Thursday, 27 October 2011

Atiqa Victoria :: COMMON MISTAKES WHEN USING ENGLISH- PART 3 ::

WHEN DO I USE THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE?



We use the present simple tense:

  • to make a general statement about our world: The earth moves around the sun.
  • to show a pattern or general truth: People work in order to meet their basic needs. 
  • with adverbs of frequency: always, usually, often sometimes, never: People who are too lazy to walk often use their cars instead.
  • with expressions such as: nowadays, these days, today (with a general meaning): Many students today do their research via computer rather than through books.
  • for verbs showing opinions or feelings, e.g. believe, think, hope: I think that we should all do as much as we can to improve our environment.
We form the present simple tense with the base form of the verb. We add s or es to form the 3rd person singular:  

                                             I play      I watch
                                         you play     you watch
                                he/she/it plays     he/she/it watches
                                          we play     we watch
                                         you play     you watch
                                        they play     they watch

No comments:

Post a Comment

Nak Dengar Kata Awak Pulak

Total Pageviews