Present Simple and Adverbs of Frequency
Present Simple and Adverbs of Frequency
Present Simple and Adverbs of Frequency
ADVER B S O F F R E QU E NC Y
E, NEG AT IV E AN D Q UES T ION.
SIMPL E WE’L L DO A F F IRMATIV
FOR THE PRESENT T IM E E XP R ES SIO NS T OO :D.
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Present simple
We use to talk about: Negative
-general truths -doesn’t with a bare infinitive for third person
-things we often do singular
-permanent situations -don’t with a bare infinitive for others
It’s the verb. -before the verb
Affirmative Questions
-third person singular changes -does with a bare infinitive for third person singular
-others don’t -do with a bare infinitive for others
-in short answers we only use do or does
BE CAREFUL!!! -in short answers we don’t repeat the verb
I have, but
he/she/it has. Time expressions
-beginning or end of a sentence
Adverbs of frequency
We use to talk about:
-how often we do something
BE CAREFUL!!!
Adverbs of frequency go before main verbs
but after the verb to be.
Examples:
I usually go at the weekend at my
grandparent’s house.
I am never going to be good at math. ;(
Present simple
table
I/you/we/they He/she/it
love loves
go goes
watch watches
fish fishes
fly flies
say says
Time expressions
every day/night/week/month/year
at the weekend
in the morning/afternoon/evening
on Friday
Examples
for:
• Present simple
Maria loves to play chess. I don’t play the guitar. “Do you often play
outside?” “Yes, I do.”
Time expressions
At the weekend I get out with friends. I write my homework in the
afternoon.
Adverbs of frequency
We sometimes play hide and seek. He is always right.
Task A.
• Write on the board…
• Make a sentence with present simple. This will help you:
Ben/go/to/drawing lessons/?
• Underline the present simple, circle the adverbs of frequency and double
underline the time expressions in the sentence wrote on the board.
• Spell me the sentence “I sometimes goes at the park on the afternoon.” but
be careful! And I am with tied eyes. .^.
Task B.
The sentences are wrong. Write them correctly.
1.He want to go to the toilet.
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Byeeee!