Lesson 5 Writing - Grammar Present Simple questions/negations

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The Present Simple

Present Simple

The Present Simple

When do we use the present simple?

We use the present simple when we talk about:

- Facts

The leopard runs very fast.

- Routines

Harry plays football every Wednesday. 

The Present Simple

Now, we are going to take a look at:

- The SHIT Rule

- Questions

- Negations

The Present Simple

The SHIT Rule

The SHIT Rule has to do with She, He, and IT.

The rule is:

If the subject is a he, she or it, the verb gets +s.

So I dance becomes she dances.

Explain the SHIT Rule in your own words.

The Present Simple

The SHIT Rule

For the next exercise, try to make logical sentences. Also think about the correct use of the SHIT Rule.

He/she/it = hele werkwoord + S

Timmy

every Saturday.

They never

with oil.

That tree

very fast.

I always

chocolate ice cream.

Those boys

in class very often.

cook

grows

dances

shout

choose

chooses

shouts

grow

The Present Simple

Questions

To make a present simple question, you have to put the verb do in front of the sentence:

    I like ice cream.     becomes      Do I like ice cream?

If the subject is a he, she or it, you have to use does. Also, look at what happens with the +s of the original verb.

Bob plays football.   becomes   Does Bob play football?

The Present Simple

Questions

For the next exercise, turn the normal present simple sentence into a question. Think about capital letters, questions marks and the SHIT Rule (do/does)!

                                       

My dog likes me.

I never go to the swimming pool.

She dances every day.

The old man always sits in his chair.

the old man always

in his chair?

Turn the normal present simple sentence into a question

Do

Does

Is

sits

sit

sitting

Did

My sister likes everything pink.

my sister

everything pink?

Do

Does

Is

Be

likes

like

Did

The Present Simple

Negations

Now you know how to make a normal present simple sentence and a questions in the present simple.

Now we are going to look at negations.

The Present Simple

Negations

Negations tell you that something is not happening. 

You can see the word not in negations, but almost always as a short form n't, as in don't or doesn't.

An example of a negation is:

                             She doesn't see very well. 

The Present Simple

Negations

So you make a negation by adding don't or doesn't to the sentence. Think about the SHIT Rule!

So not like this:

                                    I like not cookies. 

But like this:

                                       I don't like cookies 

The Present Simple

Negations

Look at what happens to the verb in this sentence when we turn it into a negation:

                                 He plays video games every day.

                        He doesn't play video games every day.

The +s disappears after doesn't. The same happened with the questions!

The Present Simple

Negations

In the next exercise, try to turn the normal present simple into a negation. Pay attention to capital letters, full stops and the SHIT Rule.

                                       Use short forms!

The girls wear the same dresses.

The sun shines very brightly.

Minions like bananas very much.

The end of this lessonup, go work on lesson 5