this is for students of first level

1. GRAMMAR
LEVEL: II
TOPIC:
PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE
TEACHER: JOSEPH

2. PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE?

3. PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE
Positive form
• I/you/we/they
know
• He/she/it
knows
Negative form
• I/you/they
don’t(do not)
know
• He/ she/it
doesn’t(does
not) know)
Question form
• Do
I/you/we/they
know?
• Does
he/she/it
know?

4. WHEN DO WE USE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE?
a. Habits or things we do regularly.
• Everyday I brush my teeth.
b. Things that are generally or always
true.
• They live in a small village.

5. SPELLING RULES FOR HE/SHE/IT.
verb
Ends in consonant +
y (fly)
Rule
Change –y to -ies
Example
This airline flies
to
Maputo.

6. CONT.
Verb
Ends in
-s (miss)
-x (fix)
-ch (catch)
-sh (wash)
-o (go)
Rule
add –es
Examples
She misses him.
Mike fixes old cars.
He catches the train,
She washes her hair
everyday.
Ann goes to school.

7. HOW OFTEN?
ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY?
I THINK…

8. ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
Never 0%
Sometimes
OftenUsually/Generally
Always 100%

9. POSITION…
a. With most verbs, we put the adverb before the main verb.
• We never go out at lunchtime.
b. With the verb be, we put the adverb after the verb.
• He’s always late for class.

10. NOW IS YOUR TIME…
DOUBTS???

11. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ATTENTION, SEE
YOU ON MONDAY….