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Millas Work - The Present Simple Tense

The document discusses the present simple tense, including its use for repeated or habitual actions. It covers verb conjugation and spelling in the third person, as well as negative and interrogative forms. Adverbs of frequency are also discussed.

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Millas Work - The Present Simple Tense

The document discusses the present simple tense, including its use for repeated or habitual actions. It covers verb conjugation and spelling in the third person, as well as negative and interrogative forms. Adverbs of frequency are also discussed.

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Index
Introduction................................................................................................................................3

The Present Simple Tense..........................................................................................................4

The third person.........................................................................................................................5

Adverbs of Frequency................................................................................................................7

Conclusion..................................................................................................................................8

References..................................................................................................................................9
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Introduction
The present work is organized of following ways: Introductory part, development, conclusion
and in the final has the reference bibliography.

And the work talks about: Present simple (definition, affirmative, negative and interrogative
form), the use of present simple, third person and adverbs of frequency. For realization of the
work was necessary the read of some books and internet.
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The Present Simple Tense


John Hancock (2008), said that: We use PRESENT SIMPLE 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.


2. For facts.
3. For habits.
4. For things that are always / generally true.

1. For repeated or regular actions in the present time period.

 I take the train to the office.


 The train to Tabriz leaves every hour.
 Sara sleeps eight hours every night during the week.

2. For facts.

 The President of The USA lives in The White House.


 A dog has four legs.
 We come from Iran.

3. For habits.

 I get up early every day.


 Mina brushes her teeth twice a day.
 They travel to their country house every weekend.

4. For things that are always / generally true.

 It rains a lot in winter.


 The Queen of England lives in Buckingham Palace.
 They speak English at work.
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Verb Conjugation & Spelling

The third person


In the third person we add 'S' in the third person.

Subject Verb The rest of the sentence


I, You, We They Speak/ learn English at home
He, She, It Speaks/ learns English at home

The spelling for the verb in the third person differs depending on the ending of
that verb. John Hancock (2008):

1. For verbs that end in -O, -CH, -SH, -SS, -X, or -Z we add -ES in the third person.

 go – goes
 catch – catches
 wash – washes
 kiss – kisses
 fix – fixes
 buzz – buzzes

2. For verbs that end in a consonant + Y, we remove the Y and add -IES.

 marry – marries
 study – studies
 carry – carries
 worry – worries

NOTE: For verbs that end in a vowel + Y, we just add -S.

 play – plays
 enjoy – enjoys

Negative Sentences in the Simple Present Tense To make a negative sentence in English we
normally use Don't or Doesn't with all verbs EXCEPT To Be and Modal verbs (can, might,
should etc.).

Affirmative: You speak French.


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Negative: You don't speak French.

You will see that we add don't between the subject and the verb. We use Don't when the
subject is I, you, we or they.

Affirmative: He speaks German.

Negative: He doesn't speak German.

When the subject is he, she or it, we add doesn't between the subject and the verb to make a
negative sentence. Notice 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.

Negative Contractions

 Don't = Do not
 Doesn't = Does not

There is no difference in meaning though we normally use contractions in spoken English.


Word Order of Negative Sentences The following is the word order to construct a basic
negative sentence in English in the Present Tense using Don't or Doesn't.

Examples of Negative Sentences with Don't and Doesn't:

 You don't speak Arabic.


 Saman doesn't speak Italian.
 We don't have time for a rest.
 It doesn't move.
 They don't want to go to the party.
 She doesn't like fish.

Questions in the Simple Present Tense To make a question in English we normally use Do or
Does. It has no translation in Spanish though it is essential to show we are making a question.
It is normally put
at the beginning of the question.

Affirmative: You speak English.

Question: Do you speak English?


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You will see that we add DO at the beginning of the affirmative sentence to make it a
question. We use Do when the subject is I, you, we or they.

Affirmative: He speaks French.

Question: Does he speak French?

Adverbs of Frequency
According Folse, Keith, S(2012), With the present simple, we often use adverbs of frequency
to say how often we do something. Here's a list of common adverbs.

 Always - at all times, throughout all time, since the beginning;


 Frequently - at frequent intervals;
 Sometimes - on certain occasions;
 Often - frequently, many time;
 Usually - most of time, less than always;
 Never - at no time, on no0 occasion.

We usually put these adverbs in the middle of the sentence, between the subject and the verb.

 I often go to the cinema.


 She sometimes visits me at home.
 We usually drink coffee.

We can also put them at the very beginning or end of the sentence. This makes them stronger.

 Often I go to the cinema.


 I go to the cinema often.
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Conclusion
In summarize we can finish this work say that we use present simple to describe an action
that is regular, true or normal. The spelling for the verb in the third person differs depending
on the ending of that verb. With the present simple, we often use adverbs of frequency to say
how often we do something, eg. always, frequently, sometimes, often, usually and never.
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References
Folse, Keith, S(2012). Clear grammar for English Language Learners, 2nd ediction. Michigan
ELT.

John Hancock (2008). Simple Present. Chicago, Illinois, US.

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