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SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE. Aleksandar Gencic. THE USE OF SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE. Habits and routines Permanent states Feelings and emotions Bus schedules Sport commentaries. HABITS AND ROUTINES. I play football every day . She always go es to the swimming pool. He often eat s chocolate.
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SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE Aleksandar Gencic
THE USE OF SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE • Habits and routines • Permanent states • Feelings and emotions • Bus schedules • Sport commentaries
HABITS AND ROUTINES • I play football every day. • She always goes to the swimming pool. • He often eats chocolate. • They never watch TV series. • You sometimes make cakes. • We usually drink Coke.
PERMANENT STATES • I live in New York. • He goes to work by bus. • We play basketball. • The Sun rises in the East.
FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS • I hate couliflower. • She likes chilli. • They don’t like milk.
BUS SCHEDULES • The bus arrives at 10 PM tomorrow. • The President comes to our place at 8 AM next Monday. • The train leaves at 8 PM tomorrow.
SPORT COMMENTARIES • “...and Connor passes the ball to Wilkins, Wilkins passes the ball to Evans, Evans shoots, it’s a goal!” “S” for the third person singular
FORMS • AFFIRMATIVE FORM I play We play You play You play He plays They play She Plays It plays
FORMS • Interrogative form Do I play? Do we play? Do you play? Do you play? Does he play? Do they play? Does she play Does it play?
FORMS • Negative form I don’t play We don’t play You don’t play You don’t play He doesn’t play They don’t play She doesn’t play It doesn’t play DO NOT = DON’T DOES NOT = DOESN’T
THIRD PERSON SINGULAR • when a verb ends in s;ss;sh;ch;o;z, then “ES” is added to the noun He often misses the bus. She goes to school. A bee buzzes.
EXERCISE • Put the following verbs into Simple Present Tense: • I (go) to work every day. • She (play) badminton sometimes. • He always (make) cookies? • You usually (not do) your homework. • They sometimes (study) hard.