Third set highlights the usage of ‘Simple present tense’; it also teaches to use frequency of adverbs. The spelling rules and pronunciation of most commonly used is explained. Asking information question in simple present tenses with be and do is clarified.

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3. Chapter 3 Using the simple Present
CONTENTS
3-1 Form and basic meaning of the simple present tense
3-2 Using frequency adverbs: always, usually, often,…
3-3 Other frequency expressions
3-4 Using frequency adverbs with be
3-5 Spelling and pronunciation of final -es
3-6 Adding final -s/-es to words that end in -y
3-7 Irregular singular verbs: has, does, goes
3-8 Spelling and pronunciation of final -s/-es
3-9 The simple present: negative
3-10 The simple present: yes/no questions
3-11 The simple present: asking information questions with where
3-12 The simple present: asking information questions with when…
3-13 Summary: information questions with be and do
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4. 3-1 FORM AND BASIC MEANING OF THE SIMPLE
PRESENT TENSE
She walks.
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5. 3-1 FORM AND BASIC MEANING OF THE SIMPLE
SINGULAR PLURAL
1st PERSON I walk we walk
2nd PERSON you walk you walk
3rd PERSON she walks they walk
he walks
it walks
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6. 3-1 FORM AND BASIC MEANING OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT
TENSE
(a) I eat lunch every afternoon. Monday
(b) Max drives to work every day. Tuesday
(c) We get up every morning. Wednesday
(d) Kyle calls Mimi every weekend. Thursday
M T W Th F Sat S Friday
HABITS = USUAL ACTIVITIES
1 2 3 4 5 6 Saturday
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Sunday
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
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7. 3-1 Let’s Practice
We _____ television every day.
watch
watch watches
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8. 3-1 Let’s Practice
He _______ television every day.
watches
watch watches
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9. 3-1 Let’s Practice
We ____ lunch at 12:00.
eat
eat eats
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10. 3-1 Let’s Practice
Jaya _____ a walk in the morning.
takes
take takes
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11. 3-1 Let’s Practice
rides
My friend ____ her horse every day.
ride rides
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12. 3-2 USING FREQUENCY ADVERBS: ALWAYS, USUALLY,
OFTEN, SOMETIMES, SELDOM, RARELY, NEVER
They always drink
tea with lunch.
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13. 3-2 USING FREQUENCY ADVERBS: ALWAYS, USUALLY,
OFTEN, SOMETIMES, SELDOM, RARELY, NEVER
100% (a) Mary always eats lunch at school.
90%- 99% (b) Mary usually eats lunch at school.
75%- 90% (c) Josh often eats hamburgers.
25%- 75% (d) Tina sometimes eats lunch at school.
5%- 10% (e) Tina seldom eats lunch at school.
1%- 10% (f) Eva rarely washes her car.
0% (g) Jaya never goes to the zoo.
frequency adverbs
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14. 3-2 Let’s Practice
always
Tina _______ feeds her dog.
always usually
often
sometimes
Sun. Mon. Tues. Wed.Thurs. Fri. Sat. seldom
rarely
      
never
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15. 3-2 Let’s Practice
always
Jaya seldom watches TV.
______
usually
often
sometimes
Sun.Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. seldom
rarely

never
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16. 3-2 Let’s Practice
always
Luke _______ cooks dinner.
usually usually
often
sometimes
Sun.Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. seldom
rarely
     
never
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17. 3-2 Let’s Practice
always
Omar _________ cooks
sometimes
usually
dinner. often
sometimes
Sun.Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. seldom
rarely
   
never
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18. 3-3 OTHER FREQUENCY EXPRESSIONS
She goes to
the library
once a week.
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19. 3-3 OTHER FREQUENCY EXPRESSIONS
once a week.
(a) She goes to the library twice a week.
five times a week.
Sun.Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat.
    
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