Hey
learners!💖
It's time to learn about the PRESENT SIMPLE. Have you ever heard about
this verb tense?
The
PRESENT SIMPLE is one of the most important verbs in English, and what’s more,
one of the first tenses that is learnt in English.
This English verb tense is used with:
- Facts: any kind of assumption à I love English.
- Habits and routines: actions that are practiced with a regular tendency à I study English every day.
- Adverbs of frequency: click on it in order to learn more and practice about this issue à I always learn English with this Instagram account.
In order to make it clearer, I recommend you to have a look at the following picture👇🏻:
What is more, it is also necessary to notice that this verb tense is frequently used with some key words rather than others. Thus, I suggest you to pay attention to the following picture and take notes of those important words. These clues will help you to differentiate this verb tense from the others.
Now, it’s time to learn how this verb tense is formed. In order to learn this aspect, have a look at the following picture and try to deduce the rule🤔.
As
you can see, there exists two different groups in order to create the PRESENT
SIMPLE tense.
1. Group 1: I, YOU, WE, YOU, THEY à In
Spanish I call them ‘pelotón’ since they are all together.
2. Group 2: HE, SHE, IT à I call them ‘supernenas’
in Spanish since they are not only different from the rest, but they also take
a final ‘-s’ in the affirmative form.
Now,
it is also important to make a difference between the affirmative, negative and
interrogative form.
- AFFIRMATIVE: Only the second group takes
-s. The first group just inserts the VERB, as in the infinitive form.
- NEGATIVE: Either you use DON’T or DOESN’T
+ VERB. This verb does never take an -s, since it already appears in the
auxiliary.
- INTERROGATIVE: In order to create the
interrogative form it is necessary to follow the following structure: DO / DOES
+ SUBJECT + VERB…?
🚨 As you can notice there is an inversion of
the subject; in other words, the auxiliary comes before the subject. What is
more, no ‘-s’ is attached to the verb.
Additionally, in order to summarise this issue, I recommend you to have a look at the following two pictures in order to make sure you have understood how this verb is formed.
Besides, in order to summarise every explained aspect, I recommend you to have a look at the following picture which clearly explains every key aspect about the PRESENT SIMPLE.
Is it crystal clear? I hope so👏🏻. In case you want to learn more about the Present Simple tense, check the following Youtube video on my channel👇🏼.
Nonetheless, in order to practice with this topic, I recommend
you to have a look at the following exercise and try to do it on your own,
avoiding the answers. Once you have finished with it, you can keep on
practicing with the attached online exercises.
·
I ____live____ (live) in Madrid, but my sister
___lives___ (live) in Thailand.
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___Do___ you ___know___ (know) where my
phone is?
·
Sarah ___loves___ (love) comedies but she
____doesn’t like___ (not like) talk shows very much.
·
When father ___comes___ (come) home, we
always ___start___ (start) dinner.
·
___Does___ Chris ___play___ (play)
football every day? Of course, he ___does___.
·
We ___don’t have___ (not have) three English
lessons per week, we usually ___have___ (have) four or five.
Have a look at the following picture and try to invent sentences that describe your routine, you can also invent sentences for your friend's routine and thus, add an '-s' or '-es' to the verbs; you can also create sentences in the negative or interrogative form and even add adverbs of frequency. Notice that some examples are already given just below.
- John never has dinner late. He hates that.
Don’t forget to post your doubts in the comment’s box below or directly ask them to your teacher in your next lesson!✌🏻
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