PRESENT SIMPLE
Present Simple We use the Present Simple Tense to talk about: Habits Routines Permanent States
AFFIRMATIVE FORM I work You work He works She works It works We work They work
The only form that is different is the 3rd person singular(he, she, it), where we add -s. Exceptions: consonant + -y > -ies: Carry – Carries verbs ending in -o: Go – Goes verbs ending in –sh: Wash – Washes verbs ending in –ch: Watch – Watches verbs ending in -s / -x > -es: Pass – Passes Box - Boxes
PRONUNCIATION OF ‘-S’ IN THE 3rd PERSON The ending “-s” in the 3rd person singular : /s/: after strong / voiceless sounds /z/: after weak / voiced sounds /z/ when the verb ends in one of these sounds: /s/: boxes, produces /z/: chooses /∫/: washes /t∫/: watches /d/: judges
EXAMPLES I work in Pola de Siero You play tennis He studies maths She goes to the cinema every weekend It passes the ball very well We watch TV in the afternoon You like English They live in Great Britain
NEGATIVE FORM I don’t work You don’t work He doesn’t work She doesn’t work It doesn’t work We don’t work They don’t work
EXAMPLES I don’t live in Pola de Siero You don’t play tennis He doesn’t study maths She doesn’t go to the cinema every weekend It doesn’t pass the ball very well We don’t watch TV in the afternoon You don’t like English They don’t live in Great Britain
(WH-) + Auxiliary + Subject + Verb + (Complements)? INTERROGATIVE FORM General Structure: (WH-) + Auxiliary + Subject + Verb + (Complements)?
INTERROGATIVE FORM Where do I work? When do you work? How does he work? Why does she work? What does it work with? How long do we work? Who do you work with? How often do they work?
SHORT FORMS Affirmative: Yes + Subject + Affirmative Auxiliary Negative: No + Subject + Negative Auxiliary
EXAMPLES Do I live in Pola? Yes, you do / No, you don’t Do you play tennis? Yes, I do / No, I don’t Does he study maths? Yes, he does / No, he doesn’t Does she go to the cinema? Yes, she does / No, she doesn’t Does it work? Yes, it does / No, it doesn’t Do we watch TV a lot? Yes, you do / No, you don’t Do you like English? Yes, we do / No, we don’t Do they live in Paris? Yes, they do / No, they don’t
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