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MUHAMMAD AZRI ASYRAF BIN MOHD ASARIMUHD MUAZ BIN MOHD AMIN

SYED ZULFIKAR

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The verb tense that expressing action in thepresent time, as in She writes; she is writing.

"The designates actionoccurring at the time of speaking orwriting: She in Toronto. It is used toindicate habitual actions: I everymorning. It is also used to express general

truths (Time ) and scientific knowledge(Light faster than sound). . . .

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"Present tense also has some special uses: to indicate future time when used with time

expressions:We travelto Italy next week.

Michael returnsin the morning. to describe works of literature and the arts:

Hamlet avoidsavenging his father's death for onereason."

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The present simple tense is very often usedwith adverbs of repeated time. Look at theseexamples (the adverbs are shown in ): - I come to school by cycle.

- She arrives here before me.

- He forgets to do his homework.

- I catch the late bus home.

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When we want to state a fact or ask aquestion without any time reference, we usethe present simple tense. - I live in Frankfurt.

- She plays football but she does not play tennis.

- For breakfast, he eats rice and drinks cold milk.

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TO FORM THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE , USETHE BASE FORM OF THE VERB FOR THE MOSTFORMS. ADD s OR es TO THIRD PERSON SINGULAR

SUBJECTS ( he , she , it or singular nouns )

IN NEGATIVE STATEMENTS , WE USE do not( dont ) or does not ( doesnt ) plus the verb

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Subject + verb I work

You work

We work

They work The computers work

He / She / It works

The computer works

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Subject + Do / Does + Base Verb I do not work

You do not work

We do not work

They do not work The computers do not work

He / She / It does not works

The computers does not works

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When we add s to base verbs , we changespelling some verbs. Add -s to most verbs = walk walks

Add -es to verbs that end in sh , ch , ss, x or o =

finish finishes / catch catches / go goes If a verb ends in a consonant + y , change the y to i

and add es = try-tries / study studies

If a verb ends in a vowel + y , add s = pay-pays /

play-plays

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We use the simpe present tense when we talkabout habitual actions and for things thathappens all the time or are always true. Example

Mike talks on the phone a lo

He writes movie reviews on his computer everyday

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We use the negative contructed forms dontand doesnt in speech and informal writing.We use the full forms do not and does not ininformal writing and in speech when we want

to emphasize the negative

Informal = Im sorry. I dont have time to help younow

Formal or Emphatic= The president does not wantthis report to be late.

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1. Jerry (come/comes) to school on time. 2. Jerry and Linda (come/comes) to school on

time.

3. Ms. Jones (teach/teaches) geography.

4. The cat (sleep/sleeps) on the sofa everyday.

5. Milk (cost/costs) two dollars a quart.