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Present Simple
Structure:
Affirmative
Negative
Questions
Auxiliary Verb:
Do
Does
Example:
I work at the club.
I don't work at the club.
Do you work at the club?
She works at the club.
She doesn't work at the club.
Does she work at the club?
Positive:
I work
You work
He works
She works
It works
We work
You work
They work
Negative:
I don't work
You don't work
He doesn't work
She doesn't work
It doesn't work
We don't work
You don't work
They don't work
Questions:
Do I work?
Do you work?
Does he work?
Does she work?
Does it work?
Do we work?
Do you work?
Do they work?
Question Words/Interrogative Pronouns:
What
Where
When
Why
Who
How many
How much
How often
Which
Examples:
What does she do?
Where do you work?
When does the sun rise?
Why do you always cry?
Who do they talk to?
How many times a week do you wash your hair?
How much do you pay for it?
How often do you work?
Which do you prefer?
Short Answers:
Do I live in London? Yes, you do. / No, you don't.
Do you need help? Yes, you do. / No, you don't.
Does he/she/it speak French? Yes, he/she/it does. / No, he/she/it doesn't.
Do they like this song? Yes, they do. / No, they don't.
Do we travel a lot? Yes, we do. / No, we don't.
Uses:
Present:
1. Always true/facts
2. Permanent situations
3. Short actions now
4. Habits/routines
5. Frequency (with frequency adverbs: never-0%, rarely-15-20%, sometimes-50%, often-75%, always-100%)
Future:
1. Future timetables/schedule
Examples - Present Simple:
Always true/facts: Two and two make four. The sun rises in the east.
Permanent situations: I live in London. He works in a bank.
Short actions now: He takes the ball and scores a goal.
Habits/routines: She plays tennis every Tuesday. I wake up at 6:00 every day.
Frequency: She always takes the bus.
Appendix
With indefinite pronouns (third person singular):
People: somebody-someone / anybody-anyone / nobody-no-one / everybody-everyone
Things: something-anything-nothing-everything
Examples:
Somebody needs to do the job. (someone needs to do the job)
Does anybody want cake?
Nobody likes you.
Everybody loves the new puppy.
Something appears very randomly.
Does anything please you?
Nothing interests me.
Everything ends up some day.
Spelling
Most verbs we add an S:
Dance: dances
Cook: cooks
Sleep: sleeps
After the verbs finishing with: S/SH/CH/X we add ES:
Pass: passes
Wash: washes
Watch: watches
Fix: fixes
After the verbs ending in consonant and Y we drop the Y and add IES:
Study: studies
Try: tries
Irregular verbs:
Go: goes
Do: does
Have: has
Verb To Be
Structure:
Subject + verb to be
Affirmative:
I am (I'm)
You are (You're)
He is (He's)
She is (She's)
It is (It's)
We are (We're)
You are (You're)
They are (They're)
Negative:
I am not (I'm not)
You are not (You're not/You aren't)
He is not (He's not/He isn't)
She is not (She's not/She isn't)
It is not (It's not/It isn't)
We are not (We're not/We aren't)
You are not (You're not/You aren't)
They are not (They're not/They aren't)
Questions:
Am I?
Are you?
Is he?
Is she?
Is it?
Are we?
Are you?
Are they?
Short Answers:
Am I late? Yes, you are. / No, you aren't.
Are you cold? Yes, I am. / No, I am not.
Is he French? Yes, he is. / No, he isn't.
Is she a nurse? Yes, she is. / No, she isn't.
Is it good? Yes, it is. / No, it isn't.
Are we late? Yes, you are. / No, you aren't.
Are you interested in this song? Yes, I am. / No, I am not.
Are they married? Yes, they are. / No, they aren't.
Question Words/Interrogative Pronouns:
Who are you? I am Ana.
What's that? It's a box.
When is the party? It's on the 12th of August.
How much is it? It's 30£.
Which one are you? I am the one on the left-hand side.
How old are you? I am 37 years old.
Where are you from? I am from Brazil.
What is her name? Her name is Jessica.
Why is he angry with me? Because I am late.
Where are my socks? They are in the drawer.
Uses - Verb To Be:
Information about person/things/state/job/age
Examples:
I am a teacher.
I am nervous.
It is big.
He is handsome.
She is afraid.
They are twenty years old.
We are doctors.
We also use the verb to be with:
That is = that's
There is = there's
Here is = here's
Examples:
Thank you! That's very kind of you.
Here's your coat!
Look! There's George!