THE SIMPLE PRESENT

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THE SIMPLE PRESENT

• Colégio Vértice
• Profa. Rita Moretti

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Uses of The Simple Present

• 1. The Simple Present can be used to refer to
  actions which occur at regular intervals.

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• Rita teaches English at Colégio Vértice three
  times a week.

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• Ann sings in the school choir.

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• Daniel always sleeps during his Math class.

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He usually drinks tea after a meal.
She usually works on her basket after dinner.
They go to a dance every Sunday.
They take a walk with their son every day.
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More sentences
do/ every day
run/every day
He runs to school every day.
She does her homework every day.
not/do/homework
He doesnt do his homework every day.
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not/like
get
She doesnt like school.
A
He gets an A on every quiz!
listen/always
He always listens to the teacher!!
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I always make a snowman in the winter.
I dont.
I throw snowballs.
make
throw
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I always brush my teeth.
I dont.
eat
I always eat a lot of candy. Mmmm.
brush
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• 2. The Simple Present is also used in stating
  general truths.

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• The earth goes around the sun.

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• Birds fly.

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Water freezes at 32 degrees.
32º
Triangles have three sides.
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• 3. Occasionally, the Simple Present is used to
  express actions occurring in the future.

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• Our plane leaves at eight o'clock tomorrow night.

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• 4. In addition, the Simple Present is used when
  referring to printed material, and when
  describing events portrayed in a book, film, or
  other work of art.

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• NASA starts countdown to Mars mission.
  
• (from cnn.com)

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Formation of the simple present

• The simple present is formed from the bare
  infinitive of the verb. As shown in the following
  examples, the bare infinitive of a verb consists
  of the infinitive without the word to.

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For example, the Simple Present of the verb to
work is conjugated as follows
The form of the verb used with the subjects he,
she and it is generally referred to as the third
person singular
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Spelling rules for the third person singular

• Some verbs change their spelling by JUST adding
  S to their bare infinitive.(work show )
• When a verb ends in Y preceded by a vowel just
  add S. ( play enjoy buy)
• When a verb ends in Y preceded by a consonant
  cut the Y and add ies. (study worry carry)
• When a verb ends in SS, SH, CH, X, Z and O just
  add ES. (go teach wash watch fix buzz)

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The auxiliaries DO and DOES

• The auxiliaries DO and Does are used to make the
  Interrogative and Negative forms.

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Negative form

• I/You/We/They do not (dont) bare infinitive
  (verb without to)
• We do not (dont) swim.
• He/She/It does not (doesnt) bare infinitive
• She does not (doesnt) swim

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Interrogative form

• Do I/You/We/They bare infinitive
• Do they swim?
• Does He/She/It bare infinitive
• Does he swim?

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Note The simple present of the verb To Haveis
conjugated as follows
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• Paulo and Daniel like to go to soccer games.
• Do Paulo and Daniel like to go to soccer games?
• Paulo and Daniel do not (dont) like to go to
  soccer games.
• Rita goes to the gym three times a week.
• Does Rita go to the gym three times a week?
• Rita does not (doesnt) go to the gym three
  times a week.
• Eduardo studies engineering at Mackenzie.
• Does Eduardo study engineering at Mackenzie?
• Eduardo does not (doesnt) study engineering at
  Mackenzie.

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Dont forget!

• The auxiliary DO is used with the pronouns I,
  YOU, WE and THEY
• The auxiliary DOES is used with the pronouns HE,
  SHE and IT
• When you use the auxiliary DOES (INTERROGATIVE
  AND NEGATIVE FORMS), put the verb in its bare
  infinitive (without to).

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Thats all for now folks!

• Thanks!
• Teacher Rita