PRESENT SIMPLE

​1.- WE USE VERBS IN THE BASE FORM

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2.- 3rd PERSON RULE ( HE,SHE,IT)

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3.- AUXILIARIES (DO / DOES)​

​What is present simple useful for?

• To express habits and routines​

• Repeated actions

• General truths

• unchanging situations etc.​

There are some more uses but this are the most common ones​

We use base form of verbs to create sentences in present simple.

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I PLAY WE DANCE​

YOU EAT THEY RUN​

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REMEMBER 3rd peron has a modification,​ that is why HE. SHE , IT is not in the examples.

​VERBS IN THEIR BASE FORM

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3rd PERSON RULE​

​RULE FOR HE/SHE/IT

In this rule we add S to the verbs with the 3rd person only in the affirmative sentences.

• She works ​

• He plays

• It dances​

This APPLIES ONLY FOR THE AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES

AUXILIARIES DO / DOES​

​THE AUXILIARIES APPEAR FOR FIRST TIME IN THE NEGATIVE SENTENCES

The auxiliaries help to construct a sentences in the negative for first time, and they are completaly necesesary for the 2 types of questions.​

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In negative - don´t / doesn´t ​

yes/no question - Do you ...​?

WH question - Where do you ...​?

​EXAMPLES:

I play football

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She dances salsa​

​​SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT

3rd person

SUBJECT + VERB+S + COMPLEMENT​

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EXAMPLES:​

You don´t play football

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She doesn´t dance salsa​

SUBJECT + AUXILIARY+ NOT + VERB​ + COMPLEMENT

​EXAMPLE:

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Do you like pizza ?

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Does he sing opera ​?

YES / NO QUESTION

AUXILIARY +SUBJECT+VERB+COMPLEMENT+?​

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​EXAMPLE:

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Where do they live now ​?

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When does Martha cook lasagna ​?

WH QUESTION

WH+AUXILIARY+SUBJECT+VERB+COMPLEMENT+​?

ACTIVITY TO ANSWER​

ANSWER THE NEXT QUESTIONS USING INFORMATION FROM THE PRESENTATION​