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Reviewing Present Verb Tenses. Estefanía Pérez. The Simple Present Tense. Expresses a habit or often repeated action. Adverbs of frequency such as, often, seldom, sometimes, never , etc. are used with this tense. She goes to work everyday. They always eat lunch together.
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Reviewing Present Verb Tenses Estefanía Pérez
The Simple Present Tense Expresses a habit or often repeated action. Adverbs of frequency such as, often, seldom, sometimes, never, etc. are used with this tense. She goes to work everyday. They alwayseat lunch together.
The Simple Present Tense This tense also expresses general truths or facts that are timeless. Snow falls in the December in Minnesota. Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
The Present Continuous This tense is used to describe an action that is occurring right now (at this moment, today, this year, etc.). The action has begun and is still in progress. She is typing a paper for her class. He can’t talk. He is fixing the sink right now.
The Present Continuous The present progressive can also be used to describe an action that is occurring in the present, but is temporary. John is living in Modesto, but he might move soon.
MEANING • Activities or events that occurring in the present. • Summarizing pieces of writing, films, plays. • Stating ongoing opinions, beliefs, habits, and facts. • Ex: I ride a bike to school everyday.
USE • Use the PresentSimple 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. It can also be something a person often forgets or usually does not do.
SuBJECT+ Infinitive sin “to” In THIRD person singular we add “S” to the verb If the verb ends in "s"-"sh"-"ch"-"x" o "z" We add "es". If the verb ends in "y" after a consonant We chabge “y” into “i” and we add "es". My brother watches TV at night. His kite flies very high. PRESENT SIMPLE ENGLISH AFIRMATIVE I live in London. Lions eat meat. You like reading comics. He plays football. Alice comes to school by bus. My dog sleeps in the garden.
Suject+ don't + Infinitive without “to” don't = do not In THIRD person singular we have : Suject+ doesn't + Infinitive without “to” doesn't = does not PRESENT SIMPLE ENGLISH NEGATIVE I don't live in London. Lions don't eat grass. You don't like reading books. He doesn't play football. Alice doesn't come to school by car. My dog doesn't sleep in the kitchen.
Do + Subject +Infinitive without “to” +? Does + Subject+ Infinitive sin “to” +...? PRESENT SIMPLE ENGLISH INTERROGATIVE Do I live in London? Do lions eat grass? Do you like reading books? Does he play football? Does Alice come to school by car? Does my dog sleep in the kitchen?
THEY GO BEFORE THE MAIN VERB If we have an auxiliar verb (to be, have got, can..) THEY GO BEFORE always > siempre often > a menudo, con frecuencia usually > generalmente sometimes > algunas veces never > nunca They are usually at home. PRESENT SIMPLE ENGLISH ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY I always live in London. She never walks alone. Do you often study at night?
USE To express 1. Actions that occur in the moment we speak: • “She’s watering the plants now” 2. Something that is happening in one moment: • “My brother is working in a pizza restaurant at the moment” 3. Future Plans: • “He’s having dinner with us tonight” 4. We don´t use present continuous with the following verbs: Know, like, want, hate, love, belong, mean, understand, remember, prefer.
Subject + Verb TO BE +ING More examples: PRESENT CONTINUOUS ENGLISH AFIRMATIVE I am living in London. Lions are eating meat. You are reading comics. I am writing You/ we/ they are writing He/ she/ it is writing
Subject + Verb TO BE + NOT +ING More examples: PRESENT CONTINUOUS ENGLISH NEGATIVE I am not living in London. Lions are not eating meat. You are not reading comics. I´mnot writing You/ we/ they aren´t writing He/ she/ it isn´t writing
TO BE +Subject +ING ? More examples: PRESENT CONTINUOUS ENGLISH INTERROGATIVE Am I living in London? Are Lions eating meat? Are You reading comics? Am I writing? Are you/ we/ they writing? Is he/ she/ it writing?
NOW AT THE MOMENT AT PRESENT TONIGHT TODAY They are staying at home tonight. PRESENT SIMPLE ENGLISH ADVERBS I am living in London now. Are you studying French at the moment?
