- •Pronouns
- •Pronoun “it”
- •Say the following sentences in the future.
- •Reading Activity About My Family and Myself
- •Additional Vocabulary
- •Interests and Ambitions
- •Post-reading Activity
- •The verb “to have”
- •Present, Past, Future Simple Present Simple
- •The Present Simple tense denotes:
- •Past Simple
- •The Past Simple tense describes:
- •Future Simple
- •The Future Simple tense denotes:
- •Facts to be remembered
- •Types of Questions General
- •Special (except the subject)
- •Special (to the subject)
- •Reading Activity a Letter to a Friend
- •Post-Reading Activity
- •Continuous tenses
- •Present Continuous Tense
- •Past Continuous Tense
- •Future Continuous Tense
- •Pronouns some, any, no
- •Reading Activity Numbers
- •Post-Reading Activity
- •To have to
- •Should, ought to
- •Reading Activity Four Basic Operations of Arithmetic
- •Post-Reading Activity
- •Grammar Rules Patterns.
- •Reading Activity Rational numbers and decimal numerals
- •Post-Reading Activity
- •Degrees of Comparison
- •Irregular Comparatives and Superlatives:
- •Types of Comparisons
- •Perfect Continuous
- •Facts to be remembered
- •Reading Activity The Nature of Algebra
- •Post-Reading Activity
- •Monomials and Polynomials
- •Unit 7
- •Reading Activity Equations and Identities
- •Post-Reading Activity
- •Unit 8
- •Reading Activity Polynomials
- •Post-Reading Activity
Present, Past, Future Simple Present Simple
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Negative |
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Interrogative |
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I we you they |
work like do
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I we you they |
do not (don’t) |
work like do
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Do |
I we you they |
work? like? do?
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he she it |
works likes does |
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he she it |
does not (doesn’t) |
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Does |
he she it |
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The Present Simple tense denotes:
1. Repeated actions indicated by adverbials of frequency such as often, always, usually, seldom, rarely, sometimes, never, generally, as a rule, every day (month), every other day (week, month, etc.), once a week. |
He often works till midnight. My brother plays tennis every other day. She is never late for classes. Do you generally speak English in class ? I sometimes meet your father at the station |
2. Universal truths (laws of nature) and permanent characteristics, situations or states. |
The sun sets in the west. She teaches English at school. Do you like rainy weather? His parents live in London. |
3. Present actions and states, going on at the moment of speech with the so-called stative verbs which include a) verbs of sense perception: see, hear, notice, taste, smell, etc. b) verbs of mental activity: understand, think, believe, remember, know, forget, mean, suppose, recognize, etc. c) verbs of feelings and emotions: like, dislike, hate, love, wish, want, prefer, care, etc. d) verbs of possession: have, belong, own, possess, etc. |
It smells like a hospital in here. The meat tastes spicy. I don't see anyone in the room. Do you recognize me ? What does he mean ? Who do you think will win the game? Do you know what he is speaking about? I prefer dogs to cats. Which of these dresses do you like best? Do you want anything to drink ? – I want a glass of juice, please. Jill really hates house work. Who does this car belong to? They have a big new house. |
4. Scheduled facts and events such as flights, train arrivals, departures, itineraries |
The flight leaves at 2 p.m. (according to the timetable) You arrive in Basel at 6.30 a.m. local time. (according to the itinerary) |
Ex. 4 . Make the following sentences interrogative and negative.
1. We do a lot of things in our free time. 2. The shops open at 9 o’clock and close at 5.30. 3. It costs a lot of money to stay in luxury hotels. 4. The Moon goes round the Earth. 5. They usually sit for hours without saying a word. 6. She keeps her room tidy as a rule. 7. Mother makes strawberry jam every year. 8. People traditionally prepare coloured eggs at Easter. 9. A new school opens next week. 10. My father shaves every other day. 11. Once a week Dave stays in the office till six o’clock. 12. The water in this lake freezes in winter.
Ex. 5. Write sentences using these words. Put the verb in the right form (arrive or arrives etc.).
(always / early / Sue / arrive).
(basketball / I / play / often).
(work / Margaret / hard / usually).
(Jenny / always / nice clothes / wear).
(dinner / we / have / always / at 7.30).
(television / Tim / watch / never).
(like / chocolate / children / usually).
(Julia / parties / enjoy / always).
(never / my brother / breakfast / eat).
(every other day / tennis / my friend / play).