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August 5, 2019

SIMPLE  PRESENT  TENSE

Simple Present Tense mentions verbs that we always do and general truth.

AFFIRMATIVE 

I  save money.

YOU  save money.

WE  save money.

THEY  save money.

NOTE: Infinitive form of the verb –that’s bore infinitive are used with subjects “I,YOU,WE and THEY” at Simple Present Tense.

***  HE saves money.

       SHE saves money.

      IT saves money.

NOTE: “HE,SHE and IT” subjects’ verbs take “-s, -es, -ies” suffixes.

NEGATIVE

I don’t save money.

YOU  don’t save money.

HE doesn’t save money.

SHE doesn’t save money.

IT doesn’t save money.

WE don’t save money.

YOU don’t save money.

THEY don’t save money.

NOTE: Negation Particle “NOT” is used at the negative sentences. “NOT” means no.It is used with “DO NOT(DON’T)” auxiliary verb and the infinitive form of the verb after the subjects “I, YOU, WE and THEY”. It is used with “DOES NOT(DOESN’T)” auxiliary verb and the infinitive form of the verb after the subject “HE, SHE and IT”.

QUESTION

DO  I  save money ?

DO  you  save money ?

DO  we  save money ?

DO  they  save money ?

DOES  he save money ?

DOES  she  save  money ?

DOES  it  save money ?

NOTE: DO and DOES come to the fore, then the subject and the infinitive form of the verb are used at the question sentences.

TIME  EXPRESSIONS  FREQUENTLY  USED  IN SIMPLE  PRESENT  TENSE

always

almost always/nearly always

usually

generally

often

frequently

sometimes

occasionally

seldom

rarely

scarcely

scarcely ever

barely

ever

not ever

never

 almost never

at times

once in a while

from time to time

now and then

every day/week/month/summer …

once/twice … a month/ a year …

at the weekends/on weekends

on Mondays/Sundays …

on weekdays

in the mornings/at nights …

every two days/every three weeks …

• Habits, repeated actions:

*During weekdays, I try to get an eight-hour sleep so that I can feel energetic at work.

*As a teacher, Semra always has extra work to do at home because she prepares lesson plans for the next day.

 

• Generalisations, natural laws, universal truths:

    *Hurricanes  occur when the warm air from the surface of the ocean rises and meets the    cooler air.

    *Trees grow more quickly when they are young.

 

• Situation or actions that its validity is continuous and permanent:

       *Brian lives in a modest house although he earns quite a lot of money.

      *Harrods, the famous shopping mall in Britain, sells a large variety of goods.

 

• Present time expression that is formed without using “-ing” appendix with the verbs that don’t include actions but reporting the situation:

        *Serkan doesn’t know how to use the fax machine so he needs your help.

          *She wants to ask a question but she doesn’t want to interrupt him now.

 

• Headlines:

     *Germany beats Argentina in the semi finals of the 2010 World Cup.

      *Prime Minister attends a special ceremony and makes a speech there.

 

• Book, movie summaries; story, short feature telling and sport reviews:

*One day, the princess comes to the palace and comes together to her father.

*Messi kicks the ball and scores the goal of his team.

 

• Performative verbs ( accept, acknowledge, assume, believe, deny, hope,

inform, promise, think…) :

*I believe in faeries.

*I hope you won’t expect results immediately.

 

USE OF FREQUENCY ADVERBS IN SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

 

• If we want to know how often an act is done, we need to ask “How often” question to the verb.

*Mary is always in charge.

*I never promise anybody anything.

 

• Frequency adverbs are always used between the subject and the verb before the actual verb. But this adverbs are used after the verb “be(am, is, are)”.

*Our teacher usually lets us free.

*Elena is sometimes pessimistic about the future of the company due to the economic crisis.

 

• But if “be” verb is in negative construction, the usage may change.

*My sister sometimes isn’t pleased with surprises.

 

VERY IMPORTANT

“Always” must indicate after the appendix that  specifies negative.

 

              *First impressions aren’t always correct.

 

• “Usually, normally, often, frequently, sometimes ve occasionally” may locate at the beginning or end of the sentences. But, “always, never, rarely ve seldom” don’t always locate at the beginning or end of the sentence.

*Sometimes I enjoy playing computer games especially after a hard day.

 

• “Frequently, sometimes, occasionally” must come before the negative auxiliary verb.

*He sometimes doesn’t feel like going to work. ( feel like= wish, want )

 

• “Usually, generally, often” may come after the negative auxiliary verb or before the negative auxiliary verb.

*My mother doesn’t often go shopping herself; instead, she prefers shopping online.

 

• “Never, seldom, rarely, hardly ever” carry negative meaning. This adverbs are used with the positive verb structure but they make negative the meaning of the sentence.

*My son never makes his bed, which always drives me crazy.

 

VERY IMPORTANT 

 If the adverbs that carry negative meaning locate  at the beginning of the sentence, it is compulsory that the sentence is made inverted.

 

**  Rarely do I watch  football matches.

 

**Never does Smith show tolerance to his employees if anything goes wrong.