jueves, 7 de abril de 2011

PRESENT SIMPLE USES AND FORM

USES

Para describir acciones repetidas o hábitos :

I get up at seven every morning
Para referirse a cosas que siempre o generalmente son ciertas :

The sun sets in the west.

 

Para describir una  situación permanente o una condición que no tiene inicio o terminación  definida pero que en el momento es cierta :

We live in
London.

Para expresar  acciones y eventos que forman parte de un calendario fijo con sentido de futuro:

The train leaves at 8’30.

Para expresar lo que nos gusta y no nos gusta (usando verbos especiales tales como : Like, hate, love, enjoy,  be crazy about..., tomando en cuenta que la conjugación del presente la llevan estos verbos y que el verbo principal llevará -ing en su terminación).

I like reading books.
He hates washing dishes.
She enjoys wacthing movies.
Children love  eating chocolates.


 
Para expresar acciones presentes se usan los advervios de frecuenciapara referir la frecuencia con que el hecho acontece,every day,sometimes,always,often, usually, seldom , rarely, never.

She often studies in the libraryTambién usamos expresiones de tiempo tales com  every day/ week/ year, in the morning/ afternoon/ evening / at night/ once a week/ on monday:

I go to the gym once a week.

Los verbos de sentido tambien son usados en presente simple  (hear, taste, see, smell, sound ...)
 

PRESENT SIMPLE (FORM)
AFFIRMATIVE FORM
SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMEN
I get up at seven every morning.

NEGATIVE FORM
SUBJECT + AUX DO DOES + NOT+ MAIN VERB+ COMPLEMENT
We  do not live in London.
We  don’t live in London.
Luis  doesn’t  play soccer.

INTERROGATIVE FORM
AUX DO DOES + SUBJECT+  MAIN VERB+ COMPLEMENT+ ?
Does  Gaby  go to the gym once a week?
Do you use internet for your homework?

CONJUGATION RULES
 There is something important  we have to notice when conjugating verbs in present simple, the only one person we have to change is the 3rd singular person.

1.- MOST OF THE VERBS ADD  S TO THE 3RD SINGULAR PERSON (She, He and It).
read- reads

2.- ADD ES TO THE VERBS ENDING IN S,SS,SH,CH OR O.

guess- guesses
watch- watches
go - goes

3.- TO THE VERBS ENDING IN -Y WITH A CONSONANT BEFORE, DROP THE -Y AND ADD IES.

try - tries
cry- cries

LOOK AT THE PICTURES AND COMPLETE IN THE BLANKS WITH THE CORRESPONDING VERB IN PRESENT SIMPLE.



A. EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES
Fill in the blanks with the correct word from the box above.
 clean   wash    get    watch    play    do
exercise     brush     listen   comb    take     cook

 1. My husband cleans the house.
2. My sister ______________ the laundry.
3. I ______________ a shower.
4. My grandmother ______________ TV.
5. I ______________ the dishes.
6. I ______________ my teeth.
7. My mother ______________ the guitar.
8. My brother ______________ dinner.
9. I ______________ dressed.
10. My father ______________ to music.
11. I ______________ my hair.
12. My grandfather _______________ every day.

 B. CIRCLE THE ACTIVITY THAT DOESN’T BELONG. 
1. Make lunch         make dinner       listen to music        make breakfast
2. Clean         play basketball        play the guitar            relax
3. Brush my teeth    walk the dog           take a shower         comb my hair
4. Go to work          come home      get dressed           go to school
5. Watch TV          read          do the laundry            listen to music







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