PRESENT SIMPLE

To talk about…

PERMANENT THINGS/ TRUE THINGS

My brothers work in a hospital

The sun rises in the east

ROUTINES

Everyday I wake up at 7 o´clock

She never eats chocolate

They usully have dinner at half past nine

1º ESO Unit 4 Grammar

AFFIRMATIVE• I work in a school

• Peter lives in a flat

• They watch TV three hours a day

• My best friend travels to Paris on holidays

Think about something…you do every day…

your father watch on TV at night…

the person next to you eat once a week …

I – YOU – WE – THEY WORK ………………………..HE – SHE – IT WORK+S ………………………..

NEGATIVE • I don’t work in a school

• Peter doesn’t live in a flat

• They don’t watch TV three hours a day

• My best friend doesn’t travel to Paris

Think about something…you never eat…

your father never read …

the person next to you never drink …

I – YOU – WE – THEY DON’T WORK …………..HE – SHE – IT DOES N’T WORK+S .………..

INTERROGATIVE• Do you work in a school?

• Does Peter live in a flat?

• Do they watch TV three hours a day?

• Does your best friend travel on holidays?

ASK YOUR PARTNER About something…she/he likes …

his/her father watch on TV at night…

she does every day…

DO I – YOU – WE – THEY WORK ……….. ?DOES HE – SHE – IT WORK+S ……….. ?

PRESENT SIMPLE WITH WH-QUESTIONS

We will see questions with verbs like WANT, LIKE, EAT, HAVE, EAT, WORK…and not with TO BE.

Don’t forget it!!!

WHO DO YOU LOOK LIKE?

WHAT DOES SHE WANT?

WHERE DOES SHE COME FROM?

WHEN DO YOU WAKE UP?

HOW OFTEN DO YOU EAT ICE-CREAMS?

WHY DO THEY HAVE THREE CARS?

WHAT IS SIMILAR

ABOUT ALL THESE

QUESTIONS?

• They all have the same structureQS WORD + DO/DOES + SUBJECT + BASE VERB ?

1. WHO DO YOU LOOK LIKE?2. WHAT DOES SHE WANT?3. WHERE DOES HE COME FROM?4. WHEN DO YOU WAKE UP?5. HOW OFTEN DO YOU EAT ICE-CREAMS?6. WHY DO THEY HAVE THREE CARS?

Now answer them1. I look like my mother2. She wants a McFlurry3. He comes from …..4. I wake up at …5. I eat ice-creams ….6. They have three cars because they have a lot of money

(Remember : Don’t use BE verb)

QUESTIONS WITH BE

• Who is your friend?

• What is your name?

• Where is the pecil?

• When is your birthday?

• Why is Peter here?

My friend is the tallest one

My name is Jane

It ( the pencil) is near the shelf

It is on July the first

Because he is on holidays

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!

Be careful with the BE verb. If there is no BE in

the question there is no BE in the aswer!

ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

• ADJECTIVES

Describe a noun (it is a place, person, a thing…)

Big, yellow taxi That small, white dog walks slowly

They ALWAYS go before the noun

• ADVERBS

Describe a verb She runs fast He eats slowly

They usually go after the verb

( AD-VERBS)

ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY /

FREQUENCY ADVERBS

Can be placed before or after the verb.

you never drink coffee

She usually eats vegetables

They are always tired

They say how often we do something or howoften things happen

(frequency)

How often do you …?

• Read• Go out to eat• Cook• Wash the car• Barbecue• Get a haircut• Walk the dog• Watch TV• Have cofee• Exercise

100% percent of the time

80% percent of the time

50% percent of the time

20% percent of the time

0% percent of the time

ALWAYS

USUALLY OFTEN

SOMETIMES

NOT OFTEN

NEVER

SUBJECT + ADVERB + VERB + PREDICATE

SUBJECT + ADVERB + VERB + PREDICATE

I always read before going to bedI usually go out to eatMy mother never washes the carI sometimes watch TVHe hardly ever has coffeeMy best friend doesn’t often exerciseI often relax in the swimming pool

• SUBJECT + TO BE + ADVERB + PREDICATE

I am always at home at 9 o’clock

She is usually tired after the work

We are never in the same place

Remember:

Subject+adverb+verb

LIKE + NOUN / LIKE + ING

You can like things or actions

If you like something, a NOUN, it must appearin the plural form

I like carrots He likes cars She likes animals

If it is uncountable it cannot appear in theplural form

My brother likes music I like Italian food

I don’t like carrots I hate animalsHe doesn’t like music I don’t mind football

When we say that we like an action the verb of the action must appear in the ING FORM.

I like eating carrots He likes driving carsShe likes reading comics

I don’t like eating carrotsHe doesn’t like istening musicI don’t mind watching football on TVI don’t like dancingThey hate eating vegetables