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Present Simple Grammar

The simple present tense is used to describe an action that is regular, true or normal. It is used for repeated or regular actions in the present time period. For things that are al%a&s'generall& true. I get up early every day. 'Arol #rushes her teeth twice a day. They travel to their country house every wee end. $. For verbs that end in a consonant 2 3, we remove the 3 and add,IES.

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Present Simple Grammar

The simple present tense is used to describe an action that is regular, true or normal. It is used for repeated or regular actions in the present time period. For things that are al%a&s'generall& true. I get up early every day. 'Arol #rushes her teeth twice a day. They travel to their country house every wee end. $. For verbs that end in a consonant 2 3, we remove the 3 and add,IES.

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PRESENT SIMPLE The simple present tense in English is used to describe an action that is regular, true or normal.

We use the present tense: 1. For repeated or regular actions in the present time period. I take the train to the office. The train to Berlin leaves every hour. John sleeps eight hours every night during the wee . . For !acts. The !resident of The "#$ lives in The White %ouse. $ dog has four legs. We come from #wit&erland. ". For ha#its. I get up early every day. 'arol #rushes her teeth twice a day. They travel to their country house every wee end. $. For things that are al%a&s ' generall& true. It rains a lot in winter. The (ueen of England lives in Buc ingham !alace. They speak English at wor .

(er# )on*ugation + Spelling


We form the present tense using the base form of the infinitive )without the T*+. In general, in the third person we add ,S, in the third person. Su#*ect (er# The Rest o! the sentence I - you - we - they spea - learn English at home he - she - it spea s - learns English at home The spelling for the verb in the third person differs depending on the ending of that verb: .. /or verbs that end in ,-. ,)/. ,S/. ,SS. ,0. or ,1 we add ,ES in the third person. go 0 goes catch 0 catches wash 0 washes iss 0 isses fi1 0 fi1es bu&& 0 bu&&es

2. /or verbs that end in a consonant 2 3, we remove the 3 and add ,IES. marry 0 marries study 0 studies

carry 0 carries worry 0 worries 3*TE: /or verbs that end in a vo%el 2 3, we 4ust add ,S. play 0 plays en4oy 0 en4oys say 0 says

Negative Sentences in the Simple Present Tense


To ma e a negative sentence in English we normally use 5on,t or 5oesn,t with all verbs E6'E!T To 4e and Modal ver#s )can, might, should etc.+. $ffirmative: 7ou spea /rench. 3egative: 7ou don5t spea /rench. 7ou will see that we add don5t between the sub4ect and the verb. We use 6on5t when the sub4ect is I, &ou, %e or the&. $ffirmative: %e spea s 8erman. 3egative: %e doesn5t spea 8erman. When the sub4ect is he, she or it, we add doesn5t between the sub4ect and the verb to ma e a negative sentence. 3otice that the letter S at the end of the verb in the affirmative sentence )because it is in third person+ disappears in the negative sentence. We will see the reason why below.

7ord -rder o! Negative Sentences


The following is the word order to construct a basic negative sentence in English in the !resent Tense using 6on5t or 6oesn5t. Su#*ect don5t'doesn5t (er#8 The Rest o! the sentence I - you - we - they don,t have - buy cereal for brea fast eat - li e etc. he - she - it doesn,t

9uestions in the Simple Present Tense


To ma e a 9uestion in English we normally use 5o or 5oes. It has no translation in #panish though it is essential to show we are ma ing a 9uestion. It is normally put at the beginning of the 9uestion. $ffirmative: 7ou spea English. (uestion: 6o you spea English: 7ou will see that we add 6- at the beginning of the affirmative sentence to ma e it a 9uestion. We use 6o when the sub4ect is I, &ou, %e or the&. $ffirmative: %e spea s /rench. (uestion: 6oes he spea /rench: When the sub4ect is he, she or it, we add 6-ES at the beginning to ma e the affirmative sentence a 9uestion. 3otice that the letter S at the end of the verb in the affirmative sentence )because it is in third person+ disappears in the 9uestion. We will see the reason why below.

We 6-N5T use 6o or 6oes in 9uestions that have the verb To 4e or Modal (er#s )can, must, might, should etc.+

7ord -rder o! 9uestions %ith 6o and 6oes


The following is the word order to construct a basic 9uestion in English using 6o or 6oes. 6o'6oes Su#*ect (er#8 The Rest o! the sentence 5o I - you - we - they have - need a new bi e: want etc. 5oes he - she - it

Short :ns%ers %ith 6o and 6oes


In 9uestions that use do-does it is possible to give short answers to direct 9uestions as follows: Short :ns%er Short :ns%er ;:!!irmative< ;Negative< 5o you li e chocolate: 7es, I do. 3o, I don,t. 5o I need a pencil: 7es, you do. 3o, you don,t. 5o you both li e chocolate: 7es, we do. 3o, we don,t. 5o they li e chocolate: 7es, they do. 3o, they don,t. 5oes he li e chocolate: 7es, he does. 3o, he doesn,t. 5oes she li e chocolate: 7es, she does. 3o, she doesn,t. 5oes it have four wheels: 7es, it does. 3o, it doesn,t. %owever, if a 9uestion word such as %ho, %hen, %here, %h&, %hich or ho% is used in the 9uestion, you can not use the short answers above to respond to the 9uestion. Sample 9uestions

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