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SIMPLE PRESENT TENSEfor routines

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E.g.:

I’m a student.

We get up at seven every day.

You work hard during the week.

The Simple Present Tense is usedto express routine actions, things

we do as a habit.

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

for routines

* Some signal words of the Simple Present are:

every day / month / week / always, usually, sometimes...

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!!IRMTI"E !#RMLook at the chart.

PERS#NL PR#N#$N "ER%S

I

YOU

HE

SHE

IT

WE

YOU

THEY

work

work

works

works

works

workwork

work

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E.g.:

i!y wat"hes T# every evening.

&epending on the 'erb,it(s added )ES* or )IES*.

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSEfor routines

* With the 3rd person singular, an s! is added to the ver".

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E.g.:

i!y goes to s"hoo! in the morning.

"erbs ending in #, +,

S-ES watchES, rushES

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSEfor routines

* With the 3rd person singular, an s! is added to the ver".

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E.g.:

She "arr ies her "e!! phone with her at a!! times.

"erbs ending in /,preceeded b0 a consonant

/-IES studIES

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSEfor routines

* With the 3rd person singular, an s! is added to the ver".

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N#1, /#$2

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NE3TI"E !#RMLook at the chart.

PERS#NL PR#N#$N $4ILIR/ - "ER%

I

YOU

HE

SHE

IT

WEYOU

THEY

don(t work

don(t work

doesn(t work

doesn(t work

doesn(t work

don(t workdon(t work

don(t work

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E.g.:

$oe doesn’t have a pet.

We don’t wat"h T# after !un"h.

She doesn’t "!ean her room.

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSEfor routines

* N(T is used with the 3rd person singular and the ver"

remains in its "ase form.

*N(T is used with #, $ou, We, %hey.

In the negati'e 5orm, it(s necessar0 to

use the auxiliaries N(T or ESN(T.

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N#1, /#$2

+orrect the

sentence.

SHE WALKS

THE DOG WITH

HER BROTHER.

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N#1, /#$2

+orrect the

sentence.

WALK THE DOG

WITH HER

BROTHER.

SE ESN(T

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N#1, /#$2

+orrect the

sentence.

THEY PLAY

BASEBALL.

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N#1, /#$2

+orrect the

sentence.

PLAY

BASEBALL.

TE/ N(T

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N#1, /#$2

+orrect the

sentence.

HE COOKS

BADLY.

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N#1, /#$2

+orrect the

sentence.

COOK BADLY.

E ESN(T

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N#1, /#$2

+orrect the

sentence.

SHE WAKES UP

AT 7 O’CLOCK.

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N#1, /#$2

+orrect the

sentence.

WAKE UP AT 7

O’CLOCK.

SE ESN(T

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INTERR#3TI"E !#RMLook at the chart.

PERS#NL PR#N#$N "ER%

I

YOU

HE

SHE

IT

WEYOU

THEY

work?

work?

work?

work?

work?

work?work?

work?

$4ILIR/

ES

ES

ES

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E.g.:

%oes inda !ike so""er&

What do you do&

Where do they go to s"hoo!&

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSEfor routines

* #n the interrogative form, it&s ne'essary to use the

au(iliaries ) or )ES.

* )ES is used with the 3rd person singular and the

ver" remains in its "ase form.

* ) is used with #, $ou, We, %hey.

* %he au(iliaries always 'ome "efore the su"+e't.

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N#1, /#$2

WE-

W% %#0E

W%

WE1E

 They ride a bike in the park.  They do homework afterlunch.

She wakes up at 6 o’clock.  Jim watches TV at 8 p.m.