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Section 3:The Simple Present. By: Areej Dawoud. Examples. I play tennis every day. The sun rises from the east. The train leaves at 6 PM. They like apples. The simple present is a verb . It has only two forms: the simple form without an –s ( sleep ).
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Section 3:The Simple Present By: Areej Dawoud
Examples • I play tennis every day. • The sun rises from the east. • The train leaves at 6 PM. • They like apples. • The simple present is a verb. It has only two forms: • the simple form without an –s (sleep). • the simple form + s (sleeps) with third person singular subjects.
Usages of the simple present • USE 1 Repeated Actions • Use the Simple Present to express the idea that an action is repeated or usual. The action can be a habit, a hobby, a daily event, a scheduled event or something that often happens. • E.g. She walks to school.
Usages of the simple present • USE 2 Facts or Generalizations • The Simple Present can also indicate the speaker believes that a fact was true before, is true now, and will be true in the future. It is used to make generalizations about people or things. • E.g. Cats like milk.
Usages of the simple present • USE 3 Scheduled Events in the Near Future • Speakers occasionally use Simple Present to talk about scheduled events in the near future. This is most commonly done when talking about public transportation, but it can be used with other scheduled events as well. • E.g. The party starts at 8 o’clock.
Adverbs of frequency • Examples • I alwaysbrush my teeth before I go to bed. • Annusuallyhas toast for breakfast. • Mr. Smithoftengoesto the park with his dog. • Wesometimessee Susan down at the shops. • Theyrarelysmoke cigars. • Heneverworks on the weekend.
Adverbs of frequency • Adverbs of frequency tell us how many times something happens. • Always = every day • Usually = happens most days • Often = many times • Sometimes= at particular occasions but not all the time • Rarely = it is not common • Never = not at any time or not on any occasion • Adverbs of frequency come between the subject and the main verb.
Adverbs of frequency with to be • Examples • Tom isusually very friendly. • Ramon and Frank areoften hungry. • Ted israrely late. • We put adverbs of frequency after the verb to be (is / are).
3.6 have (got) & has (got) • We use have (got) & has (got): • For things we possess or own. I have got a car. • To describe people, places, animals, and things. She has (got) black hair. • For our families and people we know. I have (got) a son. • With some expressions like the following: have got (a cold, the flu, temperature, headache, toothache, a problem)
3.8 The simple present: yes / no • We use do or does to make questions in the simple present. We always use the base form after do and does.
The simple present:wh- questions • Where does he live? • What dothey do? We put question words (what, where, when, why, who,…) before do or does. • Frequency adverbs comes after the subject in the question. • When do youusually get up?
4.1 The present continuous • We form the present continuous with the present of verb to be (am, is, are) and the base verb + ing.
4.3 The present continuous negative • To form the negative of the present continuous, we use not after the verb to be and the verb with –ing. • He is not working. • You are not sleeping.
4.5 The present continuous: wh- questions • Where, What, Why, When, How, Who • I am drinking tea. • What am I drinking?
4.6 Verbs not used in the present continuous • Non action verbs (describe a state or condition): • Believe hate have hear know like remember think see smell taste think understand want • Julia has a car. • Julia is having a cup of tea.
Conclusion • The simple present has two forms. • Adverbs of frequency usually come with the simple present between the subject and the verb. • Adverbs of frequency come after verb to be.
To practice more • www.englischhilfen.de/en/exercises/adverbs_of_frequency.htm • www.english-zone.com/verbs/freq-adv01.html • http://esl.about.com/library/grammar/blgr_adverbs_frequency.htm
