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The document discusses the uses of the present simple tense in English, including describing facts, habitual actions, opinions and feelings, instructions and directions, and known future facts. It provides examples for each use case and covers forming the present simple tense in affirmative, question, and negative forms, including third person singular conjugations.

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The Present Simple Powerpoint

The document discusses the uses of the present simple tense in English, including describing facts, habitual actions, opinions and feelings, instructions and directions, and known future facts. It provides examples for each use case and covers forming the present simple tense in affirmative, question, and negative forms, including third person singular conjugations.

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The Present Simple is used to

describe:
1. Facts which are always true (e.g. facts in science),
general truths,
and
geographical descriptions.

Water freezes at 0 degrees.


The Present Simple is used to
describe:
2. Actions that happen regularly,
repeated actions
and daily routines (habitual actions).

A frequency adverb is often used.

They usually go for a walk with


their son.
The Present Simple is used to
describe:

3. Opinions, likes and feelings.

She likes snowmen.


The Present Simple is used to give:

4. Instructions and directions.

Take the first exit off


the roundabout
The Present Simple is used to give:

5. Facts known about the future.

The plane leaves at


5am in the morning.
The present simple - affirmative
Affirmative: to work

I
WORK
YOU

SHE
HE WORKS
IT

WE
YOU WORK
THEY
3rd person (singular)
1. Generally, the third person singular is formed by adding an s to the
verb.

work He works

2. Verbs ending in ss, x, ch, sh, o add “es” to the third person singular.

dress She dresses


fix He fixes
watch She watches T.V.
wash She washes
go It goes

3. Verbs ending in consonant + y, changes the y to i and add “es”.

cry cries
fly flies
terrify terrifies
What’s the 3rd person singular?

1) push  pushes
2) sneeze  sneezes
3) glorify  glorifies
4) annoy  annoys
5) kiss  kisses
6) deny  denies
7) marry  marries
8) do  does
The present simple – questions?
Question: to Work?

I
DO
YOU WORK?

SHE
DOES HE
WORK?
IT

WE
DO YOU WORK?
THEY
The present simple - Questions?
The present simple - negative
Negative: to work

I DO NOT
WORK
YOU DON’T

SHE
DOES NOT
HE WORK
DOESN’T
IT

WE
DO NOT
YOU WORK
DON’T
THEY
The present simple - negative

He doesn’t work as a doctor, he works as


a taxi driver.

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