Grammar presentation about uses of present simple and adverbs of frequency.

1. Present Simple:
affirmative and negative |
Adverbs of frequency
1.2

2. When do we use the Present Simple?
I don’t read much.
My sister often watches TV.
We sometimes play the guitar together.
We use the Present Simple for facts and routines.
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3. The text mentions six parts of Sandi’s daily routine.
Look!
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Read about Sandi. How many parts of her daily routine
does the text mention?
Sandi gets up at 4 a.m. every day. She often eats
pizza for breakfast. She doesn’t go to school by car –
she always flies there in a helicopter. She studies
chocolate science and animal photography at school.
After school, she usually reads a book about car
mechanics. She never goes to bed later than 7 p.m.

4. Affirmative I/You/We/They
He/She/It
Negative I/You/We/They
He/She/It
How do we make sentences in the Present
Simple? (1)
don’t (do not) live
doesn’t (does not) watch
live in a small town.
watches films on TV.
in a small town.
films on TV.
Present Simple

5. How do we make sentences in the Present
Simple? (2)
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He/She/It
breakfast. (eat)
SPELLING RULES: I/you/we/they he/she/it Rule
Most verbs
Verbs ending in -o, -ch,
-sh, -ss and -x
Verbs ending in
consonant + -y
lives
study
goes
live
go
studies
+ -s
+ -es
-y + -ies
watch watches
wash washes

6. How do we make sentences in the Present
Simple ? (3)
always
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I always listen to music on my phone.
We don’t often watch films at school.
She’s never late.
usually often sometimes never
Adverbs of frequency go
before the main verb,
but after don’t/doesn’t and
am/is/are.
Adverbs of frequency

7. 1. the guitar / I / in a rock group / play
I play the guitar in a rock group.
2. American films / sometimes / watch / we
3. busy / she / always / is
4. go out / don’t / on Mondays / I / usually
5. comics / often / doesn’t / my sister / read
6. never / with / plays / my dog / a ball
Order the words to make sentences.
We sometimes watch American films.
She is always busy.
I don’t usually go out on Mondays. OR On Mondays I don’t usually go out.
My sister doesn’t often read comics.
My dog never plays with a ball.
Practice Time
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