Simple Present

The Simple Present Affirmative,Interrogative andNegative forms

The present simple is used for:repeated actions or daily routines usually with timeexpressions such as:every day,every week,every MondayShe usually plays tennis at the weekend.

The present simple is used for:permenant statesHe works in an office.He is a businessman.He lives in New York.

The present simple is used for:general truths or laws of natureThe sun sets in the west.

The moon movesaround the earth.Affirmative form

Iplaybasketball every Saturday.Youplaybasketball every Saturday.Heplaybasketball every Saturday.Sheplaybasketball every Saturday.Itplaybasketball every Saturday.Weplaybasketball every Saturday.Youplaybasketball every Saturday.Theyplaybasketball every Saturday.sssNegative form

Idontwashthe car every day.Youdontwashthe car every day.Hedoesntwashthe car every day.Shedoesntwashthe car every day.Itdoesntwashthe car every day.Wedontwashthe car every day.Youdontwashthe car every day.Theydontwashthe car every day.Interrogative formDoIgo to the cinema?Doyougo to the cinema?Doeshego to the cinema?Doesshego to the cinema?Doesitgo to the cinema?Dowego to the cinema?Doyougo to the cinema?Dotheygo to the cinema?Youplaybasketballeverysaturday.(+)(-)dontYouplaybasketballeverysaturday.(?)Youplaybasketballeverysaturday?DoThe Third Person Singular Verbs: RulesAdd s to the verbsRead: readsPlay: playsCome: comesLike: likesWork: works Read: She reads story books everyday.Play: He plays football on sundays.Come: Maria comes to school by car.Like: Marcus likes to listen to music.Work: Pedro works for Mabel Factory.Live: Lcia lives in LOndon. Verbs ending in s, sh, ch, x, o add es Pass: passesWash: WashesFix: fixesGo: goesDo: dosPass: Kris passes me the salt, pleaseWash: Carlos Washes his car on Sundays.Fix: Andre fixes his bike when it breaksGo: Susy goes to the club at the weekendDo: Mrcia does her homework at 3:00 p.mVerbs ending in y followed by consonant, change y to ies Study: studiesFly: fliesDry: driesCry: cries

We use the simple present tense when:

Listen to the song and complete the gaps with the THE MISSING VERBS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJp8Mg9rjq0BE, COME, GET, GO, GUIDE, IGNITE, KNOW, LOSE, LOVE, NEED, SUCCEED, TRY VERSE 1When you ............... your best, but you ..............,When you .............. what you want, but not what you ..............,When you .............. so tired, but you can't sleep,(You ..............) .............. in reverse. VERSE 2When the tears .............. streaming down your face,When you .............. something you can't replace,When you .............. someone, but it .............. to waste,Could it be worse? CHORUSLights .............. you homeAnd (.......).............. your bonesAnd I .............. to fix you.

VERSE 3High up above, or down below;When you.............. too in love to let it go,If you never .............. you'...... never ..............,What you are worth

VERSE 1When you try your best, but you don't succeed,When you get what you want, but not what you need,When you feel so tired, but you can't sleep,(You are) Stuck in reverse.

VERSE 2When the tears come streaming down your face,When you lose something you can't replace,When you love someone, but it goes to waste,Could it be worse?

CHORUSLights will guide you homeAnd ignite your bonesAnd I will try to fix you.

VERSE 3High up above, or down below;When youre too in love to let it go,If you never try you'll never know,What you are worth.I got a man with two left feetAnd when he dances down to the beatI really think that he should knowThat his rhythms go go go

I got a man with two left feetAnd when he dances down to the beatI really think that he should knowThat his rhythms go go go

CHORUSDoes he wash up? Never wash upDoes he clean up? No, he never cleans upDoes he brush up? Never brushed upHe does nothing the boy does nothing(Repeat chorus)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb5cudysmq8Hey boy how you been?I got a thousand linesWhere do I begin?And II been here, been thereTravelingI saw you at the cornerMy vibe kicked in

AndTwo fieldsI clock youWearing tight jeansA real nice suitHe was smiling like youWas just seventeenI asked him for a danceHe said 'yes please'

Take a sip of dancing juiceEverybody's onto youThrough the left and to the rightEverybody hit the rhythmIt's on tonightI'm gonna feel the heat within my soulI need a man to take controlLet the melody blow you all away

CHORUSDoes he wash up? Never wash upDoes he clean up? No, he never cleans upDoes he brush up? Never brushed upHe does nothing the boy does nothing(Repeat chorus)

Work it out nowWork it, Work it out now

Do the mumboShake it all around now

Everybody on the floorLet me see you clap your hands

I wanna see you workI wanna see you move your body in turnI wanna see you shake your hips and learn

I wanna see you work it, work it, work it out now

I wanna see you workI wanna see you move your body in turnI wanna see you shake your hips and learn

I wanna see you work it, work it, work it out now

CHORUSDoes he wash up? Never wash upDoes he clean up? No, he never cleans upDoes he brush up? Never brushed upHe does nothing the boy does nothing(Repeat chorus)

And if the man can't dance, he gets no second chance