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    The document provides information on forming the present simple tense in English for affirmative, negative, and interrogative statements. It lists the conjugations for the verbs "to play" in the first, second, third person singular and plural. It also discusses using the present simple tense to talk about routines, habits, permanent situations, facts, schedules, and with stative verbs. The document provides examples of these usage patterns. It addresses forming the negative and interrogative forms of the third person singular as well as spelling rules for different verb types. Finally, it discusses the positioning of adverbs in affirmative, interrogative, and negative statements using the present simple tense.

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    The document provides information on forming the present simple tense in English for affirmative, negative, and interrogative statements. It lists the conjugations for the verbs "to play" in the first, second, third person singular and plural. It also discusses using the present simple tense to talk about routines, habits, permanent situations, facts, schedules, and with stative verbs. The document provides examples of these usage patterns. It addresses forming the negative and interrogative forms of the third person singular as well as spelling rules for different verb types. Finally, it discusses the positioning of adverbs in affirmative, interrogative, and negative statements using the present simple tense.

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    The document provides information on forming the present simple tense in English for affirmative, negative, and interrogative statements. It lists the conjugations for the verbs "to play" in the first, second, third person singular and plural. It also discusses using the present simple tense to talk about routines, habits, permanent situations, facts, schedules, and with stative verbs. The document provides examples of these usage patterns. It addresses forming the negative and interrogative forms of the third person singular as well as spelling rules for different verb types. Finally, it discusses the positioning of adverbs in affirmative, interrogative, and negative statements using the present simple tense.

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    FORMATION

    AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE


    I play I do not / don’t play Do I play?
    You play You do not / don’t play Do you play?
    He plays He does not / doesn’t play Does he play?
    She plays She does not / doesn’t play Does she play?
    It plays It does not / doesn’t play Does it play?
    We play We do not / don’t play Do we play?
    You play You do not / don’t play Do you play?
    They play They do not / don’t play Do they play?
    What do you do?
    Where do you work?
    What time do you work?

    In this case we provide a complete answer.

    How much do they cost? I don’t know.


    What time do you work? I work at 10 o’clock.
    Where do you live? I live in Chile.
    3rd person singular NEGATIVE and
    INTERROGATIVE

    NEGATIVE:
    We use the auxiliary verb DOES + NOT or DOESN’T
    “She does not play the guitar”
    “He doesn’t speak very much”

    INTERROGATIVE: 
    We use the auxiliary DOES before the subject

    “Does she play the guitar?”


    “Does he speak three languages?”
    The spelling for the verb in the third person differs
    depending on the ending of that verb:

    1. For verbs that end in –s, -z -x, -ss, -sh, -ch, -o,
    we add -es in the third person.
    buzz – buzzes catch – catches wash – washes
    kiss – kisses fix – fixes go – goes

    2. For verbs that end in a consonant + y, we remove


    the y and add -ies.
    marry – marries study – studies carry – carries

    NOTE: For verbs that end in a vowel + y, we just


    add -s.
    play – plays enjoy – enjoys say – says
    Present Simple is used for the following purposes:

    o routines, habits, repeated actions


    o permanent or long lasting situations
    o general truths, facts
    o timetables and schedules, official plans (future
    events that are scheduled)
    o in jokes and story telling
    o with stative verbs
    o routines, repeated actions
    o He eats rice for breakfast.

    o permanent situations
    o My friend speaks four languages.

    o facts, general truths


    o The sun sets in the west.
    o Water boils at 100° Celsius

    o official plans (future events that are scheduled)


    o The train departs in 10 minutes.

    o in jokes and story telling


    o In his new film Robert Redford plays the part of a
    brave cowboy
    o with stative verbs
    We use the present simple for many verbs
    of thinking, feeling and sensing. This verbs
    are called stative verbs or 'state' verbs.
    emotion: like love want wish
    mind: agree believe mean know
    appearance: look like resemble seem
    possession: belong consist contain have need own
    perception: see hear taste
    I love lying in bed late on Sunday mornings.
    I need to know right now.
    always seldom

    generally sometimes

    frequently usually

    never every day/year

    often once a week

    rarely twice a year


    Position of adverbs in affirmative sentences:
    FREQUENCY ADVERBS:
    ALWAYS, OFTEN, GENERALLY, USUALLY, NORMALLY, SOMETIMES,
    NEVER.

    He usually dances Hip Hop

    OTHER TIME EXPRESSIONS:


    EVERY DAY, EVERY MONTH, EVERY YEAR, ON SUNDAYS, AT THE
    WEEKENDS ETC
    He plays tennis every day.

    Position of adverbs in interrogative/ negative sentences: after the auxiliary:

    Do you always do your homework?


    Does she sometimes visit you?
    I don’t always go to school
    Tip: The verb never changes when we use and auxiliary verb for
    example DO or DOES, it remains in its base form
    THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE
    questions and answers

    Do you like swimming?


    Yes, I do.
    No, I don’t.
    Does he work as a doctor?
    Yes, he does.
    No, he doesn’t.

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