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Present Simple
Present Simple
PRESENT SIMPLE
Sara
POSITIVE
I
You
We Play / like / make / swim…
You
They
He
Walks / dances / teaches /…
She
It
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SPELLING: Adding ‐ES/‐S
• Verbs ending in: ss, ch, sh, x and o.
• Verbs ending in:
V b di i –(consonant)y
( t)
‐ES
Kiss → kisses ‐ Teach→ teaches ‐ Finish → finishes
Fix → fixes ‐ Go → goes
Carry → carries
• Verbs ending in: –(vowel)y ‐S
Play → plays
NEGATIVE
• We need the help of the AUXILIARY VERB: DO.
• The AUXILIARY “DO” is now the MOST IMPORTANT
VERB i th
VERB in the sentence. It will mark 2 characteristics:
t It ill k2 h t i ti
the negative and 3rd person singular. (el “DO” tiene ahora el
peso de toda la frase, y se encarga de marcar tanto el rasgo de que la frase es
negativa, como que se trata de la 3º persona del singular, si es el caso; el verbo
PLAY no varía, deja de ser el que tiene peso y pasa a un segundo plano)
I
You
We DON’TT
DON
You
They PLAY
He
She DOESN’T
It
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QUESTION
• We need the help of the AUXILIARY VERB: DO.
• We place the AUXILIARY “DO” at the beginning of the
sentence The AUXILIARY “DO” is now the MOST IMPORTANT
sentence. The AUXILIARY “DO” is now the MOST IMPORTANT
VERB in the sentence. It will mark that the sentence is a
question. (el “DO” tiene ahora el peso de toda la frase, y se encarga de marcar
que la frase es una pregunta; el verbo PLAY no varía, deja de ser el que tiene peso
y pasa a un segundo plano)
I
You
DO We
You
They PLAY ?
He
DOES She
It
USE
1. Use the Present Simple 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.
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USE
2. Use the Present Simple to explain how often
do we do something.
g
I play tennis on Sundays.
USE
3. The Present Simple can also indicate the speaker
believes that a fact was true before, is true now, and
will be true in the future. It is not important if the
speaker is correct about the fact. It is also used to
make generalizations about people or things.
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USE
4. Use the Present Simple to talk about a
permanent situation.
I’m blond.
USE
5. Speakers occasionally use Present Simple to talk
about scheduled events in the near future.
The party starts at 7 o’clock. Hurry up! The train leaves at 9 o’clock!
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NON‐CONTINUOUS VERBS
(advanced level)
These verbs are rarely used in continuous tenses.
• Abstract Verbs
Ab t t V b
to be, to want, to cost, to seem, to need, to care,
to contain, to owe, to exist...
• Possession Verbs
to have, to possess, to own, to belong...
• Emotion Verbs
to like, to love, to hate, to dislike, to fear, to envy,
to mind...