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SIMPLE PRESENT

Present Simple Tense

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PRESENT SIMPLE

[VERB] + s/es in third person

Examples:
•You speak English.
•Do you speak English?
•You do not speak English.

USE 1 Repeated Actions



Use the Simple Present to express the idea that an action is repeated or usual. The action can be a habit, a hobby, a daily event, a scheduled event or something that often happens. It can also be something a person often forgets or usually does not do.


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.
•When does the train usually leave? 
•She always forgets her purse.
•He never forgets his wallet.
•Every twelve months, the Earth circles the Sun.
•Does the Sun circle the Earth?

USE 2 To talk about true things




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. It is not important if the speaker is correct about the fact. It is also used to make generalizations about people or things.



Examples:
•Cats like milk.
•Birds do not like milk.
•Do pigs like milk?
•California is in America.
•California is not in the United Kingdom.
•Windows are made of glass.
•Windows are not made of wood.
•New York is a small city. It is not important that this fact is untrue.

USE 3 Scheduled Events in the Near Future




Speakers occasionally use Simple Present to talk about scheduled events in the near future. This is most commonly done when talking about public transportation, but it can be used with other scheduled events as well. 




Examples:
•The train leaves tonight at 6 PM.
•The bus does not arrive at 11 AM, it arrives at 11 PM.
•When do we board the plane?
•The party starts at 8 o'clock.
•When does class begin tomorrow?

USE 4 Now (Non-Continuous Verbs)




Speakers sometimes use the Simple Present to express the idea that an action is happening or is not happening now. This can only be done with Non-Continuous Verbs and certain Mixed Verbs.



Examples:
•I am here now.
•She is not here now.
•He needs help right now.
•He does not need help now.
•He has his passport in his hand. 
•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?

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

SIMPLE PRESENT - HOW OFTEN DO YOU...?

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES - Mariano

Questions

1. Is a hippo fatter than a zebra?
2. Is the rhino as big as a hippo?
3. Which animal has the longest tail?
4. Which is the most dangerous?

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES - Savina

Questions

1. Is a wolf bigger than a vampire?
2. Is a vampire as dangerous as a wolf?
3. Which is the most horrible monster?

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES - Selena

Questions

1. Are the Jonas ´ brothers older than Hannah Montana?
2. Is Nick Jonas taller than Hannah?
3. Who has got the longest hair?
4. Who is the thinnest?
5. Is Hannah the funniest of all?

SUPERLATIVES

WHAT WE DID IN CLASS - MARCH 7TH

ORAL PRACTISE

• WE PREPARED A DIALOGUE IN WHICH THE STUDENT´S TALKED ABOUT THEIR FREE TIME ACTIVITIES, LIKES AND DISLIKES USING COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES
• WE USED AS ... AS TO TALK ABOUT THINGS, PEOPLE OR ANIMALS THAT HAVE THE SAME CHARACTERISTICS. FOR EXAMPLE:  MY MOTHER IS AS THIN AS MY SISTER. (IT MEANS THAT BOTH HAVE THE SAME WEIGHT)
• HOMEWORK: 
• SUPPOSE THAT YOU MEET WITH SOME FRIENDS AND YOU BEGIN A CONVERSATION ABOUT YOUR LIFE!

WHAT WE DID IN CLASS - MARCH 5TH

• AJECTIVES

1. We talked about likes and dislikes using adjectives and their opposites Example: heavy / strong
2. We used comparatives and superlatives to ask and answer questions.
3. We complete a copy
4. Role play (Dialogue)

Homework: look for picture to ask your partner questions using comparatives and superlatives and glue them in a separate paper. In class students are writing about the pictures they have

COMPARATIVEA AND SUPERLATIVES

-We use Comparative when we compare two people or things.       Lots of Comparative adjectives end in:-er   -Example: 1. Small-Smaller                           3.Old-Older   2. Warm-Warmer                          4.Tall-Taller       If  one-syllable adjective ends with an e, we just add –r -Example: 1. Nice-Nicer, 2.Wide-Wider       We use more with the unchanged adjectives: -Example: 1. Boring-More Boring 2. Beautiful-More Beautiful Note: If the word ends: consonant-vowel-consonant, then the last consonant is usually doubled in the comparative. Examples: big-bigger, fat-fatter, hot-hotter.

Superlatives are used to compare more than two things.       Lots of Comparative adjectives end in: est - Example: 1. Short- Shortest                                 3.High-Highest 2. Smart-Smartest                                4.Dark-Darkest       If one-syllable adjective ends with an e, we just add st -Examples: 1. Nice-Nicest, 2.Wide-Widest       We use most with the unchanged adjective -Example: 1. Boring-Most Boring 2. Beautiful-Most Beautiful      Adjectives with one syllable + Y (Y changes to I) -Example: Friendly-Friendliest

Certain adjectives have irregular forms in the comparative and superlative degrees: Adjective Comparative Superlative 1.     Good Better The best 2.     Little less least 3.     Bad worse worst 4.     Far farther farthest

1) Exercise

Complete the comparative and superlative adjective chart below.

1.     Sweet
2.     Long
3.     Fast
4.     Old
5.     Expensive
6.     Large
7.     Tall
8.     Rich
9.     Hard
10.                                                           Warm
11.                                                           Nice
12.                                                           Bad
13.                                                           Young

2) Exercise            Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or superlative).

1. This is the (interesting) _____________________book I have ever read.
2. She is ______________________ (happy) now than he was last year.
3. I always tell the _______________________ (fun) jokes.
4. They are not going to the__________________(bad) hotel.
5. He was the (clever) _______________________ boy of all.
6. Sara is 13 years old.  Ana is 5 years old.  Sara is (old)__________________Ana.
7. The weather is not good today - it's snowing. I hope the weather will be (good) _______________ next week.