5816 present simple tense part 1 grammar explanation 2 pages

Grammar explanation
Sentence construction in the Present Simple Tense
affirmative sentence
I
You

play

We
They
He

Do

Doe
s

negative sentence

volleyball.
football.
basketball.
the piano.
the drums.

I
You

do not
don’t

play volleyball.
football.
basketball.
the piano.
the drums.

We
They
He

She

She

It

It

does not
interrogative sentences
I

you

play

do

volleyball?

I
you

play

volleyball?

we

football?

When

we

football?

they

basketball?

Where

they

basketball?

he

the piano?

How

he

the piano?

she

the drums?

it

does she play the drums?
it

Rules of forming the 3rd person singular:
The verbs in the 3rd person singular get –s ending. There are some spelling
rules you have to learn.
1) Y changes into –i in the end of the verbs if there is a consonant before
it.
e.g.: try  tries
2) If the verb ends with –ss, -sh, -ch, -o or –x, it gets –es ending in 3rd
person singular.
e.g. : wishes, mixes, matches, watches, misses, goes, does
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Signal words:
 every day, week, every







month, every year
ever
never
always
often
on Mondays …

 usually
 rarely

 generally
 seldom

 sometimes
 in the mornings …

The use of the Present Simple Tense:
1) We use Present Simple if we want to express a repeated action. These times
we use the signal words mentioned above.
E.g.: I always get up at 6 o’clock.
2) We use Present Simple if we want to say a general information or natural law.
E.g.: The Earth moves round the Sun.
3) We use Present Simple if the action is the person’s characteristic.
E.g.: The Simpson’s eat a lot.

4) We use Present Simple if we ask someone about his/her provenance.
E.g.: Where are you from? I’m from Hungary.
5) We use Present Simple if we can’t put the verb into the Present Continuous.
E.g.: Sam wants to eat now. I love you. I believe in miracle.
6) We use Present Simple in zero and first conditional sentences.
E.g.: If the sun shines, it is warmer. If you visit me, I will be happy.
7) We use Present Simple if we say a fixed arrangement or a scheduled event,
programme in the future.
E.g.: The bus starts at half past 6 tomorrow.
8) We use Present Simple in a narration.
E.g.: The Stuarts go on holiday. They go by car. They like travelling. They
pack their luggage, and then they prepare some sandwiches. …
9) We use Present Simple if we want to introduce reported speech in the
present.
E.g.: Tim asks Mary if she marries him.
10) We use Present Simple in a time-clause sentence to express a future action
after when, before, after, as soon as, until, till, by the time …
E.g.: When the children arrive home, they will have dinner.
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