Affirmative sentences.

1. SIMPLE PRESENTSIMPLE PRESENT
TENSETENSE
Affirmative sentencesAffirmative sentences
Teacher: Stella Vidal

2. •It is used to talk
about facts, states:

3. • Example:
Sarah comes from United
States of America.

4. •It is also used with
routines and habits:

5. • Example:
Susan takes the bus at
8:00 o’clock in the
morning.

6. We can use it with
adverds of frequency.
always, usually,
sometimes……

7. • Example:
Peter always goes to the
beach in the summer.

8. EXAMPLESEXAMPLES
I/you/we/they work in a big company.
Personal Pronouns verb complement

9. EXAMPLESEXAMPLES
He/She/it plays with a ball.
Personal Pronouns verb complement

10. I play
You play
We play
You play
They play
He plays
She plays
It plays
Third
Person
Singular

11. SPELLING
With 3rd. Person singular we add –S to most verbs.
Examples :
play plays
dance dances
call calls
speak speaks

12. When verb ends in:
–s, -ss, -o, -sh, -ch -x,
we add “-ES”.
Examples :
fix fixes
go goes
wash washes
watch watches

13. When verbs ends in “y” preceeded
by a consonant,
you change “y” to “-IES”.
Examples :
study studies
carry carries

14. LINKS :
• http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/pres1c.htm
• http://esl.about.com/library/grammar/blpresentcont.htm