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Present Simple Tense

Present Simple Tense. Andrea Gómez Blanco 2ºD. Subject + A uxiliary Verb + Main Verb Do Base There are three important  exceptions : For positive sentences,  we do not normally use the auxiliary .

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Present Simple Tense

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  1. Present Simple Tense Andrea Gómez Blanco 2ºD

  2. Subject + AuxiliaryVerb + MainVerb Do Base There are three important exceptions: • For positive sentences, we do not normally use the auxiliary. • For the 3rd person singular (he, she, it), we add s to the main verb or es to the auxiliary. • For the verb to be, we do not use an auxiliary, even for questions and negatives. How do we make the Present Simple Tense?

  3. Look at these examples with the main verb like:

  4. We use the present simple tense when: • theactionisgeneral • the action happens all the time, or habitually, in the past, present and future • the action is not only happening now • the statement is always true How do we use the Present Simple Tense?

  5. Look at theseexamples: • I live in New York. • The Moon goes round the Earth. • John drives a taxi. • He does not drive a bus. • We meet every Thursday. • We do not work at night. • Do you play football? Note that with the verb to be, we can also use the present simple tense for situations that are not general. We can use the present simple tense to talk about now. Look at these examples of the verb "to be" in the present simple tense - some of them are general.

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