PRESENT SIMPLE

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Present simple
The present tense is thebase formof the verb: Iworkin London.
But the third person (she/he/it) adds an-s: Sheworksin London.
TO WORK (a munci)
I work
You work
She/He/it works
We work
You work
They work

TO BE (a fi)
I am
You are
She/he/it is
We are
You are
They are

TO HAVE (a avea)
I have
You have
She/he/it has
We have
You have
They have

 USES OF THE PRESENT SIMPLE:

something that is true in thepresent:
Imnineteen years old.
Helivesin London.
Ima student.

Adverbe de
frecven. Arat
caracterul
repititiv al
aciunii.

something that happens again and again in the present:

Iplayfootball every weekend.

We use words likesometimes,often.always, andnever(adverbs of frequency)

with the present tense:
Isometimesgo to the cinema.
Sheneverplays football.

Corpul uman conine

something that isalways true:
206 oase.
The adult human bodycontains206 bones.
Lumina cltorete cu
Lighttravelsat almost 300,000 kilometres per second.
o vitez de 300,000 km

pe secund.

something that is fixed in the future.

The school termstartsnext week.
The trainleavesat 19:45 this evening.
Weflyto Paris next week.

Trenul pleac la 19:45 n

aceast sear.
Zburm la Paris
sptmna viitoare.

 Questions and negatives

Look at these questions:
Do you play the piano?
Where do you live?
Does Jack play football?
Where does he come from?
Do Rita and Angela live in Manchester?
Where do they work?
With the present tense, we usedoanddoesto
make questions. We usedoesfor the third
person (she/he/it) and we usedofor the others.

Weusedoanddoeswithquestionwordslikewhere,whatandwhy
Butlookatthesequestionswithwho:
Who lives inLondon?
Who plays footballattheweekend?
Who works atLiverpoolCityHospital?
Lookatthesesentences:
Iliketennis,butIdont like football.(dont=donot)
IdontliveinLondonnow.
Idontplaythepiano,butIplaytheguitar.
Theydontworkattheweekend.
Johndoesnt live inManchester.(doesnt=doesnot)
Angeladoesntdrivetowork.Shegoesbybus.
Withthepresenttenseweusedoanddoestomakenegatives.Weuse
doesnot(doesnt)forthethirdperson(she/he/it)andweusedonot
(dont)fortheothers.

1. Derive the following verbs in the present simple:

To eat
To sleep
To drink
To dance
To speak
2. Form sentences in the present simple with 3 of the verbs from above.
Afterwards put the in the negative.

Bibliografie:
https://
learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/verbs/present-tense/pr
esent-simple