lesson one sentences part one the
present simple the present simple is
used to make simple statements of fact
to talk about things that happen
repeatedly and to describe things that
are always true to make the present
simple of most verbs use the base form
that is to say you use the infinitive
without to for example I eat lunch at
noon every day she eats lunch at 2 p.m.
every day further examples we drink
coffee every morning we start work at
9:00 a.m. they leave work at 5:00 p.m.
she drinks coffee every morning he
starts work at 11:00 a.m.
Rob leaves work at 7:00 p.m. how to form
the present simple
you have the subject i you we they then
you have the verb eat and then the rest
of the sentence I eat lunch at 2 p.m.
every day you eat lunch at 2 p.m. every
day we eat lunch at 2 p.m. every day
they eat lunch at 2 p.m. every day with
he she and it you add s to the end of
the word
he eats lunch at 2 p.m. every day she
eats lunch at 2 p.m. every day it eats
lunch at 2 p.m. every day verbs ending
with s and es with some verbs es is
added in sentences using he she and it
these include verbs ending with SH CH o
s s X and Z for example I go to bed he
goes to bed
finish work he finishes work i watch TV
she watches TV i cross the road she
crosses the road i fix cars she fix his
cars their phones buzz all day his phone
buzzes all day further examples include
Tom does the dishes every evening she
teaches English to six students he
washes the windows on Friday he blushes
when he's embarrassed common mistakes
forming the present simple when the
present simple is used with he/she/it
or one person's name it always ends in S
or ES he starts work at 11 a.m.
correct he start work at 11 a.m.
incorrect there is no need to add the
auxiliary verb do when forming the
present simple it is only used to form
questions and negatives I eat lunch at
noon every day correct I do eat lunch at
noon every day incorrect
do is only used as an auxiliary verb
when forming negatives or questions
using B in the present simple
B is an important verb with an irregular
present simple form I am 25 years old
you are a chef he is happy I am you are
he is how to form these sentences you
have the subject you have B in various
forms I am happy you are happy he she it
is happy we they are happy the subject I
you he she it we they the forms of B am
R is R and the rest of the sentence
happy further examples I am a doctor
they are students my grandma is 92 years
old we're late for work
he's American Ruby's 7 years old
using have in the present simple have is
an irregular verb the third person
singular form is has not haves I have a
garage she has a yard I have she has he
has
how to form these sentences the subject
i you we they I have you have we have
they have he has she has it has and of
course the object I have a garage you
have a garage we have a garage they have
a garage he has a garage she has a
garage it has a garage further examples
I have a car you have a sister I have a
painfull back they have the same dress
they have a new baby the cat has a new
collar he has a cold Thomas has a
driving lesson today Jack has a bad
headache sarah has coffee with Tom every
Tuesday
part-2 the present simple negative to
make negative sentences using be in the
present simple knot is added after the
verb for other verbs the auxiliary verb
do not or does not is used negatives
with the verb be the verb be takes the
same form in positive and negative
sentences the only difference is adding
not for example I am a farmer I am NOT a
doctor how to form the present simple
negative you have the subject I am she
is
we are you have the negative not and
then the rest of the sentence I am not a
doctor
she is not a doctor we are not doctors
negative contractions is not and are not
can be contracted in two ways the
subject and verb can be contracted or
the verb and not they mean the same
thing you are not a doctor you're not a
doctor
you aren't a doctor not you're not you
aren't other examples I'm not a teacher
he's not a farmer he isn't a farmer
they're not American they aren't
American negatives with other verbs in
the present simple for example I work
outside I do not work outside he works
inside he does not work inside how to
form this sentence you have the subject
I you
we they you express the negative do not
you have the base form work and the rest
of the sentence outside I do not work
outside you do not work outside we do
not work outside they do not work
outside he/she it does not work outside
further examples you do not have a
computer he does not live in Los Angeles
we don't start work at 8 a.m. he doesn't
have a car common mistakes when forming
negative sentences the main verb in a
negative sentence always stays in its
base form even if the subject is he she
he does not works outside in correct
that is all for today see you next time
when I will be asking once more
how's your grammar?