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    This document provides information about the present simple tense in English. It lists the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms for the first, second, and third person singular and plural. It then gives five common uses of the present simple tense, including for permanent situations, regular habits, instructions, timetables, and general truths. It provides examples of common time expressions used with the present simple tense. Finally, it discusses forming the third person singular, including adding "-s" or "-es" depending on the verb.

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    This document provides information about the present simple tense in English. It lists the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms for the first, second, and third person singular and plural. It then gives five common uses of the present simple tense, including for permanent situations, regular habits, instructions, timetables, and general truths. It provides examples of common time expressions used with the present simple tense. Finally, it discusses forming the third person singular, including adding "-s" or "-es" depending on the verb.

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    This document provides information about the present simple tense in English. It lists the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms for the first, second, and third person singular and plural. It then gives five common uses of the present simple tense, including for permanent situations, regular habits, instructions, timetables, and general truths. It provides examples of common time expressions used with the present simple tense. Finally, it discusses forming the third person singular, including adding "-s" or "-es" depending on the verb.

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    PRESENT SIMPLE

    Affirmative

    Negative

    Interrogative

    I speak

    I dont speak

    Do I speak?

    You speak

    you dont speak

    Do you speak?

    He speaks

    he doesnt speak

    Does he speak?

    She speaks

    she doesnt speak

    Does she speak?

    It speaks

    it doesnt speak

    Does it speak?

    We speak

    we dont speak

    Do we speak?

    You speak

    you dont speak

    Do you speak?

    They speak

    they dont speak

    Do they speak?

    Uses
    1.
    2.
    3.
    4.
    5.

    Permanent situations
    Things that happen regularly /all time. A regular habit or routine.
    Ask for and give directions and instructions
    Timetables
    A general truth or scientific fact

    Time expressions
    -

    Always
    Never
    Usually
    Sometimes
    Regularly
    Often
    Seldom

    On Mondays/ Tuesdays/ Wednesdays/ Thursdays/ Fridays/ Saturdays/ Sundays

    Every morning/ day/ week/ month/ year

    Once a day / twice a day/ three times a day

    At 7 oclock / in the morning/ in the afternoon/ in the evening/ at night

    THIRD PERSON SINGULAR

    1. Como regla general, se aade s al verbo en las terceras


    personas del singular (he, she, it)
    ie: To eat > he eats
    2. Se

    aade -es en los verbos que acaban en:


    -ss: To kiss > he kisses
    -sh: To wash > he washes
    -ch: To watch > he watches
    -x: To mix > he mixes
    -o: To go > he goes /// To do > he does

    3. Los verbos que acaban en CONSONANTE+Y: cambiamos la y


    por una i y aadimos -es:
    ie: To cry > he cries
    Sin embargo, en los verbos que acaban en VOCAL+Y slo se
    aade s:
    ie: To say > he says

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