一般现在时基础讲解和用法

1、般现在时 ThePresentSimpleTense(alsocalledtheSimplePresentTense) Simplepresenttensewithbe: Theverbbeisdifferentfromtheotherverbsinthistense.Letslookat Heresthepositiveform(positivemeansanormalsentence,notanegativeoraquestion.Thisissometimescalledaffirmative): Positive PositiveShortForm Iam Im youare your

2、e heis hes sheis shes itis its weare were theyare theyre Forexample: ?ImScottish. ?Shehungry. ?Theyrealwayslate. Forexample: ?Imncbld. ?HeisntfroSpain. ?Wearenthome.Negative Negativeshortform Iamnot Imnot youarenot youarent heisnot heisnt sheisnot sheisnt itisnot itisnt wearenot wearent theyarenot t

3、heyarent Next,heresthenegative.Itsveryeasy.Youonlyadd not Herestheyes/noquestionform: Yes/NoQuestionsamI?areyou?ishe? isshe?isit?arewe?arethey? Forexample: ?AmInextinthequeue? ?AreyoufromTokyo? ?Isheatthelibraryatthemoment? whquestion,youjustputthequestionwordatthefront: WhQuestionsWhereamI?Whatarey

4、ou?Whyishe?Whoisshe?Whenarewe?Howarethey? Forexample: ?Whereareyoufrom? ?Whoisthatgirl? ?Whyaretheystillatwork?Ifyoudliketomakea Presentsimpletensewithotherverbs: Withallotherverbs,wemakethepresentsimpleinthesameway. Thepositiveisreallyeasy.Itsjusttheverb,withanextrasifthesubjectis she,orit.Letstake

5、theverbplayasanexample: Positive(ofplay) Iplay youplay heplays sheplays itplays weplay theyplay Forexample: ?Iplaytenniseveryweek. ?Helikeschocolate. ?TheyusuallygotothecinemaonFridays. Dontforgetthes!Evenreallyadvancedstudentsdothis! Forafewverbs,thereisaspellingchangewithitheb,eforestteands.For ex

6、ample,studybecomes(studies.(SeespellingchangesPDFformoreinformation). Therearealsofewverbswhichareirregularinthepresentsimple: ?havebecomeshas ?dobecomesdoes ?gobecomesgoes Tomakethenegativeform,youneedtousedonot(dont)ordoesnot(doe: Negative(ofplay) NegativeShortForm Idonotplay Idontplay youdonotpla

7、y youdontplay hedoesnotplay hedoesntplay shedoesnotplay shedoesntplay itdoesnotplay itdoesntplay wedonotplay wedontplay theydonotplay theydontplay Forexample: ?Youdontstudyveryuch. ?Juliedoesntsport. ?Wedontliveirtondon. WeusedoordoesbeforethesubjectRyesakedheuestion: Yes/NoquestionsdoIplay?doyouplay?doesheplay?doessheplay?doesitplay?doweplay?dotheyplay? Forexample: ?Doyouworkinanoffice? ?DoesJohnplaycricketeveryweekend? ?Dotheyliketravelling? WhQuestionsWheredoIplay?Whatdoyouplay?Whydoesheplay?Whodoessheplay?Whendoweplay?Howdotheyplay? Forexample: ?Wheredoyouliv