The simple present tense.I/ Auxiliary verbs: * Examples: - I go to school every day.. The simple present tense.* Yes/No – questions and answers... The simple present tense.2 The rules of
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I/ Auxiliary verbs:
* Examples:
- I go to school every day.
- He goes to school every day.
- We don’t get up at 6 o’clock.
- Does he learn English?
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1) Form:
(+) I, we, you, they + V .
He, she, it + V(s/es)
(-) I, we, you, they + don’t + V.
( don’t = do not)
He, she, it + doesn’t + V.
( doesn’t = does not)
(?) What + do I, we, you, they + V ?
What does + he/ she, it + V ?
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* Yes/No – questions and answers.
- Do I/ you/ we/ they + V ?
Yes, I do / No, I don’t ( don’t = do not)
- Does she/ he/ it + V ?
Yes, she does / No, she doesn’t
( doesn’t = does not)
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2) The rules of adding “s or es”.
we add “s” in the most of the verbs if the subject is He, She, It in the positive
sentence.
- He work s
- Nga read s books
- She write s
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We add “es” in the verbs, which end with
“ o, s, x, ch, sh” if the subject is He,
She, It in the positive sentence.
- Tom go es to the zoo at weekends.
- Lan always pass es exams.
- She relax es.
- The water freez es at zero degree.
- He watch es TV.
- She wash es her face.
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We change “y” into “i” + “es” for the verbs
which end with “y” and come before it with a consonant.
- She studies English.
- He hurries up.
But: - I play – he plays.
- We enjoy - Hoa enjoys.
( So, if the verb which end with “y” and come before it a vowel we only add “s”.)
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3 The rules of the pronunciation “s,es”
a) Pronounced /s/ for the verbs end with the sounds:
/p, k, f, t, 0 /.
- gets, talks, stops, wants, laughs, …
b) Pronounced /z/ for the verbs end with the sounds:
/b, l, m, n, v, r, g, ng/.
- sends, loves, learns, seems, sings, …
c) Pronounced /iz/ for the verbs end with the sounds
or the letters “x, s, ch, sh, ce, ge”
- relaxes, watches, brushes, washes, places, fridges, …
But : say /sei/ - says /sez/
do /du:/ - does /daz/
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4) Usage:
* Example 1:
- I get up at 5 a.m every morning.
- He often goes to school at 6.30 a.m.
So, the simple present is used to express an action, which happens every day.
( It often has “ adverbs of frequency” going with.)
( Adverbs: - always, usually, often, sometimes, seldom,
rarely, never.
- Every day/ week/ month/ …
- Once a (per) week/ twice a (per) week/ month/ year, …)
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* Example 2:
- The Earth moves around the Sun.
- Trees grow well in spring.
So, the simple present is used to express
a truth or a permanence
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II/ “To Be”:
1) Form:
(+) I am …
He, she, it is …
We, you, they are …
(-) I am not …
He, she, it is not … ( is not = isn’t)
We, you, they are not … ( are not = aren’t) (?) Who am I ?
Who is he, she, it is ?
Who are you, we, they ?
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* Yes/No- questions and answers:
- Are you a student? Yes, I am / No, I am not.
- Is he a student? Yes, he is / No, he isn’t ( isn’t = is not)
- Are they students? Yes, they are / No, they aren’t ( aren’t = are not)
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2) Usage:
“ To be” is used to tell about:
+ Name: My name is Lan.
+ Age: She is eleven.
+ Job: He is an engineer.
+ Adjectives: You are beautiful.
+ Present progressive tense: We are
speaking English now
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III/ Practice:
1 Ex 1: put the verb in the simple present tense.
a) He (teach) ………… English.
b) The sun (rise) ……….in the east and (set)…
in the west.
c) Hoa and Mai (come) ……… From Vietnam.
d) Which language ………Peter (speak) ………? e) The children (play)……… soccer.
f) He (not go) ……… often to the
movies on Sunday
teaches
come
play doesn’t often go
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g) ……… Nga (watch)…………TV?
h) She sometimes (carry) ……… a handbag to
work.
i) The baby (cry) ………every night.
k) Jane (enjoy) ……… going to the party.
carries cries
enjoys
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2 Ex 2: Make question for the underlined part.
a) My sister likes shopping.
………
b) He often goes to the cinema once a week.
………
c) They live in the countryside.
………
d) I often play tennis in my free time.
………
What does your sister do?
How often does he go to the cinema?
Where do they live?
What do you often do in your free time?
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e) Mai often has dinner at 7 pm.
………
f) His grandmother usually tells him
stories in the evening.
………
g) They always have dinner at home.
……….
What time does Mai have dinner?
What does his grandmother tell him in the evening?
Who always have dinner at home?
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3 Ex 3: Change these sentences into negative:
1 She often does judo after school.
She doesn’t often do judo after school.
2 Children in my hometown stay up late.
Children in my hometown don’t stay up late.
3 My father flies kites with us.
My father doesn’t fly kites with us.
4 My mother buys a book each week.
My mother doesn’t buy a book each week.
5 My sister does gardening in her free time.
My sister doesn’t do gardening in her free time.
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Remember
1 Form:
(+) I, we, you, they + V.
He, she, it + V(s/es)
(-) I, we, you, they + don’t + V.
( don’t = do not)
He, she, it + doesn’t + V.
( doesn’t = does not)
(?) What + do I, we, you, they + V ?
What does + I, we, you, they + V ?
2 Usage:
3 Rules of pronunciation “s, es”
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• Make 10 sentences using the simple
present tense.
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