The Simple Present!
The Simple Present (Auxiliary Do /Does) expresses:
• Daily habits or usual activities, for example:
I eat cereal for breakfast every day.
• General statements of fat, for example:
The earth resolves around the sun.
STATEMENT
SHEHE WorksIT
IYOUWE WorkTHEY
Important
3rd person rul
Final ch/sh/ss/x/z write es
Washes / Fixes / touches
Final Consonat+y change y to ies
Cry: Cries Try: Tries
Final vowel+y write s
Buy: Buys Pay: Pays
Exeptions: have,Has /do,does
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Every Day Activities
He flosses his teeth every night.
She washes her face every day morning.
He goes to bed late on fridays.
I make the bed every day.
Adverbs
Every day. Every week.Every year . Every month.On Friday .Once a year.Once a week. Once a month.Once in a While.Twice a week.All mondays.All sundays.All days.Twice a month.Twice a years.
Exercise:Coose the correct completions
1. My mother and father (eat/eats) breakfast 7:00am every day.
2. My mother (drink/drinks) tea with her breakfast.
3. I (take/takes) a bath every morning.
4. My sister (takes/take) a shower.
5. I (studies/study) english with my frinds.
6. We (walk/walks) to schoo together every morning.
7. Class (begin/begins) at 9:00am every day.
8. It (stop/ stops/stop) at 12:00md for lunch.
9. We (eats/eat) in the cafeteria.
10.My friends and I (go/goes)home at 3:00 every afternoon.
Negatives Statements
He makes dinner twice a week.
He does not make dinner twice a week.
He doesn’t make dinner twice a week.
They play football all Sundays.
They do not play football all Sundays.
They don’t play football all Sundays.
I make my lunch every day.
I do not make my lunch every day.
I don’t make my lunch every day.
For negative statements we are always use auxiliary DO/DOES.
She/He/ it Does
Using Frequency Adverbs.
Subject + Abverb + Verb + Complement
Bob always eats breakfast at 9:00am every day.
They often wacth the news at night on Mondays.
I rarely drink milk at night.
I never eat paper.
She sometimes reads a newspaper all Sundays.
Adverbs of frequency:
Always Almost always
UsuallyOften
SometimesHardly ever
Almost neverNever Rarely Seldon
Exercise
Rewrite the sentences adding the frequency adverb.
1. (never) I eat carrots for breakfast.
2. (sometimes) She has tea with dinner.
3. (Usually) Sonia eats lunch at the cafeteria.
4. (Rarely) Carlos Drinks coffee at night.
5. (Always)The students speak English in the classroom.
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Doesit
I YouWe
Dothey
When WhereWho HowWhat WhyWhich
What kind of
Questions With Do/Does
Adverbs of frequency:
Always Almost always
UsuallyOften
SometimesHardly ever
Almost nevernever
Making QuestionsYes / No Questions
Do/Does + subj + Verb + Obj ?
Does Juan shave his face once a week?Short answer: Yes, He does / No, He does not / He doesn’t.Long answer: Yes, He does. He shaves his face once a week. No, He doesn’t shave his face once a week.
Wh Questions
Wh + Do / Does + Suj + Verb + Obj ?
What do you usually do on Mondays morning?I usually make my breakfast.
What kind of music does she like?She likes instrumental music.
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Connector Words
It show a logical relationship between
events.
First
Next
After that
Then
Finaly
First
Next
Then
After that
Finally
