The document discusses the present simple tense in English. It notes that the present simple is used to talk about things that happen regularly or generally true facts. It provides examples of using the present simple to discuss repeated actions, permanent situations, and newspaper headlines. The tense is formed by using the base form of the verb plus added endings depending on the subject - for "he/she/it" subjects an -s or -es ending is usually added, while for verbs ending in Y the Y is dropped before adding -ies.
The document discusses the present simple tense in English. It notes that the present simple is used to talk about things that happen regularly or generally true facts. It provides examples of using the present simple to discuss repeated actions, permanent situations, and newspaper headlines. The tense is formed by using the base form of the verb plus added endings depending on the subject - for "he/she/it" subjects an -s or -es ending is usually added, while for verbs ending in Y the Y is dropped before adding -ies.
The document discusses the present simple tense in English. It notes that the present simple is used to talk about things that happen regularly or generally true facts. It provides examples of using the present simple to discuss repeated actions, permanent situations, and newspaper headlines. The tense is formed by using the base form of the verb plus added endings depending on the subject - for "he/she/it" subjects an -s or -es ending is usually added, while for verbs ending in Y the Y is dropped before adding -ies.
Each verb in English has three forms Infinitive past past participle Go went gone Write wrote written
.I go to the college on Mondays
.We get up at 8 o`clock every morning .You are good students .They play tennis every evening .Sam and Peter study English everyday .You like playing football Uses of Present Simple Tense We use the present simple to talk about things in general. We use it to say that something happens all the time or repeatedly, or that something is true in . general For example .Nurses look after patients in hospitals .I usually go away at the weekends Facts .The earth goes round the sun
.Elephants live in India and Africa
.Bees make honey
.The Mississippi flows into gulf of Mexico
Repeated Actions .I get up at 7:00 most days Jennifer often has coffee at 11:00 . I have my breakfast at seven o`clock .I go to the college on Mondays Use the present simple for permanent .situations .I live in London .John is not lazy. He works very hard most of the time I have three brothers .Mona lives in Chicago In newspaper headlines . If the subject is (he, she, or it) .we must add (es) (ies) or (s)to the main verb We add (es) to the main verb if it ends in (s, ss, ch, sh, o, x, z) She always finishes her homework at six o`clock. He goes to school everyday. Mona sometimes misses her bus. Fatima often watches TV in the evening. If the main verb ends in( consonant + Y ). We omit (Y) and we add (ies). For example cry ---- cries fly----- flies try------tries Ahmed always tries to learn English IF NOT, we add only (s) Ahmed likes reading stories. Aisha always plays tennis on Fridays Thank you