ending in ch, s,sh, x, z-Verbs ending in consonant + y change the – y to ies-Some verbs are irregular.

  12. THE FOLLOWING VERBS TAKE‘S’in the third person singular form of the verbMOVEMAKENEED TAKETELL SPEAKSING FORGETLEARN WORKthe ‘s’ is pronounced like an/s/ or sometimes like a /z/

  13. The –S ending is pronounced three different ways: • /s/ after the voiceless sounds /p/, /t/, /k/, /f/ • /z/ after the voiced sounds /b/, /d/, /g/, /v/, /th/, /m/, /n/, /ng/, /l/, /r/, and all vowelsounds. • /iz/ after the sounds /s/, /z/, /sh/, /zh/, /ch/, /j/ and /ks/

  14. THESE VERBS TAKE ‘ES’WATCH watchesWASH washesFIX fixesMISS missesthe ‘es’ is pronounced like an extra syllable /iz/ mix/es

  15. THESE VERBS CHANGE ‘Y’ TO ‘I’ AND ADD ‘ES’STUDY- studiesTRYCRYCARRYHURRY

  16. SOME VERBS ARE IRREGULARDO - doesHAVE - hasGO - goes

  17. YES/NO QUESTIONSDo: I, you, we, they Does: he , she, itto be: am, is, areDo you work every semester?Does she have a red car?Is he a doctor?

  18. Negatives:do not – don’tdoes not – doesn’tI am not – I’m notyou are – you aren’t you’re, - you’re not

  19. “WH” QUESTIONSwho or what (about the subject)who eats meat?Who wants potatoes?What goes with these pants?

  20. “WH” QUESTIONSWho or What (about the object)Question word + auxiliary + subject + verbWhom do you see?What do you want?Where do you live?When do you travel?

  21. Adverbs of frequencyalwaysalmost alwaysusuallyoftenfrequentlysometimes, occasionallyrarely, seldomhardly evernever

  22. Adverbs of frequency usually tell how often something happens.They usually come after the verb to bebut before other verbs

  23. Ask your partner these questions:1. What time do you get up?2. What time do you go to bed?3. What do you do on weekdays?4. What do you do on weekends?5. How often do you eat out?6. How often do you get together with friends?

  24. Make questions with the following:1. he rent an apartment here2. your place have air conditioning3. you have any roommates4. your family live with you here5. the kitchen has a dishwasher6. you be from a big city7. your hometown be famous

  25. The End!

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