Present simple explanation

2. PLEASE READ THE SENTENCE !
• JAMES IS A TAXI DRIVER. HE DRIVES A TAXI. BUT ON SUNDAYS
HE DOESN'T DRIVE HIS TAXI. HE STAYS AT HOME.
THE VERB BE, DRIVE, STAY ARE IN THE SIMPLE PRESENT.

3. THE USE OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT:
•TO GIVEYOUR OPINION - I LIKE ICE CREAM. I DON'T LIKE SPICY FOOD.
•TOTALK ABOUT SCHEDULES -THE LIBRARY OPENSAT EIGHT.
IT DOESN'T OPEN AT 7.
•TOTALK ABOUT DAILY HABITS (ROUTINE ACTIONS)- SARA EATS A
CHEESE FOR BREAKFAST EVERY DAY. SHE DOESN'T EAT CEREAL.
•TO GIVE FACTS -THE EARTH CIRCLESTHE SUN.THE MOON DOESN'T
CIRCLETHE SUN.

4. THE AFFIRMATIVE FORM OF THE SIMPLE
PRESENT:
I, you, we, they play.
He, she, it plays.
SUBJECT
I
VERB IN
PRESENT
play
COMPLEMENT
soccer

5. REMEMBER !
verbs in the third person
singular (he,she and it)
always take an "s“ at the
end. For example,
"he plays, she sings,
it works..."

6. EXAMPLES
• NANCY AND JAMES SPEAK GOOD GERMAN.
• NANCY WORKS IN A RESTAURANT.
• THE CHILDREN PLAY IN THE GARDEN EVERY WEEKEND.

7. INTERROGATIVE FORM OF THE SIMPLE
PRESENT:
Do I, you, we, they
play?
Does he, she, it
Do/Does SUBJECT Verb ?

8. EXAMPLES
• DO YOU SPEAK GOOD GERMAN?
• DOES NANCY WORK IN A RESTAURANT DOWNTOWN?

9. THE NEGATIVE FORM OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT:
I, you, we,they do not
play.
don't
He, she, it does not
doesn't
Don’t /
Doesn’tsubject Verb Complement

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