Name: Elena Prraga Alcntara

USE 1: Repeated Actions

USE 2: Facts or Generalizations

USE 1: Repeated Actions

UsethePresentSimpletoexpresstheideathatan action
is repeated or usual.Theactioncanbeahabit,ahobby,
adailyevent,ascheduledeventorsomethingthatoften
happens.Itcanalsobesomethingapersonoftenforgets
.orusuallydoesnotdo

Subject+(Verb)+(s,es)+Object
play
-Itennis.
- Sheplaytennis.
doesnot
-The traineverymorningat8am.
leaves
- Thetrainleaveat9am.
doesnot

ThePresentSimplecanalsoindicatethespeaker
PresentSimple
believesthatafactwastruebefore,istruenow,and
willbetrueinthefuture.Itisnotimportantifthe
speakeriscorrectaboutthefact.Itisalsousedto
.makegeneralizationsaboutpeopleorthings

Subject+(Verb)+(s,es)+Object
like
Catsmilk.
-

donot
.-Birdslikemilk

are
Windowsmadeofglass.
-
.-Windowsmadeofwood
arenot

Present Simple, third person singular

:Note

he, she, it

:A ,inthethirdpersonsingulartheverb : always ends in

he want s

she need s

.BAdd

es :toverbsendingin
sh

ss

it push es

he pass es

x
he fix es

ch

she catch es

o
He go es

:C Verbs ending in

fly

y the third person changes the; y to ies

flies

cry

cr ies

:Exception

y
:If there is a vowel before the
play

plays

pray

prays

 Negative and question formsuse DOES (=thethird

personofthe auxiliary'DO')+theinfinitiveoftheverb.
Hewants. Does hewant?He does not want.

:Examples
. 1.Third person singular with s or es
a. He goestoschooleverymorning.
b. She understandsEnglish.
c.It mixesthesandandthewater.
d.He triesveryhard.
e.She enjoysplayingthepiano.

:Present Simple, form. 2

Example:to think, present simple

Affirmative

Interrogative

Negative

thinkI

DoIthink?

Idonotthink.

thinkYou

Doyouthink?

Youdon'tthink.

hinkthe, she, it)s(

Doeshe,she,itthink?

He,she,itdoesn'tthink.

thinkwe

Dowethink?

Wedon'tthink.

thinkyou

Doyouthink?

Youdon'tthink.

:Thepresent simpleisused
simple
A.toexpresshabits,generaltruths,repeatedactions
:orunchangingsituations,emotionsandwishes
Ismoke(habit);IworkinLondon(unchangingsituation);
Londonisalargecity(generaltruth).
.
Hedrinksteaatbreakfast.SheonlyeatsfishTheywatchtelevisionregularly-

:B.togiveinstructionsordirections
You walk for two hundred metres, then you turn left.

-YoutaketheNo.6bustoWatneyandthentheNo.10to

Bedford.
.Openthepacketandpourthecontentsintohotwater-

:c.toexpressfixedarrangements,presentorfuture
-Yourexamstartsat09:00.
starts
.Thebellringsat8:00Thebusarrivesat7:00

D.toexpressfuturetime,aftersomeconjunctions:after,
:when, before, as soon as, until
He'llgiveittoyouwhenyou comenextSaturday
come
.Hismotherarrivestomorrow-Ourholidaystartsonthe26thMarch.
.She'llseeyoubeforeshe leaves-

Therearetimeexpressionsthatweuseonlywiththe
:PresentSimpleandtheyare
Everyday,everyFriday,everyweek,everymonth,everysummer,.1
.everymonth,everyyear,always,usually,etc
Allthetime.2.
.Igotoschoolevery day
.Hevisitsme,every summer