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    The document provides information about using the present simple tense in English. It discusses: 1) When the present simple is used, such as for habits, repeated actions, general truths, and instructions. 2) Forming the third person singular with -s, such as "he goes". 3) Forming negative sentences with "don't" or "doesn't" and questions with "do/does". 4) Asking questions about the subject using who, what, which.

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    PRESENT

    Present Simple
    The Present Tense is used:

    • For habits
    He drinks tea at breakfast.
    She only eats fish.
    They watch television regularly.

    • For repeated actions or events


    We catch the bus every morning.
    It rains every afternoon in the hot season.
    They drive to Monaco every summer.

    • For general truths


    Water freezes at zero degrees.
    The Earth revolves around the Sun.
    Her mother is Peruvian.

    • For instructions or directions


    Open the packet and pour the contents into hot water.
    You take the No.6 bus to Watney and then the No.10 to Bedford.

    • For fixed arrangements


    His mother arrives tomorrow.
    Our holiday starts on the 26th March

    • With future constructions


    She'll see you before she leaves.
    We'll give it to her when she arrives.

    Simple Present signal words

    • Simple Present signal words: always, every, never, normally, now and
    then, occasionally, often, rarely, seldom, sometimes, usually.

    BE CAREFUL! The simple present is not used to express actions


    happening now. We use Present Continuous
    Simple present, third person singular
    NOTE: he, she, it: in the third person singular the verb
    usually ends in –s except when there is a modal verb
    (can, will, should , could, may, might, etc.),the verb
    remains in the infinitive.
    he goes, she needs, he gives, she thinks, he can go,
    she may need, he could give, she may think

    1. Verbs ending in consonant and -y : the third person


    changes the -y to -ies:
    fly flies, cry cries

    Exception: if there is a vowel before the -y:


    play plays, pray prays

    2. Add -es to verbs ending in:-ss, -ch, -x, -sh, ,-z,-o,-:


    he passes, she catches, he fixes, it pushes ,it buzzes, he goes

    Negative Sentences in the Simple Present


    Tense Note: To make a negative sentence in English we
    normally use Don't or Doesn't with all verbs EXCEPT To Be and Modal
    verbs (can, might, should, must, etc.)

    Negative: You don't speak French. She doesn’t eat meat. I cannot
    swim.

    Questions in the Simple Present Tense


    Note: To make a question in English we normally use Do or Does.. with all
    verbs EXCEPT To Be and Modal verbs (can, might, should, must, etc.)

    Question: Do you speak English? Does he like milk? Are you a


    student? Is he in London? Must I come?

    Asking for the subject


    Note: Simple Present questions with: who, what, which.

    Question: Who is Mr. Bone? What is this? Which shop seems to be the
    best?

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