Susan Pozo

Course
Grammar
THE SIMPLE PRESENT
AFFIRMATIVE STATEMENTS
SUBJECT
VERB
I / WE / YOU * / THEY
ALWAYS
WORK.
HE / SHE / IT
WORKS

SUBJECT
I / WE / YOU* /
THEY
HE / SHE / IT

DO / DOES
DO
DOES

YES,

NEGATIVE STATEMENTS
DONT / DOESNT
DONT
ALWAYS

BASE FORM VERB

WORK.

DOESNT
YES/NO QUESTIONS
SUBJECT
BASE FORM VERB
I / WE / YOU* /
WORK
THEY
HE / SHE / IT

I / WE / YOU* /
THEY
HE / SHE / IT

SHORT ANSWERS
DO.
NO,
I / WE / YOU* /
THEY
DOES.
HE / SHE / IT

EVERYDAY?

DONT.
DOESNT

WH- QUESTION / INFORMATION QUESTION

WH- WORD
DO / DOES
SUBJECT
BASE FORM OF
VERB
WHAT
DOES
SHE
WANT?
WHEN
DO
YOU
NEED IT ?
WHO NEEDS A SHIRT?
WHICH SHIRT
DO
YOU
WANT?
1. USE THE SIMPLE PRESENT FOR THINGS THAT ALWAYS, OFTEN,
SOMETIMES, OR NEVER HAPPEN.
PAST
PRESENT
FUTURE
HE DRINKS COFFEE EVERYDAY.
2. IN AFFIRMATIVE STATEMENTS USE BASE FORM VERB + -s / -es FOR
HE, SHE, AND IT.
3. IN NEGATIVE USE DOESNT FOR HE, SHE AND IT
USE DONT FOR I / WE / YOU / THEY
4. YOU CAN USE FREQUENCY ADVERBS WITH THE SIMPLE PRESENT.
ALWAYS
USUALLY
OFTEN
SOMETIMES
RARELY

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Course
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SPELLING RULES FOR THE SIMPLE PRESENT: THIRDPERSON SINGULAR (HE, SHE, IT)
1. ADD s FOR MOST VERBS
WORK
WORKS
EAT
EATS
WANT
WANTS
2. ADD es FOR VERBS THAT END IN ch, -s, -sh, -x, or z
WASH
WASHES
BRUSH
BRUSHES
WATCH
WATCHES
3. DOES THE BASE FORM END IN CONSONANT + Y ?
CHANGE THE y TO i AND ADD -es
STUDY
STUDIES
HURRY
HURRIES
4. DOES THE BASE FORM END IN VOWEL + Y ?
ADD -s ( DO NOT CHANGE THE Y TO AN i)
PLAY
PLAYS
ENJOY
ENJOYS
5. A FEW VERBS HAVE IRREGULAR FORMS.
BE
IS
HAVE
HAS
DO
DOES
GO
GOES