SIMPLE PRESENT STATEMENTS

THEY ARE FORMED WITH A SUBJECT AND THE BASE FORM OF A VERB ( THE VERB WITHOUT ANY ENDING). HOWEVER, WITH THE THIRD PERSON OF SINGULAR SUBJECTS, THE VERB TAKES AN S ENDING.

SOME RULES:

FOR MOST VERBS: ADD-S ( LISTEN, LISTENS)

FOR VERBS ENDING IN S , SS , SH , CH , X , OR Z: ADD – ES ( WATCH , WATCHES )

FOR VERBS ENDING IN A CONSONANT AND Y : CHANGE Y TO I AND ADD –ES ( STUDY – STUDIES )

THE THIRD PERSON SINGULAR FORM OF HAVE IS HAS.

THE THIRD PERSON SINGULAR FORM OF DO IS DOES

EXAMPLES:

AFFIRMATIVE:
I EXERCISE EVERY DAY
JOHN EXERCISES EVERY DAY

NEGATIVE:
I DON´T EXERCISE EVERY DAY
JOHN DOESN´T EXERCISE EVERY DAY

INTERROGATIVE:

DO I EXERCISE EVERY DAY ?
DOES JOHN EXERCISE EVERY DAY ?



DO YOU REMENBER THE WH- QUESTION WORDS ?

LET´S ADD SOME OF THEM TO OUR STRUCTURE BOX…

WHAT DO YOU DO EVERY DAY?
WHERE DO YOU WORK EVERY DAY?
HOW DOES HE WORK EVERY DAY?
WHEN DOES HE WORK ?
WHY DO YOU WORK EVERY DAY?
WHAT COLOUR DO YOU PREFER ?
HOW OFTEN DO YOU WORK ?