七年级英语课件：《初一英语 一般现在时PPT课件.ppt

Simple Present Verbs They are the right verb form for normal conditions and facts. Use simple present for the usual. The simple present indicates common, everyday activities and conditions: Verbs to use: want, take, and eat. Most people __ lunch around noon everyday. (It is no surprise; it’s just a commonality.) 2. Students __ quizzes in the class. (Quizzes are normal parts of classes.) The babysitter __ more money to watch the kids. (She wants more money not just today, but everyday.) Use simple present for facts. We express facts in the simple present. Verbs to use: prescribe, cost, and get: Hurricanes ___ insurance companies millions of dollars each year. Nurse practitioners ___ medications just like medical doctors. Criminal justice majors ___ jobs in law enforcement. Negate action verbs with don’t. To make negatives, action verbs combine with don’t or doesn’t: Most students have jobs, but some __. Ericka __ work at any job at all. __ forget to finish your homework. The professor __ finish the quiz yet. __ you still have homework to do? Negate be verbs with not. Negate am, are, and is with not: I’m an instructor. I __ a technician. There __ enough computers for everyone. The college __ responsible for your books. The parking lot __ big enough for all cars. We __ learning Chinese in this course. It __ necessary to memorize everything. You __ required to write an essay yet. Use do in yes-no questions. Begin yes-no questions with action verbs with do or does. __ most college students borrow money to pay their school bills? __ your friend Miguel take English Composition class? __ you read faster than you write? __ the weather look good today? __ you feel better when you pass quizzes? Frequency words front action verbs. Put frequency words before action verbs. Words: always, often, rarely, never, and usually Our class __ meets in its normal room. We __ go out to the language lab. The professor __ misses our class. The sun __ shines in the summer.