PRPW 0021: High Beginner WRITING SKILLS Instructor: Mrs. Malikah Sisay Present Simple PRPW 0021: High Beginner WRITING SKILLS Sec: 207 Instructor: Mrs. Malikah Sisay Raneem Aldughyam 201200721 Wasmiyah Al-umairi 201201429 Sharifa Alshammari 201200894 Fall 2012

Outline : * What do we mean by Present simple ? * How to form present simple? * Negative Statements: * When to use the present simple? * Do / Does. * How to form questions in present simple? * Yes or No Questions. * WH – Questions. * Conclusion.

How to form present simple? What do we mean by Present simple ? Is: the act that we use to talk about a particular event does not happen in the past, but is now happening in the current times. How to form present simple? Two ways to formulate the present simple.

Subject + verb (s) + object First: Subject + verb (s) + object *Observation: There are two conditions to add letter (s) If the actor returns to the name of a person or thing Examples: Nasser sings in his room. Fatten eats the apple. The Internet stops suddenly. If the actor is in the beginning of a sentence pronouns He , She , It Examples: He sings in his room She eats the apple

Second : Subject + verb +object Examples: *And even apply this rule must provide condition If there the other pronouns : We , They , You , I Examples: They watch the T.V every day. You watch the T.V every day. I watch the T.V every day. We watch the T.V every day.

Negative Statements: Base Form of verb Do not / Does not Subject work ( don’t) I , You , We , They Does not (doesn’t) He , She , It

When to use the present simple?

1- Use it with an event that takes about routine : Actions which happen regularly (every day, every week, etc ) Examples: They go to school every day She takes a shower every Friday 2- Things that do not change (such as scientific facts, ideas ...) Examples: The sun rises from the east. The earth goes round the sun. 3- Used with things that generally know they are correct Examples: Nurses look after patients in hospitals

Do / Does

Do Does You , They , We ,I Examples: *They don’t work there. She , He , It * He doesn’t work or study in weekends .

How to form questions in present simple?

Yes or No questions : V + Subject + the rest of the sentence+? Examples: They watch the T.V every day . Do they watch the T.V every day ? Answer : Yes , they do / No , they do not or No , they don’t.

WH-questions

WH-Questions : Wh-word + do\does + subject + base form of the verb + ? Examples: When do I sleep ? SHORT AND LONG ANSWERS : From 10:00 P.M. to 5:00 A.M. You sleep from 10:00 P.M. to 5:00 A.M.

WH-Questions About the Subject: Who Or What + verb + the rest of the sentence+? Examples: Who sleeps on the futon? ANSWER : My brother sleeps on the futon What helps you fall asleep? ANSWER : Milk helps me fall asleep Be careful ! Do not use Do or Does with questions about the Subject .

WH-Questions About the Object: Who Or Whom + Do\ Does + Subject+ Verb +? Examples: Whom does Mary help ? Who does Mary help ? ANSWER : John John

Any Questions?

At the end : We were talk about : * What do we mean by Present simple ? * Yes OR No questions * WH-questions * D0es , Do

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