THE PRESENT SIMPLE

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Affirmative Sentences

What does Marco do in the What does Kathy do

mornings? before going to bed?

He works at a laboratory. She watches comedies on TV.

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Affirmative Sentences

What do your friends do at the What does the dog do in

weekend? the morning?

They play basketball at the It sleeps on its bed.

sports center.
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Affirmative Sentences

What do you do after having breakfast?

What do you do before going to sleep?
What do you do at the weekends?

I brush my teeth and go to work.

I read a book or surf the Net.
I watch a movie on TV or hang out with friends.
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Affirmative Sentences

Marco works at a laboratory from Monday to Saturday.

Kathy watches comedies on TV in the evenings.

We use the
Present Simple to
describe habits or
routines.

My friends play basketball at the sports center at the

weekend.
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Affirmative Sentences

Mrs. Perez usually walks the dog in the morning.

They always play cards on Sundays.

We use the
Present Simple to
talk about how
often we do some
activities.

Mr. Rojas sometimes go shopping on Saturday morning.

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Affirmative Sentences

Subject

Angela plays the saxophone in the mornings.

Verb Complement

Subject
Verb
Pay attention to the
verb conjugation in
Angela and Tony play the the THIRD PERSON
SINGULAR
saxophone in the mornings. (he-she-it)

Complement
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SINGULAR Affirmative Sentences
THIRD-PERSON

SIMPLE VERB

1 read reads
2 watch watches
The verb changes in
wash washes the THIRD PERSON
mix mixes SINGULAR
(he-she-it)
kiss kisses
go goes

3 see sees
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SINGULAR Affirmative Sentences
THIRD-PERSON

SIMPLE VERB

4 study studies
consonant + “y”

5
buy buys
vowel + “y”

EXCEPTION
6
be is
The verbs TO BE and
TO HAVE. 7
have has
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NEGATIVE
Andy plays badminton at weekends.

He doesn’t play tennis. We use

does not- doesn’t
e nt do not – don’t
Sub
jec Simple lem
t Auxiliary mp and a simple verb to
Verb Co
make negative
sentences.

They do tae kwon do in the afternoon.

They don’t do gymnastics.

Sub e nt
jec Simple plem
t Auxiliary m
Verb Co
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NEGATIVE
Martha doesn’t make dinner at weekends.
Simple
Auxiliary Verb

Mike doesn’t do athletics in the morning.

We use
does not- doesn’t
with he-she-it

My dog doesn’t eat chicken every day.

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NEGATIVE
I don’t drink soda every day.
Auxiliary Simple
Verb We use
do not- don’t
with I-you- we-they

Ana and John don’t go swimming

in winter.

We don’t speak Chinese.

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YES/NO QUESTIONS

Do your friends go dancing on Saturdays?

Com
Auxiliary ect Simple plem
Subj Verb
ent

We use
Do – Does
and a simple verb to
make
Auxiliary
Yes/No questions.

Does Ben play the drums every day?

Sub le
ject Simp Complement
Verb
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YES/NO QUESTIONS

Does Natalia speak German?

Com
Yes, she does.
ect Simple pl eme
Auxiliary Subj nt
Verb
short
answer

Does Natalia speak Korean?

No, she doesn’t. No, she speaks German.

We use short full

Does…? answer answer
with he-she-it
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YES/NO QUESTIONS

Do your friends play beach volleyball in summer?

Yes, they do.
ect Simple Com
Auxiliary S ubj p lem
Verb ent short
answer

Do they play beach volleyball in winter?

We use No, they don’t. No, they play soccer.
Do…?
with I-you- we-they short full
answer answer
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INFORMATION QUESTIONS

What
What? What…do? Where? When?
time?
Objects / things Actions Hours Places / location Time

Who? Why?

People Reasons

How How How How

much? many? How?
often? long?
Number
Frequency Duration Amount Manner
/quantity
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word e
Interrogativ
INFORMATION QUESTIONS
Au
xil
ia ry

What does Daniela eat in the morning?

Su e nt
bje
c Simple p lem
t m
Verb Co
We use an
interrogative word
word e
Interrogativ and do/does
to make
Au
xil
ia
Information
ry questions.

How often do they go to the gym?

Su e nt
bje Simple m
c t m ple
Verb Co
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INFORMATION QUESTIONS
What?

What…do? What does Daniela eat in the morning?

What does Daniela do in the morning?

What
time? What time does Daniela eat a sandwich?

Where does Daniela eat a sandwich?

Where?
Why does Daniela eat a sandwich?

Why?
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INFORMATION QUESTIONS
What?

What…do? What do they play on Saturday morning?

What do they do on Saturday morning?

Where? Where do they play soccer?

When do they play soccer?

How long do they play soccer on Saturday

When?
morning?

How long?
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INFORMATION QUESTIONS
What time?

What…do?
What time do the children take the bus to school?
What do they do at 7:30 am?
Where?
Where do they take the bus?

When? When do they take the bus?

How do they get to school?

How?
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INFORMATION QUESTIONS

How many?
How many cookies does Carlos eat every day?

Plural
noun
We use a PLURAL
NOUN after
HOW MANY.

How much?
How much water do they drink every day?

r
Singula We use a SINGULAR
noun
NOUN after
HOW MUCH.
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INFORMATION QUESTIONS
How often?

How often does Erick go fishing?

Frequency
adverbs

100% always To answer questions

90% usually with HOW OFTEN,
80% normally/generally we can use
70% often / frequently frequency adverbs
50% sometimes
30% occasionally
10% seldom
5% rarely
0% never
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INFORMATION QUESTIONS
How often?

How often does Erick go fishing? To answer questions

with HOW OFTEN,
we can also use
expressions of
Expressions frequency
of Frequency

hour
day once a day once every three months
Every week week
twice a month twice every five weeks
weekend
month three times a year
year
Saturday
summer
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INFORMATION QUESTIONS

Who? When we use WHO,

the verb always
changes (like a verb
Who plays video games? with he-she-it).
The answer can be
singular or plural.

Andrew does. Karina does. Ana and Paul do.

answer answer answer

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INFORMATION QUESTIONS

Who?

Who has a dog?

Mary Ann does. Hugo does. The Ramirez do.

answer answer answer

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