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Present Simple

Present Simple. Present Simple Use the present simple to express regular routines and habits. The present simple is often used with adverbs of frequency. Auxiliary: DO Examples: He often arrives late for work. When do you do your homework? They don't take the bus to work.

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Present Simple

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  1. Present Simple Present Simple Use the present simple to express regular routines and habits. The present simple is often used with adverbs of frequency • Auxiliary: DO • Examples: • He often arrives late for work. • When do you do your homework? • They don't take the bus to work

  2. How to form the Present Simple Tenseof the verbto work. • I • you • we • they work do not work. (don't) forCopec works • he • she • it does not work. (doesn't)

  3. How to form the Present Simple Tenseof the verbto work. • Do I • Do you • Do we • Do they • Yes, I/you/we/theydo./ • No, I/you/we/they don't. work ? • Does he • Does she • Does it • Yes, he/she/itdoes./ • No, he/she/itdoesn't.

  4. Common Mistakes • A common mistake is to forget to put the -s ending on the he/she/it forms. All verbs except modals must end in -s in the third person singular affirmative: • wrong: Our new computer system work very efficiently. • right: Our new computer system works very efficiently. .

  5. Common Mistakes • A second common mistake is to add the -s to the he/she/it forms of negatives and questions. We add the -es form to the auxiliary (do), and not to the main verb (work): • wrong:I know Kari doesn’t works in Accounts.right: I know Karidoesn't work in Accounts

  6. Permanent situations • The present simple is used to talk about actions and situations that are generally or permanently true: IBM is the largest computer company in the world; it manufactures mainframes and PCs and sells its product all over the world.

  7. Routines and frequency • We use the present simple to talk about routines and things we do regularly: • I usually get to the showroom at about 8.00 • and I have a quick look at the post • The sales reps arrive at about 8.15 and we • open at 8.30.

  8. Facts • We use the present simple to talk about scientifíc or other facts: • Suferconductors are special materials that • conduct electricity and do not create any • electrical resistance.

  9. Programmes andtimetables • We use the present simple to talk about programmes and timetables. • When we use the present simple like this, it can refer to the future: • There are two flíghts to Tokyo next Thursday. • There is a JAL flight that leaves Heathrow at 20.30 • and gets in at 06.20, and there is a British Airways flight • that departs at 22.00 and arrives at 08.50.

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