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THE SIMPLE SIMPLE PRESENT PRESENT Colégio Vértice Profa. Rita Moretti Uses Uses of of The The Simple Simple Present Present 1. The Simple Present can be used to refer to actions which occur at regular intervals. Rita teaches English at Colégio Vértice three times a week. Ann sings in the school choir. Daniel always sleeps during his Math class. He usually drinks She usually works on tea after a meal. her basket after dinner.
They go to a dance every Sunday.
They take a walk with their son every day. More do/ sentences: every run/every day day
He runs to school every She does her day. homework not/do/homework every day.
He doesn’t do his homework every
day. not/like
get She doesn’t A+ like He gets an A+ on school. every quiz!
He always listen/always listens to the teacher!! I always make a snowman in the winter.
I don’t.
I throw make snowballs. throw I always brush my teeth.
I don’t. eat
I always eat a lot of candy. Mmmm. brush 2. The Simple Present is also used in stating general truths. The earth goes around the sun. Birds fly. Water freezes at 32 degrees.
32º
Triangles have three sides.
3. Occasionally, the Simple Present is used to express actions occurring in the future. • Our plane leaves at eight o'clock tomorrow night. 4. In addition, the Simple Present is used when referring to printed material, and when describing events portrayed in a book, film, or other work of art. NASA starts countdown to Mars mission.
(from cnn.com) Formation Formation of of the the simple simple present present The simple present is formed from the bare infinitive of the verb. As shown in the following examples, the bare infinitive of a verb consists of the infinitive without the word to. Infinitive Bare Infinitive
to be be
to walk walk
to work work For example, the Simple Present of the verb to work is conjugated as follows: I work
you work
he works
she works
it works
we work
they work
The form of the verb used with the subjects he, she and it is generally referred to as the third person singular Spelling rules for the third person singular Some verbs change their spelling by JUST adding S to their bare infinitive. (work – show ) When a verb ends in Y preceded by a vowel just add S. ( play – enjoy – buy) When a verb ends in Y preceded by a consonant cut the Y and add ies. (study – worry – carry) When a verb ends in SS, SH, CH, X, Z and O just add ES. (go – teach – wash – watch – fix – buzz) The The auxiliaries auxiliaries DO DO and and DOES DOES The auxiliaries DO and Does are used to make the Interrogative and Negative forms. Negative form
I/You/We/They + do not (don’t) +
bare infinitive (verb without “to”) We do not (don’t) swim. He/She/It + does not (doesn’t) + bare infinitive She does not (doesn’t) swim Interrogative form
Do + I/You/We/They +bare infinitive
Do they swim? Does + He/She/It + bare infinitive Does he swim? Note: The simple present of the verb To Have is conjugated as follows: I have
you have
he has
she has
it has
we have
they have Paulo and Daniel like to go to soccer games. Do Paulo and Daniel like to go to soccer games? Paulo and Daniel do not (don’t) like to go to soccer games.
Rita goes to the gym three times a week.
Does Rita go to the gym three times a week? Rita does not (doesn’t) go to the gym three times a week.
Eduardo studies engineering at Mackenzie.
Does Eduardo study engineering at Mackenzie? Eduardo does not (doesn’t) study engineering at Mackenzie. Don’t forget! The auxiliary DO is used with the pronouns I, YOU, WE and THEY
The auxiliary DOES is used with the pronouns HE,
SHE and IT
When you use the auxiliary DOES
(INTERROGATIVE AND NEGATIVE FORMS), put the verb in its bare infinitive (without “to”). That’s That’s all all for for now now folks! folks! Thanks! Teacher Rita
