七年级英语：《初一英语一般现在时.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.