PRESENT SIMPLE AFFIRMATIVE I WORK YOU WORK HE/SHE/IT WORKS WE WORK THEY WORK Add an -s in the 3rd person singular (/he/she/It)
PRESENT SIMPLE-NEGATIVES I DON'T WORK YOU DON'T WORK HE/SHE/IT DOESN'T WORK WE DON'T WORK THEY DON'T WORK Use “don't/doesn't+INFINITIVE to make negative sentences. Don't= do not Doesn't= does not
SPELLING RULES FOR THE 3RD PERSON (only affirmative) INFINITIVE 3RD PERSON SPELLING WORK WORKS ADD-S STUDY STUDIES CONSONANT+Y=IES PLAY/SAY PLAYS/SAYS /SEZ/ VOWEL+Y=YS FINISH FINISHES ADD-ES AFTER SH,CH,S,X GO/DO GOES/GOUZ/ /DOES/DAZ/ ADD -ES HAVE HAS CHANGE TO -S
PRESENT SIMPLE -Use the present simple for things you do everyday/week/year, for things which are generally true or always happen. “We have class from 18.45 to 21.00” “Sally lives near here” “My husband works from 9 to 5.00” ”Ann has 3 three children”
QUESTIONS in the present simple AFFIRMATIVE SHORT ANSWERS NEGATIVE SHORT ANSWERS DO I WORK? DO YOU WORK? DOES SHE/HE/IT WORK? DO WE WORK? DO THEY WORK? YES, I DO. YES, YOU DO YES,HE/SHE/IT DOES. YES,WE DO. YES,YOU DO. YES,THEY DO. NO,I DON'T NO,YOU DON'T NO,HE/SHE/IT DOESN'T NO, WE DON'T. NO,YOU DON'T. NO,THEY DON'T.
Present simple questions -Use do (or does with he/she /it) to make questions.Eg. Do you work in an office?Does she work outside? -The word order for present simple questions is ASI=Auxiliary verb (do/does),subject(I,he,Maria), infinitive(work,live,speak...etc). -Pronunciation: do/du:/ does/daz/ -do and does can be: 1.-The auxiliary verb to make present simple questions. Eg Do you speak English? Does she live here? 2.-a normal verb. I do my homework in the evening.He does exercise every day.
PRESENT SIMPLE 1.-Use the present simple with adverbs of frequency (always, usually, often, sometimes,hardly ever, never).They go before the main verb. Eg. She always misses the bus. She doesn't usually study at weekends. 2.-Adverbs of frequency go after the verb to be. Remember to use a +verb with “never”. “She's never ill”. It never rains. “He's always late for work”.
PRESENT SIMPLE 3.-Expressions of frequency (every day, every month, once a day,once a week, twice a day, twice a year) usually go at the end of a sentence. Eg. “He gets up very early every day”“He studies maths twice a week” 4.-Once(una vez)/twice (dos veces) are irregular. From 3, we use the word “times”: 3 times, 4 times, 10 times. Eg.”He does sport three times a week” 5.-Usually,sometimes, normally can be used at the beginning: “Sometimes,I get up late on Saturday”