PRESENT SIMPLE

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PRESENT SIMPLE
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• We like chocolate.
• I always come to school on time.
• She never sleeps in the afternoon.
• He watches television every day.
• They usually play football in the afternoon.
• I am happy.

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?? ?????? ?????? ?????? ?? ?????? ???.
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• All the sentences we read are in the present
  simple
• ?? ??????? ?????? ?? ?- present simple.

When do we use this tense? ??? ????? ??????? ????
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PRESENT SIMPLE

• We use the Present Simple to describe
• habits, facts, states and regular
• actions.
• It is the most common tense in English.

??? ??????? ???? ?? ??? ????? ?????? ??????,
??????,??? ??????? ??????. ??? ???? ???????
?????? ????? ???? ???????.
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When do we use it? )?????? ???
(Time expressions -
always
on Mondays
never
sometimes
once a week
often
every day
usually
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We will divide the Pronouns into 2 groups. ????
?? ?????? ???? ???? ??????. I - You - We -
They He - She - It
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Positive Sentences ????? ????
I / You / We / They
Verb (in the base form)
Rest of the sentence Verb (in the base form) Subject
to the pool. go The boys (They)
?????? ???, ???? ????? ?????? ??????eat, smile,
like, go, play, cry
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Positive Sentences ????? ????
I / You / We / They
Verb (in the base form)
Rest of the sentence Verb Subject
books every day. read I We You They
?????? ???, ???? ????? ?????? ??????eat, smile,
like, go, play, cry
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Positive Sentences ????? ????
He / She / It
Verb (in the base form)
Rest of the sentence Verb s Subject
books every day. reads He She It
to the pool in the summer. goes The boy
?????? ???, ????? ????? ?????? ??????
s/es/ies eats, smiles, likes, goes, plays,
cries
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• ??????? ???? He She It ???? ????? ???????
  ???? ??? ????? s ?????.

The boy goes
to the pool.
Subject He She It
verb1s ???? ????? ????? s
Rest of the sentence ???? ?????
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Rules For Adding S To He She It

• We add es to the base form when the verb ends
  with ch, sh, s, x, z, o
• watch watches

O
S
Z
Sh
X
Ch
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• 2) When the verb ends with Y and there is a
  consonant before , we will drop it and add ies
• fly fl flies

3) When a verb ends with y and there is a vowel
before, we will NOT drop the y and add just s
play plays
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LETS PRACTISE

• Fill in
• My brother sometimes _____ (go) fishing.
• 2) The dolls _____ (sit) on the shelf.
• 3) The boys ______ (play) on the beach every
  summer.
• 4) The girl ______ (brush) her hair twice a day.

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LETS CHECK

• Fill in
• 1) My brother sometimes goes fishing.
• 2) The dolls sit on the shelf.
• 3) The boys play on the beach every summer.
• 4) The girl brushes her hair twice a day.

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Special verbs 1

• The verb to be behaves in a special way

happy. am I
happy. are We You They
happy. is He She It
Rest of the sentence Verb Subject
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Special verbs 2
The verb to have behaves in a special way
a computer. have I
a computer. have We You They
a computer. has He She It
Rest of the sentence Verb Subject
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Time expressions
We use time expression very often to tell us when
or how often the action happens.

• Do you remember the time expressions
• If you dont click here.

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• Where do we put the time expressions in a
  sentence?

• At the beginning/end of the sentence.
• Before the verb.
• After the Be family?

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Time expressions
At the beginning or end of sentence They go to ballet lesson once a week. Once a week I visit my grandmother.
every..
once a..
On Sundays
twice a..
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Adverb of Frequency
Before the main verb After family Be
sometimes
always
never
often
usually
seldom
She always walks to school. He is often late for school. They dont usually read.
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Check Yourself

• Double click on the sites
• Summary of the form spelling of the present
  simpleExercises on formhttp//web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/
  elc/studyzone/330/grammar/pres1.htm
• http//web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/gramma
  r/pres2.htm
• Exercises on form with 'be'Exercises on form
  with 'have' do
• Exercises practicing the interrogative form