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The Present Simple

Wednesday, September 7th. The Present Simple. The Usages of the Present Simple. USE 1: Repeated Actions Routines Habits. USE 2: Facts or Generalizations. Use 1. USE 1: Repeated Actions. Use the Present Simple to express the idea that an action is repeated or usual .

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The Present Simple

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  1. Wednesday, September 7th The Present Simple

  2. The Usages of the Present Simple USE 1: Repeated Actions Routines Habits USE 2: Facts or Generalizations

  3. Use 1 USE 1: Repeated Actions Use the PresentSimple to express the idea thatan action is repeated or usual. The action can be a habit, a hobby, a daily event, a scheduled event or something that often happens.

  4. Examples Subject + (Verb)+(s, es) + Object play - I tennis. -She play tennis. - Thetrain every morning at 8 am.-The train leave at 9am. does not leaves does not

  5. Grammatical View Present Simple, third person singular Note: he, she, it s A: in the third person singular the verb, always ends in: s s she need he want

  6. es B. Add to verbs ending in: ss sh x es es es he fix it push he pass o ch es es she catch He go

  7. y y ies C: Verbs ending in ;the third person changes the to fly fl cry cr ies ies Exception: y If there is a vowel before the : play play s pray s pray

  8. §Negative and questionforms useDOES(=the third person of theauxiliary'DO') + the infinitive of the verb.He wants. Doeshe want? Hedoes notwant.

  9. Examples: . 1.Third person singular with s or esa.He goes to school every morning.b.She understands English.c. It mixes the sand and the water.d. He triesvery hard.e. She enjoys playing the piano.

  10. Affirmative Interrogative Negative I think Do I think? .I do not think You think Do you think? You don't think thinks he, she, it Does he, she, it think? He, she, it doesn't think. We think Do we think? We don't think. You think Do you think? You don't think. 2. Present Simple, form: Example: to think, present simple

  11. Thepresent simpleis used: A.to expresshabits, general truths, repeated actions or unchanging situations, emotions and wishes: §I smoke (habit); I work in London (unchanging situation); London is a large city (general truth). . -He drinks tea at breakfast -She only eats fish. -They watch television regularly

  12. B. to give instructions or directions: §You walk for two hundred metres, then you turn left. § -You take the No.6 bus to Watney and then the No.10 to Bedford. -Open the packet and pour the contents into hot water.

  13. c. to express fixed arrangements, present or future: -Your exam starts at 09:00. -The bell rings at 8:00. The bus arrives at 7:00

  14. Time expressions There are time expressions that we use only with the Present Simple and they are: 1.Every day, every Friday, every week, every month, every summer, every month, every year, always, usually, etc. .2.All the time I go to school every day. He visits me, every summer.

  15. Activity • Ask your friends questions about what they do at different times. Also ask about their families.- "What time do you get up?" • - "When do your brothers go to bed?"

  16. Let’s Practice! STUDENT’S BOOK PAGES 74 & 75

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