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Present Simple TenseThe Present Simple tense is the [verb] + s/es endings in third person
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A. Use the Simple Present to express an event that often happens.
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B. The Simple Present can be used to make generalizations about people or things.
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C. The Simple Present can also be used to talk about somethi ng happening in the near future.
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Review of verbs | ||||
Main verb | I - You |
He - She and Proper Names (Sue, John) |
We - They - You | |
Teach | teach | teaches | teach | |
Treat sick people | treat sick people | treats sick people | treat sick people | |
Take care of sick people | take care of sick people | takes care of sick people | take care of sick people | |
Take care of teeth | take care of teeth | takes care of teeth | take care of teeth | |
Catch criminals | catch criminals | catches criminals | catch criminals | |
Put out fires | put out fires | puts out fires | put out fires | |
Deliver the mail | deliver the mail | delivers the mail | deliver the mail | |
Work in an office | work in an office | works in an office | work in an office | |
Work in a library | work in a library | works in a library | work in a library | |
Make drawings | make drawings | makes drawings | make drawings | |
Act in movies and plays | act in movies and plays | acts in movies and plays | act in movies and plays | |
Sing songs | sing songs | sings songs | sing songs | |
Dance | dance | dances | dance | |
Drive a bus | drive a bus | drives a bus | drive a bus | |
Drive a cab | drive a cab | drives a cab | drive a cab | |
Fly airplanes and helicopters | fly airplanes and helicopters | flies airplanes and helicopters | fly airplanes and helicopters | |
Build with wood | build with wood | builds with wood | build with wood | |
Fix cars | fix cars | fixes cars | fix cars | |
Work on a farm | work on a farm | works on a farm | work on a farm | |
Build buildings | build buildings | builds buildings | build buildings | |
Work in a factory | work in a factory | works in a factory | work in a factory | |
fix plumbing | fix plumbing | fixes plumbing | fix plumbing | |
Make and fix clothes | make and fix clothes | makes and fixes clothes | make and fix clothes | |
Cook food | cook food | cooks food | cook food | |
Serve food | serve food | serves food | serve food | |
Help people buy and sell houses | help people buy and sell houses | helps people buy and sell houses | help people buy and sell houses | |
Work in a grocery store | work in a grocery store | works in a grocery store | work in a grocery store | |
Work in a bank | work in a bank | works in a bank | work in a bank | |
Go to school | go to school | goes to school | go to school |
Articles: A / An, The | |
The articles a / an are determiners. They determine the meaning of the noun that follows it. Use a /an when the noun following is not specific, or is general in meaning. Note: To introduce items that begin with a vowel - A, E, I, O, U - use an. To introduce items that do not begin with a vowel, use a. |
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A:
What is your job?
B: I'm an actor. C: I'm an illustrator. |
A:
What is your job?
A: I'm a doctor. C: I'm a pilot. |
The article the is a determiner. It determines the meaning of the noun which follows it. Use the when the noun following is specified, or definite in meaning. | |
He delivers
the mail. |
Use of yes/no to ask a question | |
When asking yes/no question, the subject and verb change order from the statement form. Statement from: You are from China. Question form: Are you from China?
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Use of yes/no to answer a question | |
When the question asked is correct, response with yes and change the question to a statement. When the question asked is incorrect, respond with no and explain the truth in a statement. It is optional to repeat the incorrect question with a statement using not. Note: When asking Are you... response is formed as I am... When asking Is he/she... response is formed as He is.../ She is... When asking Are they... response is formed as They are... |
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A:
Are you a firefighter? A: Yes, I am a firefighter. |
A:
Are you a banker? or B: No, I'm not. I'm a realtor. or
B:
No,
I'm not a banker. I'm a realtor. |
1.
Are you a bus driver? |
a.
Yes, she is a farmer. |
2. Is he a carpenter? | b. No, I am not a singer. |
3. Are they mechanics? | c. No, I am not a bus driver. I am a cab driver. |
4. Are you a singer? | d. Yes, they are mechanics. The fix cars. |
5. Is she a farmer? | e. No, he is not a carpenter. She is a carpenter. |
1. He is ____ illustrator.
2. She is ____ singer. 3. I am _____ firefighter. 4. He is _____ police worker. 5. She is _____ actor. |
1. What is __________
realtor's last name?
2. She is ______ student. 3. He is ________illustrator. 4. Where is ________ waiter from? 5. _________ tailor speaks Russian. 6. They work in _________ office. 7. She is from ______ United Kingdom. 8. We work in __________ hospital. 9. __________ firefighter's name is Adam. 10. A grocer works in __________ grocery store. |
A:
What is your _______?
B: I ___ ___ veterinarian. I ____________ animals. She ___ ____cab driver. She ______ ____ __. He ___ __ _____ actor. He _____ _____ ____ _____ ______. A: What is _______ cab driver's name? B: The cab driver's name ___________ Nina. A: _________ is the actor's name? B: _________ actor's name is John. |
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