Present tense (slides)
- 1. SIMPLE PRESENTSIMPLE PRESENT TENSETENSE Affirmative sentencesAffirmative sentences Teacher: Stella Vidal
- 2. •It is used to talk about facts, states:
- 3. • Example: Sarah comes from United States of America.
- 4. •It is also used with routines and habits:
- 5. • Example: Susan takes the bus at 8:00 o’clock in the morning.
- 6. We can use it with adverds of frequency. always, usually, sometimes……
- 7. • Example: Peter always goes to the beach in the summer.
- 8. EXAMPLESEXAMPLES I/you/we/they work in a big company. Personal Pronouns verb complement
- 9. EXAMPLESEXAMPLES He/She/it plays with a ball. Personal Pronouns verb complement
- 10. I play You play We play You play They play He plays She plays It plays Third Person Singular
- 11. SPELLING With 3rd. Person singular we add –S to most verbs. Examples : play plays dance dances call calls speak speaks
- 12. When verb ends in: –s, -ss, -o, -sh, -ch -x, we add “-ES”. Examples : fix fixes go goes wash washes watch watches
- 13. When verbs ends in “y” preceeded by a consonant, you change “y” to “-IES”. Examples : study studies carry carries
- 14. LINKS : • http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/pres1c.htm • http://esl.about.com/library/grammar/blpresentcont.htm