simple present

                      

      

SIMPLE PRESENT

 

©  FORM

[VERB] + s/es in third person

©      USE 1: Repeated Actions

Use the Simple Present to express the idea that an action is repeated or usual.

Examples:

·         I play tennis.

·         She does not play tennis.

·         Does he play tennis?

·         The train leaves every morning at 8 am.   

·         The train does not leave at 9 am.

©      USE 2: Facts or Generalizations.

The simple present can also indicate the speaker believes that a fact was true before, is true now, and will be true in the future.

Examples:

  Cats like milk.

·         Birds do not like milk.

·         Do pigs like milk?

·         California is in America.

·         California is not in the United Kingdom.

©      USE 3 Scheduled Events in the Near Future

Speakers occasionally use Simple Present to talk about scheduled events in the near future.

Examples:

·         The train leaves tonight al 6 pm.

·         The bus does not arrive at 11 am, it arrives at 11 pm.

·         When do we board the plane?

©      USE 4 Now (Non-Continuous Verbs)

Sometimes use the simple present to express the idea that an action is happening ori s not happening now.

Examples:

·         I am here now.

·         She is not here now.

·         He needs help right now.

·         Do you have your passport with you?

ADVERB PLACEMENT

The examples below show the placement for grammar adverbs such as: always, only, never, ever, still, just, etc.

Examples:

·         You only speak English.

·         Do you only speak English?

ACTIVE / PASSIVE

Examples:

·         Once a week, tom cleans the car. Active

·         Once a week, the car is cleaned by tom. Passive

                       

nouns

A noun is a word used to name a person, animal, place, objects, and abstract idea.

TYPES OF NOUNS

©      Common Nouns

 Is a noun referring to a person, place, or thing in a general sense. 

·         I want to eat a sandwich

·         She wants to be a doctor

·         My jeans are blue

 ©      Proper Nouns

 You always write a proper noun with a capital letter, since the noun represents the name of a specific person, place, or thing.

·         Mister Armando Garcia is from Cuba.

·         My name is camila Ayala.

·         Zac Efron is an excellent actor.

·         Concrete Nouns

    Is a noun which names anything  that you can perceive through your physical senses: touch, sight, taste, hearing, or smell.

·         The students are from San Vicente.

·         My computer is not working well.

·         My dog is noisy.

©      Countable Nouns

 Is a noun with both a singular and a plural form, and it names anything  that you can count. 

·         I want an apple.

·         I've got some dollars.

·         I haven't got many pictures.

©      Uncountable Nouns

     Is a noun which does not have a plural form, and which refers to something that you could not usually count.

·         I love the music.

·         I don´t have money.

·         You will have happines in your life.

©      Collective Nouns

     Is a noun naming a group of things, animals, or persons.

·         The company is in our University.

·         The English department is in from of the Gabriela Mistral building.

©      Abstract  Nouns 

                                                                                                                                      Is a noun which names anything which you can not perceive through your five physical senses, and is the opposite of a concrete noun.

·         She is intelligent.

·         My mother is lovely.

·         He loves his girlfriend.