Present tense
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Publicado: 5 de junio de 2011
Function and Structure Verb to be & The Simple Present Tense
Verb to be To talk about: • Name • Age • Nationality: • Jobs • Describe things
Present Tense To talk about: • Habits • Routines •Opinions • General statements of fact
Habits: I usually do my HW after dinner. Routines: I have classes every day from 2 to 8:30 Opinions: I like Math classes General statements of fact: The earthrevolves around the sun
Affirmative Form
Subject + Verb + Complement I live in Puebla He She lives in Mexico It We You live in the US They
Important Rules
Verbs ending in “ch”, “sh”, “ss”,“x” or “o”, ad –es for the third person. watches washes He She misses It fixes goes, does
Time Expressions in the Present Tense
• • • • • • • • Every day In General Always Usually Often SometimesRarely Never
Frequency Adverbs
Verb to Be (After am, is, are) I am always on time He is never at school. Present Tense (Before the Verb) I always go to school. Do you usually walk to school? Negative Form
Subject + Auxiliary + Verb + Complement I You We They He She It
don’t
like
football.
doesn’t
like
football
Interrogative Form
Wh-question + Auxiliary + Subject +Verb + Complement + ? Where What time How often do does do Do Does you he they you he live go exercise like study dancing biology to school ? ? ? ? ?
Questions
A: Lisa is Mexican I: Is LisaMexican? Yes, she is. No, she isn’t.
When is Lisa’s birthday? It’s on January, 1st Where is the ball? It’s under the table. A: Lisa lives in Mexico. N: Lisa doesn’t live in the US I: Where does Lisa comefrom? Does Lisa live in France? Does Lisa study? Does Lisa like books? Does Lisa exercise a lot? How often does Lisa eat vegetables? What time does Lisa sleep? Does Lisa have brothers and sisters? Same pattern for all tenses
Wh-question + Auxiliary + Subject + Verb + Complement + ?
Where Where Where Where
do did will have
you you you you
live ? live in 1990 ? live in two years?...
Verb to be To talk about: • Name • Age • Nationality: • Jobs • Describe things
Present Tense To talk about: • Habits • Routines •Opinions • General statements of fact
Habits: I usually do my HW after dinner. Routines: I have classes every day from 2 to 8:30 Opinions: I like Math classes General statements of fact: The earthrevolves around the sun
Affirmative Form
Subject + Verb + Complement I live in Puebla He She lives in Mexico It We You live in the US They
Important Rules
Verbs ending in “ch”, “sh”, “ss”,“x” or “o”, ad –es for the third person. watches washes He She misses It fixes goes, does
Time Expressions in the Present Tense
• • • • • • • • Every day In General Always Usually Often SometimesRarely Never
Frequency Adverbs
Verb to Be (After am, is, are) I am always on time He is never at school. Present Tense (Before the Verb) I always go to school. Do you usually walk to school? Negative Form
Subject + Auxiliary + Verb + Complement I You We They He She It
don’t
like
football.
doesn’t
like
football
Interrogative Form
Wh-question + Auxiliary + Subject +Verb + Complement + ? Where What time How often do does do Do Does you he they you he live go exercise like study dancing biology to school ? ? ? ? ?
Questions
A: Lisa is Mexican I: Is LisaMexican? Yes, she is. No, she isn’t.
When is Lisa’s birthday? It’s on January, 1st Where is the ball? It’s under the table. A: Lisa lives in Mexico. N: Lisa doesn’t live in the US I: Where does Lisa comefrom? Does Lisa live in France? Does Lisa study? Does Lisa like books? Does Lisa exercise a lot? How often does Lisa eat vegetables? What time does Lisa sleep? Does Lisa have brothers and sisters? Same pattern for all tenses
Wh-question + Auxiliary + Subject + Verb + Complement + ?
Where Where Where Where
do did will have
you you you you
live ? live in 1990 ? live in two years?...
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