FOCUS 1 - 1.2 en 1.5 present simple: affirmative, negative, questions

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

To talk about

Regular activities

States and permanent situations

preferences (verbs such as like, hate, love)

To be

affirmative

I/ you / we/ they --> infinitive 

They play football every saturday

He/she/it --> infinitive + s

He plays football every saturday

Negative

I/ you/ we/ they --> don't (do not) + infinitive

I don't like to play football

He/ she/ it --> doesn't (does not) + infinitive

She doesn't like to play football

Important

3rd person singular form:

He, she and it --> add an -s to the infinitive 

She loves cookies

Verbs ending in consonant + y --> ies

cry --> cries 

Important

Words ending in:

-o --> -oes (potato - potatoes)

-s / -z / -x / -ch / -sh --> add -es 

(watch - watches, kiss - kisses)

Important

Adverbs of frequency 

Often

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Never

She never walks to school / She is usually late

Before main verbs

after verb of to be

I am

you are

he/she/it is

they are

we are

you are

Important

every day

every Sunday

every weekend

She walks to school every day

Usually at the end of a sentence

Yes or no questions

Do you play? -->  Yes, I do/ No, I don't 

Does she play? --> Yes, she does / No, she doesn't

I/ you/ we/ they --> do

He/she/it --> does

SHIT - rule --> he/ she/ it

does + infinitive (without the extra s!)

Wh- questions

Why

Where

When

Who

How (how often, how many)

Which

What (What kind, what time)

Whose 

Jake ....... his dog

1. love
2. loves

We .... to school everyday

1. walk
2. walks

I .... to play computer games

1. like
2. likes
3. don't like
4. doesn't like

He ..... French very well

1. speak
2. speaks
3. doesn't speak
4. don't speak

It ..... sleeping

1. Likes
2. Like

I .... the piano every Thursday

1. Play
2. Plays
3. Doesn't play
4. Don't play

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Wh- questions

What do you play?

What does she play?

I/ you/ we/ they --> do

He/she/it --> does

SHIT - rule --> he/ she/ it

does  + infinitive (without the extra s!)