GRAMAR:
Present Simple:
Positive:
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Negative: |
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Wh-
Question: |
Subject: |
Verb: |
Subject: |
do: |
Verb: |
do: |
Subject: |
Verb: |
I / You / We / They |
work |
I / You / We / They |
don't
(do not) |
Work |
Where: |
do |
I / You / We / They |
work? |
He / She / It |
works |
He / She / It |
doesn't
(does not) |
does |
He / She / It |
Yes / No
questions: |
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Positive short
answers: |
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Negative short
answers: |
do: |
Subject: |
Verb: |
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Subject: |
do: |
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Subject: |
do: |
Do |
I / You / We / They |
work? |
Yes, |
I / You / We / They |
don't |
No, |
I / You / We / They |
don't |
Does |
He / She / It |
He / She / It |
doesn't |
He / She / It |
doesn't |
Form:
Speling:
With he, she, it we usually add - s to positive verbs:
Simon works in a bank NOT: Simon work in a bank.
BUT:
add - es for verbs ending in -o, -ch, -s, -sh, -x:
go - goes, teach - teaches, kiss - kisses, wash - washes. mix - mixes
change -y to -i and add -es for verbs ending in a consonant + -y:
study - studies, marry - marries, try - tries
have changes to has:
He has three sisters. NOT: He have three sisters.
Use:
Habits, routines, permanent situations
I usually get up late at the weekend.
He works for an advertising company.
With frequency adverbs
100% ... I always arrive on time.
| ... I usually arrive on time.
| ... I often arrive on time.
| ... I simetimes arrive on time.
| ... I hardly ever arrive on time.
0% ... I never arrive on time.