Present Simple Tense Учитель английского языка Мамедова Любовь Александровна НОУД и ПСО “ Праздник+ ” г. Санкт-Петербург
Content: Use 1 Examples Use 2 Examples Grammatical view Questions Negative sentences Exercises Video
USE 1: Repeated Actions 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.
Examples Subject + (Verb) + (s, es) + Object - I play tennis. – She doesn’t play tennis. - The train leaves every morning at 8 am. –The train doesn’t leave at 9am.
USE 2: Facts or Generalizations 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.
Examples Subject + (Verb) + (s, es) + Object - Cats like milk. -Birds like milk. -- Windows are made of glass. -- Windows are made of wood.
Grammatical View Present Simple, third person singular Note: He she it in the third person singular the verb always ends in : s He wants she needs
Add es to verbs ending in: X sh ss he fixes it pushes he passes ch o She catches he goes x
Do I (you, we they) write a letter? Yes, I do No, I don’t Does he (she) write a letter? Yes, he does No, he doesn’t
В отрицательной форме частичка not присоединятся к вспомогательному глаголу I (you, we, they) don’t write a letter He (she) doesn’t write a letter
My working day (to begin) at seven o’clock. I (to get) up, (to switch) on the radio and (to do) my morning exercises. It (to take) me fifteen minutes. At half past seven we (to have) breakfast. My father and I (to leave) home at eight o’clock. He (to take) a bus to his factory. My mother (to be) a doctor, she (to leave) home at nine o’clock. In the evening we (to gather) in the living room. We (to watch) TV and (to talk).