1、SimplePresentTenseThesimplepresenttenseinEnglishisusedtodescribeanactionthatisregular,trueornormal.Weusethepresenttense:1.Forrepeatedorregularactionsinthepresenttimeperiod.·I take thetraintotheoffice.·ThetraintoBerlin leaves everyhour.·John sleeps ei
2、ghthourseverynightduringtheweek.2.Forfacts.·ThePresidentofTheUSA lives inTheWhiteHouse.·Adog has fourlegs.·We come fromSwitzerland.3.Forhabits.·I getup earlyeveryday.·Carol brushes herteethtwiceaday.·They travel totheircountryhouseeveryweekend.4.Fort
4、'inthethirdperson.SubjectVerbTheRestofthesentenceI/you/we/theyspeak/learnEnglishathomehe/she/itspeaks /learnsEnglishathomeThespellingfortheverbinthethirdpersondiffersdependingontheendingofthatverb:1.Forverbsthatendin -O,-CH,-SH,-SS,-X, or -Z weadd -E
5、S inthethirdperson.·go–goes·catch–catches·wash–washes·kiss–kisses·fix–fixes·buzz–buzzes2.Forverbsthatendina consonant+Y,weremovethe Y andadd -IES.·marry–marries·study–studies·carry–carries·worry–worriesNOTE:Forverbsthatendina vowel+Y,wejustadd -S.·pl
6、ay–plays·enjoy–enjoys·say–saysNegativeSentencesintheSimplePresentTenseTomakeanegativesentenceinEnglishwenormallyuse Don't or Doesn't withallverbsEXCEPT ToBeand Modalverbs (can,might,shouldetc.).·Affirmative:YouspeakFrench.Negative:You don't speakFren
7、ch.Youwillseethatweadd don't betweenthesubjectandtheverb.Weuse Don't whenthesubjectis I, you,we or they.·Affirmative:HespeaksGerman.Negative:He doesn't speakGerman.Whenthesubjectis he, she or it,weadd doesn't betweenthesubjectandtheverbtomakeanegativ
