SIMPLE PRESENT Carol Tips

TAPESCRIPT:
Hello everyone! This is Teacher Carol Pinho and this is our new episode of Carol Tips!

Today, we will talk about Simple Present

So, let’s get started

Simple Present is used to talk about routines, facts, likes, dislikes and general truths:

Regarding structure, we divide the subjects into two groups:

Group 1 = I, you, we and they
Group 2 = he, she and it (or the third person singular)

In affirmative sentences, the verbs are normal for the first group, like:

We study at the same school
They live in London
I have two kids

For Group 2, we must add S to the end of the verbs in affirmative sentences. In order to help you study, I will leave the explanation about the rules of adding S at the end of the tapescript.

This way, we will hear sentences like:
My husband works at a broadcasting company

or

She has five dogs and a cat.

When it comes to negative sentences, we will use the auxiliary verb DO for group 1 and DOES for group 2.

For example:

I don’t study on Sunday

They don’t attend meetings after 6p.m.

For Group 2, as we use DOESN’T, we won’t add S to the verbs:

She doesn’t have siblings

He doesn’t like eating broccoli

Remember the auxiliary verbs do not have a real meaning. They are there only to inform us what verbal tense is in use at the time we are speaking. So, in case we want to use the verb TO DO as the main verb, in the negative, we will use DON’T or DOESN’T, followed by DO, such as:

I don’t do housework during weekends

She doesn’t do the homework on time

When we talk about Interrogative Sentences, we will also use auxiliary verbs, before the subject:

For Example:

Do the kids play with friends at school?

Does the doctor attend in the morning?

We can also use QUESTION WORDS, like WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHY, etc.

How often do you exercise?

Why does she live with her parents?


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