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GRAMMAR ABOUT PRESENT SIMPLE

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Things that we should know

Unit 2

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PRESENT SIMPLE• We use this verb tense to express:- habits or things that we do

regularly.- when something is generally true.- for a situation that we think is

more or less permanent.

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to work (trabajar)AFIRMATIVEI workYou workHe/She/It worksWe workYou workThey work.

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En inglés para decir una frase en negativo necesitamos un verbo auxiliar:………DO

(CON UN VERBO QUE NO SEA EL TO BE)

NEGATIVE• I do not work I don’t work• You do not work You don’t work• He does not work He doesn’t work• She does not work She doesn’t work• It does not work It doesn’t work• We do not work We don’t work• You do not work We don’t work• They do not work They don’t work

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QUESTIONS:

• Para hacer preguntas en ingles con un verbo que no es el ver bo to be necesitamos el auxiliar Do.

For example:Do I work in an office? … Yes, I do.

AUX SUJ VERBO

AUXILAR + SUJETO + VERBO

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Other examples:Do you play tennis? Yes, I do.Does she speak English? No, she doesn’tDo I live in San Fulgencio?Yes, I do.Do we study French?No, we don’t.

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Other examples:Does Peter work in a supermarket?Yes, she does.Do John and Susan play the piano? No, they don’t.Does Linda have a baby? She, she does.Do they go to the theatre? No, they don’t

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Adverbs and expressions of time to use with the present simple:

• Always: siempre• Usually: normalmente• Often: a menudo• Sometimes: algunas veces• Hardly ever: casi nunca• Never: nunca

Con el verbo to be: se colocan detrás del verbo.Con el resto de verbos: entre sujeto y verbo.

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Expressions of time• Every day: todos los días.• Every week: todas las semanas.• Every month: todos los meses.• Every year: todos los años.• Every Monday: todos los lunes.• In the morning.: por la mañana.• In the afternoon.: por la tarde.• In the evening.: por la noche.• At night.: por la noche.• At the weekend. : en el fin de semana.

Normalmente estas expresiones se colocan al finalde la frase, aunque en algunas ocasiones también se pueden colocar al principio de la frase.