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Present Simple Tense Explained

The document explains the use of the Present Simple tense, including its application for permanent states, habits, and timetables. It outlines the structure for affirmative, negative, and question forms, along with verb conjugation rules and the use of adverbs of frequency. Additionally, it provides examples and short answer formats for clarity.

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Present Simple Tense Explained

The document explains the use of the Present Simple tense, including its application for permanent states, habits, and timetables. It outlines the structure for affirmative, negative, and question forms, along with verb conjugation rules and the use of adverbs of frequency. Additionally, it provides examples and short answer formats for clarity.

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Present Simple

I love Thor
She loves Thor
You love Thor
She doesnt love Thor
You dont love Thor
Use of Present Simple

 To talk about permanent e.g. I live in London


states/ facts/ general
truths

e.g. I play football every


 To talk about habits
Tuesday.

e.g. My flight leaves at 9


 For timetables (school, o’clock.
train, bus, planes etc.)
Use of Present Simple
Use of Present Simple
Use of Present Simple
Use of Present Simple

Keywords:
 Every
Monday/week/month
Permanent
etc.
states  On Tuesdays/ Sundays
etc.
 In the
Timetables Habits morning/afternoon/
summer etc.
 At Christmas/ Easter
etc.
Adverbs of Frequency

Frequency
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
always usually often sometimes seldom never
Adverbs of Frequency

Adverbs of Frequency are also keywords for Present


Simple.
They are placed before the main verb. ( EXCEPTION: verb
“be”)
I always have breakfast.
I usually do my homework in the afternoon.
I often eat fish.
BUT: I am never late for school.
Present Simple
Affirmative – Question - Negative

 I work Do I work? I don’t work


 You work Do you work? You don’ work
 He works Does he work? He doesn’t work
 She works Does she work? She doesn’t work
 It works Does it work? It doesn’t work
 We work Do we work? We don’t work
 You work Do you work? You don’t work
 They work Do they work? They don’t work
do+not: don’t does+not: doesn’t
Verb Conjugation
3rd singular

 MOST VERBS --> We add –s : works, speaks, writes, loves


e.g. She always talks about school.
 VERBS ENDING IN –S, -CH, -SH, -X, -O --> We add -es: kisses, reaches,
washes, fixes, goes.
e.g. Ben never washes his hands!
 VERBS ENDING IN CONSONANT+Y -->We remove “y” and add –ies :
studies, worries, cries, studies
e.g. Mary sometimes studies at night.
Short Answers

 We form short answers with:


Yes/No + Subject Pronoun +do/don’t/does/doesn’t
Do you like ice – cream? Yes, I do.
Does he play football every day? No, he doesn’t.
Do they wash the car on Mondays? Yes, they do.
Does Penny work? No, she doesn’t.
Do Paul and Jim go to school? Yes, they do.
Does Liam watch TV at night? No, he doesn’t.

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