Simple present slides.

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

Simple present will be used when: we speak about frequent activities (actions that took place in the past, present and probably in the future).    I ALWAYS DRAW IN THE MORNING.   General facts. (information that people that it is considered as the truth).      CATS HATE WATER.

GRAMMAR OVERVIEW   AFFIRMATIVE  FORM: Subject  +  Verb  +  Complement NEGATIVE FORM: Subject  +  Auxiliary verb Do(es)  +  not  +  Verb  +  Complement INTERROGATIVE FORM: Auxiliary verb Do(es)  + Subject  +  Verb  +  Complement?

Things To Remember Clipart 9 (image/jpeg)

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OTHER USES OF SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

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1. Giving instructions. Turn left in five hundred (500) meters.   2. Scheduled events. The bus leaves at 7:00 o'clock.   3. With the use of words like While, After, When, Before, As soon as, Until and also the future tense (In future time clauses). They will buy food when my parents arrive.

DO(ES) AND THE THIRD PERSONS

In simple present there are some changes in the verb (also in the auxiliary DO) that occur when we use the third person in the subject.                                         * 1st PERSON in singular= I / in plural= We                    ​​​​​​​*2nd PERSON in singular and plural= you     I visit New Orleans every year.                                                         Notice that the verb used is in bare infinitive.                                                            >> *3rd PERSON in singular= He-She-It <<      /       in plural= They      He visits New Orleans every year.                                                   On the other hand this sentence has a little modification in the bare infinitive.   When the third person in singular is used (<<<ONLY), we must modify the verb in the sentence in affirmative form and in the interrogative and negative forms, we will modify the auxiliary verb Do into DOES.  He visits New Orleans every year                     >                  AFFIRMATIVE FORM. He does not visit New Orleans every year.      >                         NEGATIVE FORM. Does he visit New  Orleans every year.            >            INTERROGATIVE FORM.​​​​​​​

VERB CHANGES USING THE 3rd PERSON

These are the changes that verbs go trough when we use third person singular nouns as subjects:   General rule = You just add a "S" at the end of the verb. He loves...   She runs...   It rains...        2. Verbs that end in "-Y"= You should remove "-Y" and then add "-ies".     I fly / He flies.                                                                                                        But keep in mind this ===> If a vowel (a,e,i,o,u) is placed just before "-Y"  = Try to use the rule number 1 (Just add "S").   He plays... He prays...        3. If the verb ends in "-ss, -x, -sh, -ch". Just add  "-es".   He Kisses    /   She Fixes   /   It matches   /   Jhon Fishes. CHECK THIS OUT: Verbs will ONLY change in AFFIRMATIVE FORM. Remember that in NEGATIVE and INTERROGATIVE forms the verb stays in its bare infinitive (verb in present without to) and the auxiliary DO is modified when necessary.    Lauren drives for too many hours.                               AFFIRMATIVE FORM.      Lauren does not drive for too many hours.                NEGATIVE  FORM.      Does Lauren drive for too many hours?                      INTERROGATIVE FORM.                    *REMEMBER, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT  THIRD PERSONS.

CLUES TO USE SIMPLE PRESENT

Use simple present when you see these words: Adverbs of frecuency ALWAYS USUALLY NORMALLY OFTEN SOMETIMES SELDOM RARELY NEVER  

Also other time related words that can give you a hint to use simple present are: Every day Every week Every year On Mondays   After school (and other time clauses)

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Forming the Present Simple tense in English (Embed)

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