Name: Elena Prraga Alcntara

USE 1: Repeated Actions

USE 2: Facts or Generalizations

USE 1: Repeated Actions

UsethePresentSimpletoexpresstheideathatan action is repeated or usual.Theactioncanbeahabit,ahobby,a dailyevent,ascheduledeventorsomethingthatoften happens.Itcanalsobesomethingapersonoftenforgets .orusuallydoesnotdo

Subject+(Verb)+(s,es)+Object play -Itennis. doesnot - Sheplaytennis. leaves -The traineverymorningat8am. doesnot - Thetrainleaveat9am.

ThePresentSimplecanalsoindicatethespeaker PresentSimple believesthatafactwastruebefore,istruenow,and willbetrueinthefuture.Itisnotimportantifthe speakeriscorrectaboutthefact.Itisalsousedto .makegeneralizationsaboutpeopleorthings

Subject+(Verb)+(s,es)+Object
like Catsmilk.-
.

donot .-Birdslikemilk

are Windowsmadeofglass.-
.-Windowsmadeofwood arenot

Present Simple, third person singular :Note

he, she, it s
he want s she need s

:A ,inthethirdpersonsingulartheverb : always ends in

.BAdd

es :toverbsendingin
x sh
it push es

ss
he pass es

he fix es

she catch es

ch

o
He go es

:C Verbs ending in

y the third person changes the; y to ies cry cr ies

fly :Exception play

flies

y :If there is a vowel before the plays

pray prays

 Negative and question formsuse DOES (=thethird

personofthe auxiliary'DO')+theinfinitiveoftheverb. Hewants. Does hewant?He does not want.

:Examples
. 1.Third person singular with s or es a. He goestoschooleverymorning. b. She understandsEnglish. c.It mixesthesandandthewater. d.He triesveryhard. e.She enjoysplayingthepiano.

:Present Simple, form. 2 Example:to think, present simple

Affirmative thinkI thinkYou s)hinkthe, she, it( thinkwe thinkyou

Interrogative DoIthink? Doyouthink? Doeshe,she,itthink? Dowethink? Doyouthink?

Negative Idonotthink. Youdon'tthink. He,she,itdoesn'tthink. Wedon'tthink. Youdon'tthink.

:Thepresent simpleisused simple

A.toexpresshabits,generaltruths,repeatedactions :orunchangingsituations,emotionsandwishes
Ismoke(habit);IworkinLondon(unchangingsituation); Londonisalargecity(generaltruth). . Hedrinksteaatbreakfast.SheonlyeatsfishTheywatchtelevisionregularly-

:B.togiveinstructionsordirections
You walk for two hundred metres, then you turn left.

-YoutaketheNo.6bustoWatneyandthentheNo.10to

Bedford. .Openthepacketandpourthecontentsintohotwater-

:c.toexpressfixedarrangements,presentorfuture -Yourexamstartsat09:00. starts .Thebellringsat8:00Thebusarrivesat7:00

D.toexpressfuturetime,aftersomeconjunctions:after, :when, before, as soon as, until He'llgiveittoyouwhenyou comenextSaturdaycome .Hismotherarrivestomorrow-Ourholidaystartsonthe26thMarch. .She'llseeyoubeforeshe leaves-

TherearetimeexpressionsthatweuseonlywiththePresent :Simpleandtheyare
Everyday,everyFriday,everyweek,everymonth,everysummer,1 . .everymonth,everyyear,always,usually,etc Allthetime.2. .Igotoschoolevery day .Hevisitsme,every summer