2.
The simple present tense in English is used to describe an
action that is regular, true or normal.
Form :
Simple Present Tense
S + V/s or es + O
3.
1. For repeated or regular actions in the present time period.
The train to Berlin leaves every hour.
John sleeps eight hours every night during the week.
2. For facts.
The President of The USA lives in The White House.
A dog has four legs.
We use the present tense:
4.
3. For habits.
I get up early every day.
Carol brushes her teeth twice a day.
4. For things that are always / generally true.
It rains a lot in winter.
The Queen of England lives in Buckingham Palace.
5.
Look at these examples with the main verb like:
subject
auxiliary
verb
main
verb
+
I, you, we,
they
like Peanut butter .
He, she, it likes Peanut butter .
-
I, you, we,
they
do not like Peanut butter .
He, she, it does not like Peanut butter .
?
Do
I, you, we,
they
like Peanut butter .
Does he, she, it like Peanut butter .
6.
Look at these examples with the main verb be :
subject main verb
+
I am French.
You, we, they are French.
He, she, it is French.
-
I am not old.
You, we, they are not old.
He, she, it is not old.
?
Am I late?
Are you, we, they late?
Is he, she, it late?
7.
Descriptive text
is a text which say what a person or a thing is like.
Its purpose is to describe and reveal a particular
person, place, or thing.
Descriptive text
8.
Identification: identifying the phenomenon
to be described.
Description: describing the phenomenon in
parts, qualities, or/and characteristics.
The Generic Structure of Descriptive
Text
9.
Using attributive and identifying process.
Using adjective and classifiers in nominal
group.
Using simple present tense
The Language Feature of Descriptive
Text