sexta-feira, 14 de outubro de 2011

Present Simple Tense

Read these examples:

Affirmative: She lives in Moscow.
Negative: We do not read the newspaper.
Interrogative: Do you eat soup?

What are the conclusions that you can take from these sentences?

- Normally, we add -s or -es to the 3rd person singular.
  verbs ending with s/ sh/ ch/ z/ x/ o: add -es
  consonant +Y: change Y to I, then add -es
  the rest: add -s

- We must use auxilar verb "to do" to build the interrogative and the negative sentences.

When do we use Present Simple Tense?

- to refer to facts that are true: Fire is hot.

-to express feelings: She enjoys swimming. /He hates broccoli./ They like going to the cinema.

- to describe repeated actions, for instance in your daily routine: I get up at 6 o'clock.

- to describe a permanent situation: I study in Oxford.

To improve your knowledge:
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_statements.htm
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_mix2.htm

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