• To be

• a/an

• Wh- questions
TO BE
+ I´m (am) I am/´m a student
He´s/ She´s/ It´s (= is) She is/´s from Poland
You´re/ We´re/ They´re (= are) We are/´re at work
- I´m not (= am not) I´m not American
He/ She/ It isn´t (= is not) or He is not/isn´t here
He´s/ She´s/ It´s not You are not/aren´t Chinese
You/ We/ They aren´t (= are not) or You They´re not lawyers
´re/ We´re/ They´re not
? Am I Am I late?
Is he/ she/ it Is she at the office?
Are you/ we/ they Are you tired?
WH- QUESTIONS
What ´s/is Your job?
are Their names?
Who ´s/is Your boss?
are They?
Where ´s/is My book?
are The files?
• Present Simple

• Adverbs of ferquency
 Present Simple
Form

+ I/ you/ we/ they work

He/ she/ it works
- I/ you/ we/ they don´t work
He/ she/ it doesn´t work
? Do I/ you/ we/ they work?
Does he/ she/ it work?
 Points to remember
1) In questions, the s- is on the auxiliary verb, not the main verb
Example: Does he drink coffe? (NOT *Does he drinks coffe)
2) We do not use the full verb in a short answer.
Example: Do you like meeting customers? Yes, I do/ No, I don’t (NOT* Yes, I like meeting customers)
3) Spelling rules
 For he/she/it we add “s” with most verbs
She comes from Brazil
The job pays a good salary
 When the verb ends with a consonant +y, the ending becomes –ies
We often flies to Amsterdam (FLY)
 When the verb ends in –ch, -sh, -s, -x or –z, the ending becomes –es
He finishes every day at six
She faxes the invoice to us
WH- QUESTIONS
Question word Do or does Subject Verb phrase
What do you do?
does he/she
When Do I go?
does the train leave?
Where Do they come from?
does Maria
Why Do you need two invoices?
does he/she want a new printer?
How Do you spell enough?
does it work?
How often Do they travel abroad?
does it rain?
 Present Simple
Uses:
We use the Present Simple:
To talk about habits and work routines:
For example: - I get up at eight ó clock
- She works from home
To talk about facts and eternal truths
For example: - Oil floats in water
- She earns a high salary
With verbs that describe permanent states
For example: - She has three children
With adverbs and expressions of frequency
For example: - I never go to the theatre
 Adverbs and expressions of frequency

1) Adverbs of frequency go before the main verb, but after the verb to be.
I sometimes make phone calls to the USA
My boss is usually friendly
We don´t generally stay up late

2) For emphasis, usually, generally, often and sometimes can go at the beggining of the sentence
Sometimes, I don´t like my job

3) Expressions of frequency can go at the beginning or the end of the sentence but not in the middle.
Once a year, we have a sales conference
We have a sales conference once a year (forma más común)
(NOT *We have once a year a sales conference)