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THE PRESENT SIMPLE The Present Simple The present simple is one of the most common English tenses. It is the base of the English language. Positive Statements Form ((מבנה: brush my teeth (brush). I ________ brushes his teeth (brush). He __________ Positive statements When we use the 3rd person with the present simple (he, she, it) we add either: “s” “es” “ies” Additions When do we add an “s” to the base verb for he/she/it? When the verb end with a consonant For example: I work They work We work You work To work She works He works It works Additions When do we add an “es” to the base verb for he/she/it? When the verb ends in an “s”, “ss”, “sh”, “ch”, “x”, and “o” For example: I mix She mixes They wish He wishes You watch It watches We do She does Additions When do we add an “ies” to the base verb for he/she/it? When the verb ends in a consonant + a “y” For example: We try I hurry He tries She hurries BUT… When the base verb does not end in a consonant + y, we just add an “s” For example: I play He plays The “y” has a vowel in front of it (a, e, i, o, u) and therefore we DO NOT drop it. Negative Statements Form: do not brush my teeth (brush). I ________ -ordon’t brush my teeth. I ________ does not brush her teeth (brush). She _________ -ordoesn’t brush her teeth. She _________ How many verbs ( )פעליםare there in the sentence? I do not brush my teeth. 2 1 Answer: 2 “do” is a helping verb How many verbs ( )פעליםare there in the sentence? She does not brush her teeth. 2 1 Answer: 2 “does” is a helping verb Helping verbs We use the “to do” helping verb to help us form a negative statement in the Present Simple. Helping verbs We use “do” for first person: I do not brush my teeth. We use “does” for third person: She does not brush her teeth. Helping verbs Even though the helping verb changes, please note that the base verb “brush” stays the same for both! Function of the Present Simple When do we use the Present Simple? To describe habits or customs. -I go to school everyday. -He goes to school everyday. Function of the Present Simple To describe facts. Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. The sun rises in the east. Function of the Present Simple To describe feelings or opinions. I love Sally. He thinks I am nice. Listening activity: Eric Clapton Eric Clapton is a famous rock and roll singer. He was in the rock and roll hall of fame 3 times. He wrote “Tears in Heaven” for his son. “Wonderful Tonight” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC04ZZploBE Present Simple Time Expressions There are specific time expressions that help us identify the use of the present simple: Game Time! Yes/No question game How do we ask yes/no questions using the Present Simple? Answer: We use the helping verb “to do”. Examples: Do you love me? - Yes, I do. Does he love me? - No, he doesn’t. Asking yes/no questions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD 59NMC7seI Asking WH questions in the Present Simple What are the WH questions? Who What Where When Why How How do we ask WH questions using the Present Simple? Answer: We add a WH word in the beginning. We also use the form of the yes/no question. Example: Where do you work? WH word Yes/no question Now, let’s see if you can create WH questions… Game Time! WH question game To Be The verb “to be” I You He/she/it We They You (plural) am are is are are are Positive sentences I am nice. They are a group. You are late. We are here. He is sweet. She is tall. Negative sentences I am not nice. They are not a group. You are not late. We are not here. He is not sweet. She is not tall. Yes/No Questions When we ask a yes/no question using the verb to be, it must come first… Am I nice? Are you OK? Is he sweet? WH Questions with “to be” When we want to ask a WH question using the verb “to be” we add the WH word before the yes/no question format. Why is he nice? When is she sweet? Great Job!