KET (ELEMENTARY LANGUAGE PRACTICE)

GRAMMAR 2 PRESENT SIMPLE OF AFFIRMATIVE

FREQUENCY ADVERBS

Statements We use the present simple to describe general facts, repeated actions and
habits, things that are always true

General facts
I like milk. They speak Turkish
Maria plays football. We live in Australia.

Repeated actions and habits

Harry often arrives late. I usually get up at 7.00
I walk to school every day. My brother usually walks with me

Things that are always true

The sun rises in the east. The earth goes round the sun.

1ST SINGULAR/PLURAL 3RD SINGULAR

2ND SINGULAR/PLURAL
3RD PLURAL Will add the ending -s/-es to the verb

I walk He walks

You walk She walks

We walk It walks

You walk

They walk

Spelling go goes

miss misses

watch watches
 wash washes

relax relaxes

buzz buzzes

quiz quizzes
Always Always 100% Tim always wears jeans.
Usually
Often Usually 80% I usually go to bed at 9.30.
Sometimes
Never Often 60% Sue often goes to the cinema.
Rarely
Sometimes 40% Sam sometimes walks to school.

Rarely 20% They rarely visit another country.

Never 0% It never rains here in August.

The frequency adverbs go between Subject and Verb

Monday always comes after Sunday.

The frequency adverbs go after the verb “to be”.

I am never at home in the morning.

The children are always hungry.

We always use the verb in the affirmative, when we have the frequency
adverb “ never”