POWER POINT LESSONS 1. THE TENSES

Lesson: Grammar Subject:The Simple Present Tense

Simple present on the time line: PAST FUTURE X X X X X PRESENT

USAGE OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT First Usage : For general statements of fact. Examples : Most animals kill only for food. The world is round. Water consists of hydrogen and oxygen. The Sun rises in the east.

Second Usage: To express habitual and everyday activities. Examples : I study for two ours everyday. He always eats a sandwich for lunch. My father does exercises every morning.

NOW THE RULES

Subject + Verb + Object + Time exp. I eat breakfast every morning. FORMS OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT Positive Sentence Form : Subject + Verb + Object + Time exp. I eat breakfast every morning. Alban drinks milk everyday.

BUT, DON’T FORGET!

He walks to the school every morning. THE RULE : For 3rd person singular an “s” follows the verb : Examples : He walks to the school every morning. She sleeps every night Albana speaks Chinese

SPELLING 1. We usually add only -s : ____ rub rubs ride ____ rides smile ____ smiles 2. End of verb : consonant + y spelling change y to i and add -es Study ____ studies ____ cry cries

3.End of verb : vowel + y add -s pay ____ pays buy ____ buys 4. End of verb : -sh ,-ch ,-ss ,-x add -es push ____ pushes teach ____ teaches kiss ____ kisses fix ____ fixes

5. The third person singular forms of have , go , and do are irregular. have ____ has do ____ does go ____ goes

Now, Examples

He cleans the school everyday.

They clean the streets everyday.

He wakes up early.

My friends like playing soccer.

Hakan likes playing soccer.

Tom and his family always smile.

Her mother often cries.

They love each other.

SUMMARY : I We You They drive He She It drives

Negative Sentence Form : The Rule : Don’t and doesn’t are used in the negative form. The form: Subject + do/does not Verb + Obj. + + We do not smoke cigar Semra does not eat meat

BUT, DON’T FORGET!

x Contractions do not = don’t does not = doesn’t A Reminder She doesn’t plays tennis everyday. She doesn’t play tennis everyday.

CHART : read newspaper. We play tennis. You don’t They like soccer. drink alcohol . speak French. He She It eat meat. doesn’t know Chinese.

Now, Examples

He doesn’t like working.

They don’t like each other.

My aunt doesn’t cook very well.

Interrogative sentence form : The rule : Do and does are used in this form. The Form: ? Do/does + Subject + Verb + Object Do they speak English Does she learn Physics

CHART : read newspaper ? We You play tennis ? They Do like soccer ? drink alcohol ? speak French ? He She It Does eat meat ? know Chinese ?

Now, Examples

Do you swim in the mornings?

Does he drink alcohol?

Do they brush their teeth?

Do you swim in the mornings ? (+) A : Yes , I swim in the mornings. WE ANSWER : Q : Do you swim in the mornings ? (+) A : Yes , I swim in the mornings. (-) A : No , I don’t swim in the mornings. Q : Does he drink alcohol? (+) A : Yes , he drinks alcohol. (-) A : No, he doesn’t drink alcohol.

Now , The Exercises:

FORM CONVERTION (-) (?) (-) (?) Task 1: Convert the (+) sentences to (-) and (?) sentences. 1- Helen brushes her teeth every morning (-) Helen doesn’t brush her teeth every morning. (?) Does Helen brush her teeth every mornings? 2- They walk to the school everyday (-) They don’t walk to the school everyday. (?) Do they walk to the school everyday?

(-) (?) (-) (?) (-) (?) 3-His father smoke cigarette . His father doesn’t smoke cigarette. (?) Does his father smoke cigarette ? 4- I do my homework everyday. (-) I don’t do my homework everyday. (?) Do you /I do your/my homework everyday? 5- My parents go for a walk every mornings. (-) They don’t go for a walk every mornings. (?) Do they go for a walk every mornings?

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