Monday, December 3, 2012

Simple Present


Grammar
Session 2, Nov 13.2012
Mr Roheli

Simple Present

Main format:
+  à Subject + Verb1/Verb1+ s/es
-  à  Subject + auxiliary verb + not + Verb1
?  à Auxiliary verb + subject + verb 1

Example:


Subject
Auxiliary verb

Verb
Object
+
I,You,They,We


Eat
a sandwich
It,He,She


Eats
a sandwich
-
I,You,They,We
Do
not
Eat
a sandwich
It,He,She
Does
not
Eat
a sandwich
?
Do
I,You,They,We

Eat
a sandwich
Does
It,He,She

Eat
a sandwich

Simple Present - Diagram

We use the Simple Present when we talk about something which happens repeatedly.



We use the Simple Present to describe a series of actions in the present. 



Useful

No
It is used for
Example
Signal Word
1
General statement of fact
Water consists of hydrogen and oxygen

2
express habitually or everyday activity or Fixed arrangement or scheduled event
I study for two hours every night.
The train goes to Jakarta every Sunday
everyday,always,often,never or sometimes

3
Instruction
Open your books at page 55.

4
indicate situation that exist right now, at the moment of speaking, one follows after the other
I have only a dollar right now.
First I get up than I have breakfast.
first-than, after that


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