Name: Hernández Gil Elliot Efraín
Group: 1IV04
Date:
SELF STUDY GUIDE 1
Definition (present simple)
The present tense is the base form of the
verb: I work in London.
But the third person (she/he/it) adds an -s: She works in London.
But the third person (she/he/it) adds an -s: She works in London.
Uses (present simple)
We use the present tense to talk about:
- something
that is true in the present:
I’m nineteen years old.
He lives in London.
I’m a student.
He lives in London.
I’m a student.
- something
that happens again and again in the present:
I play football every weekend.
We use words like sometimes, often. always,
and never (adverbs of frequency) with the present tense:
I sometimes go to the cinema.
She never plays football.
She never plays football.
- something
that is always true:
The adult human body contains 206 bones.
Light travels at almost 300,000 kilometres per second.
Light travels at almost 300,000 kilometres per second.
- something
that is fixed in the future.
The school term starts next week.
The train leaves at 1945 this evening.
We fly to Paris next week.
The train leaves at 1945 this evening.
We fly to Paris next week.
Special characteristics (if posible add example)
Regular or permanent situations
When something happens regularly or is a permanent situation
we usually use the simple present tense. When using the simple present the verb
(with the exception of the auxiliary
verbs) remains in the dictionary form (verb + s with
he/she/it).
Examples (tabla)
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To have
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Short form
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Other Verbs (to work)
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I have
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I've
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I work
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he has
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he's
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He works
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she has
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she's
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She works
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it has
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it's
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It works
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you have
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you've
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you work
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we have
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we've
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we work
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they have
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they've
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they work
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Statements
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Statements
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Questions
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Short answer
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Short answer
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I work.
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I don't work.
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Do I work?
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Yes, I do.
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No, I don't.
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He works.
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He doesn't work.
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Does he work?
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Yes, he does.
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No, he doesn't.
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She works.
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She doesn't work.
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Does she work?
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Yes, she does.
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No, she doesn't.
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It works.
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It doesn't work.
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Does it work?
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Yes, it does.
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No, it doesn't.
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You work.
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You don't work.
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Do you work?
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Yes you do.
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No, you don't.
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We work.
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We don't work.
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Do we work?
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Yes we do.
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No, we don't.
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They work.
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They don't work.
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Do they work?
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Yes they do.
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No, they don't.
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- See more at: http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/tensesimpres.html#sthash.emy4Y3UD.dpuf
5 exercises
Correct the following sentences
