Present Simple & Adverbs of Frequency

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Present Simple & Adverbs of Frequency

CEN Grammar

Learning goals

1. I know when and how to use the present simple.

Be careful!

Do not use any shortened forms (like don't) in the coming exercises.

Put the verb in the correct tense.
I ___ (want) to see that movie.

verb = werkwoord

Put the verb in the correct tense.
She ___ (know) someone who works at a bank.

Put the verb in the correct tense.
Peter ___ (go) to school in London.

Put the verb in the correct tense.
My parents never ___ (buy) me huge gifts, but that's okay.

Put the verb in the correct tense.
I ___ (not - like) ice cream.

Put the verb in the correct tense.
Shane ___ (not - live) in Philadelphia.

Put the verb in the correct tense.
They ___ (not - talk) to each other very often.

Put the verb in the correct tense.
___ (you - know) that man over there?

Put the verb in the correct tense.
___ (he - look) like a famous person?

What are we going to find out

• When to use the present simple
• How to put the verb in its correct form

Present Simple

Try to find out when we use the present simple using these examples

• I wake up at six.
• I get out of bed and put on my clothes.
• After that, I eat my breakfast.
• I leave for school at half past seven.
• My friends and I cycle to school.
• My best friend cycles faster than I do.

• Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
• If your heart stops beating for too long, you die.
• I come from Canada.
• She lives in London.
• He works at a bank.  
  
• The bus leaves every 30 minutes.
• The museum opens at 10.

Tip

Is it something that people do every day? Is it something that is always true?

Present Simple

We use the present simple...

• when we talk about routine
  I always wake up at six.
  We cycle to school every day.
   My mother works as a doctor. 
   
  
• when we talk about facts
  Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
  
  
• when we talk about schedules and opening hours
  The bus leaves at 10 o'clock. / School starts at 08:15h.   

Routine is what people often do, like their daily business, including for instance work and where they live.

Facts are things that are always true under normal circumstances, for instance when water boils or freezes.

I understand when to use the present simple.

Yes

Not entirely, but I do not need any help.

Not entirely and I would like some help.

I do not get it at all...

Routine

Can be found through adverbs of frequency

• always
• often
• never
• etc. 

adverb of frequency = bijwoord van frequentie

deze woorden geven aan hoe vaak iets gebeurd

Put the adverbs of frequency in the correct order.

100%

0%

always

usually

normally

not usually

often

never

sometimes

not often

Word order

Use adverbs of frequency before the main verb.
My father never works at home.

I don't always go to school by bike.

But after the verb to be (am / are / is).
He is always late.
They are never there when you need them.

main verb = hoofdwerkwoord

I understand when to use the adverbs of frequency.

Yes

Not entirely, but I do not need any help.

Not entirely and I would like some help.

I do not get it at all...

Present Simple

Try to find out how to form the present simple using these examples

Affirmative
I work at a bank.
You love chocolate.
We live in a big house.
They teach at a university.
My parents hate loud music.
  
He knows a lot of people.
She goes to school by bike.
It works very well against stains. 
Peter drives a red car.

affirmative = bevestigend (een normale zin)

• In an affirmative sentence we create the present simple by using just the verb.
  
  
• We add an s or es to the verb when we talk about he, she or it. This is called the shit-rule.
  
  
• Be careful: singular names count as a he or she!

Put the words in the correct box.

add S

add ES

change to IES

say

fly

kiss

cry

try

catch

know

fish

play

obey

flush

mix

do

go

Spelling matters

How to use the shit-rule correctly

Add es to the verb
If it ends with -o
do > does
go > goes

If it ends with -ss or -sh
kiss > kisses
wish > wishes

if it ends with -ch
catch > catches
match > matches 

change the y to i and add es
If the letter before the y is a consonant

cry > cries
fly > flies
try > tries 

This isn't the case if the letter before the y is a vowel
 play > plays
say > says
obey > obeys 

consonant = medeklinker

vowel = klinker

its own form
The verb have changes completely:
have > has 

Present Simple

Try to find out how to form the present simple using these examples

Negative 
I do not work at a bank.
You do not love chocolate.
We do not live in a big house.

They do not teach at a university.

My parents do not hate loud music.

He does not know a lot of people.

She does not go to school by bike.

It does not work very well against stains. 

Peter does not drive a red car.

negative = ontkennend (vaak een zin met not of never er in)

• In a negative sentence we form the verb by using do not or does not followed by the infinitive (hele werkwoord).
  
  
• Be careful: do not add an extra s or es to the infinitive!
     
  
• We only use does not with he, she and it.  

Present Simple

Try to find out how to form the present simple using these examples

Questions
Do I work at a bank?

Do you love chocolate?

Do we live in a big house?

Do they teach at a university?

Do your parents hate loud music?

Does he know a lot of people?

Does she go go school by bike?

Does it work very well against stains?

Does Peter drive a red car? 

• A question starts with Do or Does, followed by the subject (onderwerp) and then the infinitive.
  
  
• Be careful: do not add an extra s or es to the infinitive!
   
• We only use does with he, she and it.     

Exception 1

The verb be follows its own rules

Affirmative
I am late again.

You are a nice person.

He is at school.
She is here.

It is very hot today.

We are brothers.

They are good friends. 

Exception = uitzondering

Negative
I am not late again.

You are not a nice person.

He is not at school.
She is not here.

It is not very hot today.

We are not brothers.

They are not good friends. 

Questions
Am I late again?

Are you a nice person?

Is he at school?

Is she here?

Is it very hot today?

Are we brothers?

Are they good friends?

Exception 2

The verb have got follows its own rules

Affirmative
I have got a pimple.

You have got a brother.

He has got a sister.

She has got a big house.

It has got Bluetooth.

We have got a blue car.

They have got a pet.

Negative
I have not got a pimple.

You have not got a brother.

He has not got a sister.

She has not got a big house.

It has not got Bluetooth!

We have not got a blue car.

They have not got a pet.

Questions
Have I got a pimple?

Have you got a brother?

Has he got a sister?

Has she got a big house?

Has it got Bluetooth?

Have we got a blue car?

Have they got a pet?

Be careful!

Do not use any shortened forms (like don't) in the coming exercises.

Put the verb in the correct tense.
My father always ___ (try) to open the door softly.

Put the verb in the correct tense.
James ___ (know) nothing about football.

Put the verb in the correct tense.
I ___ (not - like) French fries.

Put the verb in the correct tense.
___ (you - be) a friend of his?

Put the verb in the correct tense.
Mike ___ (not - teach) English, but German.

Put the verb in the correct tense.
William and Susan ___ (hate) waking up early.

Put the verb in the correct tense.
She never ___ (kiss) people she doesn't know.

Put the verb in the correct tense.
___ (you - have) a brother?

I understand how to form the present simple.

Yes

Not entirely, but I do not need any help.

Not entirely and I would like some help.

I do not get it at all...