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Simple PresentTenseAdverbs of freque
Every day actions
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Simple Present Tense: Main Uses
Everyday activities: What do you do every day? How
Routines, habits and costumes
General truths: nature related mostly.
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Adverbs offrequency:
We use adverbsto describe howfrequently we doan activity.
Adverb % Ex
Always 100% Mary always doclock in
Usually 90%I usually take a
in the
Generally 80%Henry genera
at 8: 15 in
Often 70% They often ha
sometimes 50% He sometim
Ocasionally 30% I ocasionally garoun
Seldom/ rarely 10% I seldom go
Hardly ever 5% I hardly ev
Never 0% She never
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What do these people do? Third Pers
He/ She/ It
Verb + s
Get up E
study wo
Go cle
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He walks
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She reads the book Iteats all day.
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He wakes up at 6 am
He goes to the bathroomearly in the morning.
He has breaam.
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Verb: Have
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Exception to the rule.
Have I have lunch at noon.
Has He/she/it has lunch
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Negatives in Simple Present Tense1. I / you / we / they
Plural subject (the workers, the people)
+ do not (dont) + verb
Example: I do not work at night.
2. He / she / it
Singular subject
+ does not (doesnt) + verb (no s)
Example: He does not work on weekends.
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Yes/ No questions
Do + I / you / we / they + verb + ?Yes, I/you we/they do.
No, I/you we/they do not.
Does he / she / it + verb + ?
Yes, He/ She/ It does.
No, He/ She/ It does not.
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Wh questions
Wh word+ do/ does+ subject+main verb+complement?
Ex.
Where does she work?
She works in New York.
What do you do on weekends?
I study music.
