The Present Simple uchile现在简单uchile.cl.pptVIP

The Present Simple USE 1: Repeated Actions??? USE 2: Facts or Generalizations???? The Usages of the Present Simple Use 1 Use the Present Simple to express the idea that an action is repeated or usual. The action can be a habit, a hobby, a daily event, a scheduled event or something that often happens. It can also be something a person often forgets or usually does not do. USE 1: Repeated Actions??? Examples - I tennis. - She play tennis. - The train every morning at 8 am. - The train leave at 9am. Subject + (Verb) + (s, es) + Object play does not leaves does not USE 2: Facts or Generalizations????? The Present Simple can also indicate the speaker believes that a fact was true before, is true now, and will be true in the future. It is not important if the speaker is correct about the fact. It is also used to make generalizations about people or things. . - Cats milk.- Birds like milk. - Windows made of glass.- Windows made of wood. Examples Subject + (Verb) + (s, es) + Object like do not are are not Present Simple, third person singular Note: he, she, it in the third person singular the verb, always ends in : s he want s she need s Grammatical View A: Add es to verbs ending in: ss x sh ch he pass she catch he fix it push B. o es es es es He go es Verbs ending in y ;the third person changes the to ies fly fl cry C: y ies cr ies Exception: If there is a vowel before the : y s pray play play pray s §?Negative and question forms use DO or DOES (=the third person of the auxiliaryDO) + the infinitive of the verb.He wants. Does he want? He does not want. . 1.Third person singular with s or esa. He goes to school every morning.b. She understands English.c. It mixes the sand and the water.d. He tries very hard.e. She enjoys playing the piano. Examples: Affirmative Interrogative Negative I think Do I think? I do not think You think Do you