SIMPLE PRESENT: Routines and General Facts
SINGULAR
PLURAL
DOES S DOESN’T
HE, SHE, IT
DO – DON’T
I, WE, THEY, YOU
+ HE DRINKS COKE
- HE DOESN’T DRINK COKE
? DOES HE DRINK COKE?
YES, HE DOES
NO, HE DOESN’T
+ THEY VISIT ME AT 5 PM
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YES,
NO,
WH QUESTIONS: WHAT DOES HE DRINK? WH QUESTION:
HE DRINKS COKE
DOES WITH MY “S” OF “S”INGULAR
RULES FOR ADDING THE “S” IN THE SINGULAR
FORM
• FOR MOST VERBS, JUST ADD “S”:
TRAVELS, VISITS, CLEANS
• VERBS THAT FINISH IN SS, CH, SH, O, X. ADD “ES”
GOES
KISSES
WATCHES
WASHES
• FOR VERBS THAT FINISH IN CONSONANT AND “Y”
CRY CRIES
TRY TRIES
STAYS
PLAYS
FIXES
FRECUENCY ADVERBS
• ALWAYS
• USUALLY / OFTEN
• SOMETIMES
• RARELY/SELDOM
• NEVER
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
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OBJECT PRONOUNS
• HE INVITES ME TO HAVE DINNER
S
O
I
YOU
HE
SHE
IT
WE
THEY
ME
YOU
HIS
HER
IT
US
THEM
LILI FEEDS HER (ZUKY)
I LOVE IT ( THE AGENDA)