3-1 FORM AND BASIC MEANING OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

SINGULAR PLURAL
1st PERSON 2nd PERSON 3rd PERSON

I walk you walk she walks he walks it walks

we walk you walk they walk

3-1 FORM AND BASIC MEANING OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

(a) I eat lunch every afternoon. (b) Max drives to work every day. (c) We get up every morning. (d) Kyle calls Mimi every weekend. HABITS =
7 14 21 28 M T W Th F Sat S USUAL 3 4 5 6 ACTIVITIES 1 2 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 29 30 31

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

3-1 Lets Practice

We _____ television every day. watch

watch

watches

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Jara _____ a walk in the morning. takes

take

takes

3-2 USING FREQUENCY ADVERBS: ALWAYS, USUALLY, OFTEN, SOMETIMES, SELDOM, RARELY, NEVER

100%

(a) Mary always eats lunch at school.

90%- 99% (b) Mary usually eats lunch at school. 75%- 90% (c) Josh often eats hamburgers. 25%- 75% (d) Tia sometimes eats lunch at school. 5%- 10% (e) Tia seldom eats lunch at school. 1%- 10% (f) Eva rarely washes her car. 0%

(g) Jay never goes to the zoo.

frequency adverbs
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3-2 Lets Practice

Talia _______ feeds her dog. always

Sun.Mon. Tues. Wed.Thurs. Fri. Sat.

always usually often sometimes seldom rarely never

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usually Luke _______ cooks dinner.

Sun.Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.

always usually often sometimes seldom rarely never

3-3 OTHER FREQUENCY EXPRESSIONS

once a week. (a) She goes to the library twice a week. five times a week.
Sun.Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.

3-3 OTHER FREQUENCY EXPRESSIONS

(b) I go to school five times a week. (c) I go to the movies twice a month. (d) I go to the beach once a year. how many times a day a week a month a year
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3-3 OTHER FREQUENCY EXPRESSIONS

(e) I feed my dog every morning. I ride my horse every week. I wash my car every year. Every is singular.

Correct? no every weeks

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3-3 Lets Practice

How often do you drink coffee?

Every morning.

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3-3 Lets Practice

So you always drink coffee?

Yes.

always usually often sometimes seldom rarely never

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Mei doesnt drink coffee.

I know. She never drinks coffee.

always usually often sometimes seldom rarely never

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3-4 USING FREQUENCY ADVERBS WITH BE

Jeff is always dirty.

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3-4 USING FREQUENCY ADVERBS WITH BE

SUBJECT

+ BE

FREQUENCY ADVERB

Jeff

seldom usually never often rarely always is + sometimes dirty. am is + are

FREQUENCY ADVERB

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3-4 USING FREQUENCY ADVERBS WITH BE

SUBJECT

FREQUENCY ADVERB

OTHER SIMPLE PRESENT VERBS

seldom Sergio + sometimes + rides a bike. rarely never often usually always
frequency adverb + all simple present verbs except be
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3-4 Lets Practice

He is tired.

usually

______________________________________

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3-4 Lets Practice

Jeff is sad.

never

_________________________________________

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3-8 SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -S / -ES

SPELLING

PRONUNCIATION

(a) run rain scrub love

runs rains scrubs loves

-s as /z/
voiced

3rd person singular

add -s
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3-8 SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -S I -ES

SPELLING

PRONUNCIATION

(b) sink meet fight cough

sinks meets fights coughs

-s as /s/
voiceless

3rd person singular

add -s
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3-8 SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -S I -ES

SPELLING

PRONUNCIATION

pushes (c) push watches watch misses miss taxes tax -sh, -ch, -ss, -x

-es as / z/

3rd person singular

add -es
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3-8 SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -S I -ES

SPELLING

PRONUNCIATION

(d) dry study

dries studies

-es as / z/

consonant + -y

3rd person singular

change y to i, add -es

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3-8 SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -S I -ES

SPELLING

PRONUNCIATION

(e) pay buy

pays buys

-s as /z/

vowel + -y

3rd person singular

add -s
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3-8 SPELLING AND PRONUNCIATION OF FINAL -S I -ES

SPELLING

PRONUNCIATION

(f) have go do

has goes does

e /ha z/ /gowz/ e /d z/

3rd person singular forms

irregular
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3-8 Lets Practice

push Mark ______ his pushes bike up the hill every afternoon.

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3-8 Lets Practice

dream Brenda often dreams ______ about her old home.

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3-9 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: NEGATIVE

(a) They do not drink milk. We You I

I We You They NEGATIVE:

+ do not + main verb

(b) She does not drink milk. e It

She He It

+ does not + main verb

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3-9 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: NEGATIVE

(a) I do not drink milk. (b) She does not drink milk. do and does = helping verbs She does not drinks milk. ?
3rd person singular no -s on main verb
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3-9 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: NEGATIVE

(c) I dont drink milk. They dont go to the lake. (d) He doesnt drink milk. Jack doesnt like dogs.
CONTRACTIONS:

do not = dont does not = doesnt

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3-9 Lets Practice

smile not This child doesnt smile ___________.

(use the contraction)

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3-9 Lets Practice

We ________ snakes. dont like

(use the contraction)

like not

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3-9 Lets Practice

dont doesnt

feed jump run speak

Sometimes I ____ ____ my cat. dont feed My husband _____ her. feeds
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dont doesnt

sit need like run

She doesnt ____ fast at the gym. ______ run She gets tired.
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3-10 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: YES/NO QUESTIONS

QUESTION

SHORT ANSWER

(i) Do you like ice cream?

Yes, I do. No, I dont.

(j) Does Max like ice cream? Yes, he does. No, he doesnt.
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3-11 Lets Practice

Question: Does the child have a toothbrush? Answer: Yes, he does.

(The child has a toothbrush.)

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3-11 Lets Practice

Question: Where does he brush his teeth? Answer: In the bathroom.

(He brushes his teeth in the bathroom.)

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3-12 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: ASKING INFORMATION QUESTIONS WITH WHEN AND WHAT TIME

When do you go shopping? What time do you go shopping?

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3-12 THE SIMPLE PRESENT: ASKING INFORMATION QUESTIONS WITH WHEN AND WHAT TIME

Q-WORD + DO/ + SUBJECT + MAIN DOES VERB

(a) When

do

you

go

to work?

At eight oclock. (b) What time do you go to work?

At eight oclock.
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3-13 SUMMARY: INFORMATION QUESTIONS WITH BE AND DO Q-WORD + BE + SUBJECT LONG ANSWER

(b) Where (c) When (d) What

are your gloves? They are at home. is is lunch? Lunch is at noon. your name? the movie? My name is Uma. The movie is at 5:00.
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(e) What time is

3-13 SUMMARY: INFORMATION QUESTIONS WITH BE AND DO Q-WORD + DO + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB

(f) Where

does she

live? She lives in Belgium. start? It starts at 9:00 A.M. play? She plays tennis. study? I study at night.
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(g) What time does school (h) What (i) When does she do you

3-13 Lets Practice

is

are

does

do

do Where ____ they buy food?

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3-13 Lets Practice

is

are

does

do

does What time _____ the train leave?

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3-13 Lets Practice

is

are

does

do

is When ____ your test?

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3-13 Lets Practice

is

are

does

do

are What ____ their names?

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