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SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE. PRESENT TENSE. Function 1. To express daily activities/habits e.g. I take an English course every Monday. She usually goes to school by bus 2. To express general statements/facts e.g. The earth goes round the sun Cats catch mice.

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SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

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  1. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

  2. PRESENT TENSE • Function 1. To express daily activities/habits e.g. I take an English course every Monday. She usually goes to school by bus 2. To express general statements/facts e.g. The earth goes round the sun Cats catch mice

  3. Pattern (+) S + V1 (-s/-ss) e.g. She works every day I take a bus to go to school (-) S + do/does + not + V1 e.g. She does not work every day I do not take a bus to go to school (?) Do/Does + S + V1 ? e.g. Does she work every day? Do I take a bus to go to school?

  4. Spelling final –s vs-ss We add –s/-es to the verbs if the subjects are the third singular person (it, she, he). • Rules 1. –s is added to most verbs e.g. visit visits answer answers 2. –s is added if the verb ends in –e e.g. write writes see sees hope hopes

  5. 3. –es is added if the verb ends in –ch, -sh, -s, -x or –z e.g. catch catches wash washes piss pisses 4. –es is added in ‘go’ and ‘do’ e.g. she goes to school she does the homework 5. If the verbs ends in consonant +y, change –y into –i and add –es e.g. study studies cry cries 6. If the verb ends in vowel +y, add –s into the verb e.g. pray prays pay pays

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