ENGLISH GRAMMAR- PRESENT SIMPLE, PPT PRESENTATION

a brief power point of present simple

1. ENGLISH GRAMMAR Vanessa Carboni

2. PRESENT SIMPLE CONSTRUCTION: s ubject + verb + rest of the phrase Subjects : I, you , he\she\it, we , you , they Uses : actions you do every day or that you always do Example : i work on mondays and tuesdays ( an action that i always do)

3. VERB TO BE I am You are He\she\it is We are You are They are The verb to be is usually used for the present continous (presente gerundio) and to say the ages (i am fifteen years old )

4. VERB GOT I have You have He\she\it has We have You have They have Is used to express the possession of something or somebody too (i have a girlfriend)

5. THIRD PERSON In present simple , the third person , is always different from the others , in irregular verbs ( to be\to got ) is completely different , in the other we add –s –es –ies in base of how ends the verb . Like to play is he plays The rules are for ending –y are: - I f it ends with –y and before we have a vocal we add –s If it ends in –y and before we have a consonant we change in –ies ( try -> tries )

6. ADVERBS OF TIME We can use many adverbs , we are in a indefinitive time so we can use always , usually , often , sometimes Examples : I always go to the gym on fridays i often do sport on mondays i usally do my homework in the afternoons sometimes i walk in trough the camps to take some air