PRESENT SIMPLE


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READ THE DIALOGUE:

Alfie: so, how's it going with Jack?
Daisy: Not great. I mean I like him a lot, but it's impossible! During the week I have swimming practise on Mondays, I do tae kwon do on Tuesdays and tennis on Thursdays.
Alfie: Do you see him on Wednesdays then?
Daisy: No, he watches black and white films at his cinema club on Wednesday!
Oliver: yeah, and they're not just really old films, Alfie, they watch foreign ones with subtitles too!
Alfie: Well, there's always the weekend. Do you go out together at the weekends?
Daisy: That's just it, it's tricky. he works in the bookshop all day Saturday and he goes out with his mates from the book club on Saturday evenings.
Alfie: Whoa! Book club? So he loves old films and books!? Mmm.... Does he like sports?
Daisy: Not really. he thinks chess is a sport! well, he watches football on the telly sometimes, but he doesn't play any sports.
Alfie: Mmm... I think you're right. it's impossible!
Daisy: Right, I'm late. See you later.
Both: See you Daisy.

THINK AND ANSWER:
  •   WHAT DO YOU SEE IN THE DIALOGUE? WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE RED LETTERS?
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USES:
We use the present tense:
1. For repeated or regular actions in the present time period.
  • I take the train to the office.
2. For facts.
  • The President of The USA lives in The White House.
3. For habits.
  • I get up early every day.
4. For things that are always / generally true.
It rains a lot in winter.

RULES
    The spelling for the verb in the third person differs depending on the ending of that verb:
    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
    • say – says

    Affirmative sentences:

    I read books.My brother reads books.
    We sing pop songs.She sings pop songs.
    I play handball.John plays handball.

    Negative sentences:

    You must not negate a full verb in English. Always use the auxiliary do for negations.
    Ilikecomputers.
    Idon'tlikecomputers at all.
    My friendlikescomputers.
    My mumdoesn'tlikecomputers at all.

    Questions:

    Use the auxiliary do.
    Do you play football?
    Does he play football?

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