Present Simple

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Present Simple
Present Simple Use the present simple to express
regular routines and habits. The present simple
is often used with adverbs of frequency

• Auxiliary DO
• Examples
• He often arrives late for work.
• When do you do your homework?
• They don't take the bus to work

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How to form the Present Simple Tenseof the verb
to work.

• I
• you
• we
• they

work
do not work. (don't)
for Copec
works

• he
• she
• it

does not work. (doesn't)
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How to form the Present Simple Tenseof the verb
to work.

• Do I
• Do you
• Do we
• Do they

• Yes, I/you/we/they do./
• No, I/you/we/they don't.

work ?

• Does he
• Does she
• Does it

• Yes, he/she/it does./
• No, he/she/it doesn't.

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Common Mistakes

• A common mistake is to forget to put the -s
  ending on the he/she/it forms.
• All verbs except modals must end in -s in the
  third person singular affirmative
• wrong Our new computer system work very
  efficiently.
• right Our new computer system works very
  efficiently.
• .

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Common Mistakes

• A second common mistake is to add the -s to the
  he/she/it forms of negatives and questions.
• We add the -es form to the auxiliary (do), and
  not to the main verb (work)
• wrong I know Kari doesnt works in
  Accounts.right I know Kari doesn't work in
  Accounts

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Permanent situations

• The present simple is used to talk about actions
  and situations that are generally or permanently
  true

IBM is the largest computer company in the
world it manufactures mainframes and PCs and
sells its product all over the world.
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Routines and frequency

• We use the present simple to talk about routines
  and things we do regularly

I usually get to the showroom at about 8.00
and I have a quick look at the post
The sales reps arrive at about 8.15 and we open
at 8.30.
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Facts

• We use the present simple to talk about
  scientifíc or other facts

Suferconductors are special materials that
conduct electricity and do not create any
electrical resistance.
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Programmes andtimetables

• We use the present simple to talk about
  programmes and timetables.
• When we use the present simple like this, it can
  refer to the future

There are two flíghts to Tokyo next
Thursday. There is a JAL flight that leaves
Heathrow at 20.30 and gets in at 06.20, and there
is a British Airways flight that departs at 22.00
and arrives at 08.50.