AFFIRMATIVE THIRD PERSON SPELLING RULES NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE USAGE TIME EXPRESSIONS ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
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The Present Simple AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES Verbs don’t change for 1st, 2nd person singular and plural. And for 3rd person PLURAL.
I YOU WE YOU THEY
PLAY
THE GUITAR
SWIM
IN THE BEACH
WASH
THE DISHES
STUDY
ENGLISH
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BUT BE CAREFUL!!!! AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES •
SHE HE IT MY MOTHER MY FRIEND ANNE ROBERT MY DOG
3rd person singular: SHE, HE, IT
PLAYS SWIMS GOES READS LISTENS TO
THE PIANO IN THE BEACH TO THE CINEMA A NEWSPAPER THE RADIO
RUNS JUMPS HIDES
IN THE GARDEN INTO THE POOL IN THE HOUSE
We add S to the verb Col·legi Maristes Montserrat 1st ESO grammar point
1. EXAMPLE
(watch)
They watch basketball every weekend.
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1. EXAMPLE
(watch)
Bush (he) watches basketball every weekend.
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The Present Simple THIRD PERSON SPELLING RULES We add S to the verb in the 3rd person
SHE HE IT
PLAY
PLAYS
COME
COMES
EAT
EATS
DRINK
DRINKS
KNOW
KNOWS
RUN
RUNS
MEET
MEETS
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The Present Simple THIRD PERSON SPELLING RULES When the verb finishes with consonant+y ies
SHE HE IT
STUDY
STUDIES
TIDY
TIDIES
FLY
FLIES
CARRY
CARRIES
BUY
BUYS
SAY
SAYS
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The Present Simple THIRD PERSON SPELLING RULES When the verb finishes with ch, sh, ss, x, o es
SHE HE IT
WATCH
WATCHES
WASH
WASHES
GO
GOES
PASS
PASSES
DO
DOES
FIX
FIXES
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The Present Simple NEGATIVE SENTENCES WE NEED AN AUXILIAR TO MAKE NEGATIVES THE AUXILIAR DO/DOES.
SHE HE IT
DO
T ’ N
D O ES N ’T
I YOU WE YOU THEY
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THE GUITAR
SWIM
IN THE BEACH
WASH
THE DISHES
STUDY
ENGLISH
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3. EXAMPLE. (not/play)
• He doesn’t play the piano. He plays the guitar
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3. EXAMPLE. (not/study)
• They don’t study. They do gymnastics
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The Present Simple INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES We have to change the order of the sentence DO/DOES+ SUBJ + VERB+ COMPLEMENTS? DO
DOES
I YOU WE YOU THEY SHE HE IT
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PLAY
THE PIANO?
SWIM
IN THE BEACH?
WASH
THE DISHES?
STUDY
FRENCH?
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3. EXAMPLE.
•
(play tennis)? (play golf)?
Does he play tennis? No, he doesn’t.
• Does he play golf? Yes, he does. Col·legi Maristes Montserrat 1st ESO grammar point
3. EXAMPLE.
•
(watch tv)? (dance)?
Do they watch TV? No, they don’t.
• Do they dance? Yes, they do. Col·legi Maristes Montserrat 1st ESO grammar point
The Present Simple Answer these SENTENCES We have to use YES or NO: YES, SUBJ+(DO/DOES) // NO, SUBJ+ DON’T(DOESN’T) DO you PLAY the flute?
DOES she PLAY the flute?
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Yes, I do. No, I don’t. Yes, she does. No, she doesn’t.
The Present Simple USAGE We use the present simple to talk about habits and routines. Things that we normally do. We ALWAYS need a subject.
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The Present Simple TIME EXPRESSIONS AT+time
At the weekend, at night, at one o’clock.
ON+day
On Monday, on Tuesdays ….
IN+part of the day EVERY
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In the morning, in the evening …. Week, Thursday, month, day, year, night ….
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The Present Simple ADVERBS OF FREQuENCY We use ADVERBS of frequency to say how often we do something. They usually go before the verb Eg. I OFTEN study with my friends. They go after verb TO BE Eg. Our teacher is NEVER late. Adverbs: NEVER, SOMETIMES, OFTEN, USUALLY, ALWAYS Col路legi Maristes Montserrat
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AFFIRMATIVE THIRD PERSON SPELLING RULES NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE USAGE TIME EXPRESSIONS ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
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