1. PRESENT SIMPLE March 2014

2. PRESENT SIMPLE V ERB TO BE Present simple of be: am, is, are Use the present simple of be: with AGE – Carlos is fifteen /I’m fourteen with an ADJECTIVE – You’re right /It’s easy with THIS and THAT – This is my bike/ That is Helen’s house. with NATIONALITY – They are Turkish with JOBS – Jim is a dentist.

3. PRESENT SIMPLE V ERB TO BE

5. Questions with be swap subject and verb. S HE ’ S A SECRETARY I S SHE A SECRETARY ? qqqqqqqqq

6. PRESENT SIMPLE V ERB TO BE – WH- QUESTIONS Q Question A Auxiliary verb S Subject Isshe your mother nice? married? at home? Areyoufourteen? Italian? a teacher? Whereisshe the camera? the bus stop? from? Whatisyour name? What timeisit?/the time? What colourisyour bag? How oldareyou? Howareyour parents? How muchis Are it? They? Adjective Noun/noun phrase Preposition (place/origin) Adjective Noun/noun phrase Preposition (place/origin)

7. PRESENT SIMPLE OTHER VERBS - AFFIRMATIVE We say: I WALK We WALK You WALK They WALK But He WALKS She WALKS It WALKS

8. PRESENT SIMPLE OTHER VERBS - AFFIRMATIVE Spelling Verbs ending in O, S, CH, SH, X add –ES for the he/she/it form. go  goes do  does miss  misses watch  watches wash  washes relax  relaxes Verbs ending in consonant+ –y change –y to –i and add –es. study  studies try  tries but vowel + -y add –s pay  pays

9. PRESENT SIMPLE OTHER VERBS - NEGATIVE I, you, we, and they  d o not or d on’t he, she, it  does not or doesn’t We put do not/don’t and does not/doesn’t after the pronoun. I don’t like ice-cream. She doesn’t eat chocolate. They don’t speak Italian. We don’t live in France. Tom doesn’t play tennis.

10. PRESENT SIMPLE OTHER VERBS - NEGATIVE

11. PRESENT SIMPLE OTHER VERBS – Y ES /N O QUESTIONS We use DO with I, you, we and they when we make questions in the present simple. We use DOES with he, she, it. We put DO or DOES before the pronoun. Do you walk to school or do you take the bus? Does Ana play basketball? Does Harry often arrive late? Do they speak Italian? Do you live in Australia?

12. PRESENT SIMPLE OTHER VERBS – Y ES /N O QUESTIONS

13. PRESENT SIMPLE OTHER VERBS – WH- QUESTIONS Q Question A Auxiliary S Subject I Information Verb (inf) + any other word Doyoulive here? Doessheplay tennis? Wheredotheywork? WhatdoesJohnstudy? What timedoesthe bankopen? Remember! Yes/No A-S-I Wh- Q-A-S-I Remember! Yes/No A-S-I Wh- Q-A-S-I

14. PRESENT SIMPLE USE The present simple describes General facts I like milk. Maria plays basketball They speak Turkish We live in Australia She is thirteen I’m at home. This is my car I’m thirsty/sad/cold Repeated actions and habits Harry often arrives late. I walk to school every day I usually get up at 7.30 My brother usually walks with me. Things that are always true The sun rises in the east The earth goes round the sun. Use Be with: AGE - ADJECTIVES with THIS and THAT NATIONALITY – JOBS – PLACES Use Be with: AGE - ADJECTIVES with THIS and THAT NATIONALITY – JOBS – PLACES

15. PRESENT SIMPLE F REQUENCY ADVERBS We often use the present simple with these frequency adverbs:

16. PRESENT SIMPLE F REQUENCY ADVERBS - POSITION The frequency adverb goes before all verbs except verb to be: Monday always comes after Sunday Maria is always late. Maria always arrive late.

17. PRESENT SIMPLE TIME PHRASES We can use other time phrases to say HOW OFTEN something happens. On Mondays he goes to the chess class. I have dance lessons every week. Time phrases can come at the beginning or at the end of the sentence.

18. PRESENT SIMPLE USE The present simple describes General facts I like milk. Maria plays basketball They speak Turkish We live in Australia She is thirteen I’m at home. This is my car I’m thirsty/sad/cold Repeated actions and habits Harry often arrives late. I walk to school every day I usually get up at 7.30 My brother usually walks with me. Things that are always true The sun rises in the east The earth goes round the sun. Use Be with: AGE - ADJECTIVES with THIS and THAT NATIONALITY – JOBS – PLACES Use Be with: AGE - ADJECTIVES with THIS and THAT NATIONALITY – JOBS – PLACES

19. Present Simple Form + S + verb I/you/we/they LIKE tea He/she/it LIKES tea. + S + verb I/you/we/they LIKE tea He/she/it LIKES tea. _ S + aux + verb (inf) I/you/we/they DON’T LIKE tea He/she/it DOESN’T LIKE tea. _ S + aux + verb (inf) I/you/we/they DON’T LIKE tea He/she/it DOESN’T LIKE tea. ? Aux + S + verb (inf) DO I/you/we/they LIKE tea? DOES He/she/it LIKE tea? ? Aux + S + verb (inf) DO I/you/we/they LIKE tea? DOES He/she/it LIKE tea? Use it for… Signal words Habits Routines General truths Habits Routines General truths ALWAYS USUALLY SOMETIMES HARDLY EVER NEVER ALWAYS USUALLY SOMETIMES HARDLY EVER NEVER But remember! Verb to be is always different + I am Australian - He isn’t clever ? Are you ten ? Verb to be is always different + I am Australian - He isn’t clever ? Are you ten ? Use

20. PRESENT CONTINUOUS March 2014

21. PRESENT CONTINUOUS Use the present continuous for actions happening AT THE MOMENT/ NOW/ AROUND NOW I am sitting in my car. She is watching television We form the present continuous with the present of BE (am/is/are) + verb + ing I am watch ing / She is talk ing We are swim ming

22. PRESENT CONTINUOUS AFFIRMATIVE We form the present continuous with the present of BE (am/is/are) + verb + ing I am watch ing / She is talk ing We are swim ming

23. PRESENT CONTINUOUS SPELLING

24. PRESENT CONTINUOUS NEGATIVE

25. PRESENT CONTINOUS Q UESTIONS Questions swap subject and verb. S HE ’ S STUDYING I S SHE STUYING ?

26. PRESENT CONTINUOUS WH- QUESTIONS Q Question A Auxiliary verb S Subject I Information (verb+ing) any other word Isshestudying hard? Aretheytalking? WhatAretheydoing? WhereisMarkgoing? WhyIsShecrying? Whenaretheyleaving? Remember! Yes/No A-S-I Wh- Q-A-S-I Remember! Yes/No A-S-I Wh- Q-A-S-I

27. PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS March 2014

28. PRESENT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS Present SimplePresent Continuous Use the present simple to describe: Habits and routines Things we do often, every day, every week, etc. Things that always happen. We generally use these verbs with the present simple (state verbs), not the present continuous: cost – like – know – understand – believe – want – hate –prefer – remember - forget Permanent situations: Joe lives in New York (New York is his home. He lives there all the time.) Use the present continuous to describe: Things that are happening now/at the moment. Things that are happening around now. Temporary situations: Joe is living near the station at the moment. We want to move to another house soon.