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The Simple Present Tense. X. X. X. X X X X. Simple present on the time line:. FUTURE. PAST. PRESENT. USAGE OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT. First Usage :. For general statements of fact. Examples :. Most animals kill only for food. The world is round.
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X X X X X X X Simple present on the time line: FUTURE PAST PRESENT
USAGE OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT First Usage: For general statements of fact. Examples: Most animals kill only for food. The world is round. Water consists of hydrogen and oxygen. The Sun rises in the east.
Second Usage: To express habitual and everyday activities. Examples : I study for two ours everyday. He always eats a sandwich for lunch. My father does exercises every morning.
FORMS OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT Positive Sentence Form : Object Time exp. + Verb + Subject + I breakfast every morning. eat She drinks milk everyday.
BUT, DON’T FORGET!
THE RULE : For 3rd person singular an “s” follows the verb : Examples : He walks to the school every morning. She sleeps every night He speaks Turkish
SPELLING ____ rubs rub ____ ride rides ____ smile smiles ____ Study studies ____ cry cries 1. We usually add only -s : 2. End of verb : consonant + y spelling change y to i and add -es
____ pays pay ____ buys buy ____ push pushes ____ teaches teach ____ kisses kiss ____ fixes fix 3.End of verb : vowel + y add -s 4. End of verb : -sh ,-ch ,-ss ,-x add -es
____ has have ____ does do ____ goes go 5. The third person singular forms of have , go , and do are irregular.
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I We You They He She It SUMMARY : drive drives
Negative Sentence Form : The Rule : Don’t and doesn’t are used in the negative form. The form: do/does Subject + not Verb + Obj. + + We do not smoke cigar does not eat meat Tim
BUT, DON’T FORGET!
Contractions do not = don’t does not = doesn’t A Reminder x She doesn’t plays tennis everyday. She doesn’t play tennis everyday.
I We You They He She It CHART : read newspaper. play tennis. don’t like soccer. speak French. eat meat. doesn’t know Chinese.
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Interrogative sentence form : The rule : Do and does are used in this form. The Form: ? + Subject + + Object Do/does Verb Do they speak English Does she learn Physics
I We You They He She It CHART : read newspaper ? play tennis ? Do like soccer ? speak French ? Does eat meat ? know Chinese ?
Now, Examples
Do you swim in the mornings?
Does he drink too much?