PRESENT SIMPLE
- To talk about GENERAL FACTS: Many students don't eat breakfast
- To talk about ROUTINES: Emily eats breakfast everyday
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE
I eat breakfast everyday I don't eat breakfast everyday
You eat breakfast everyday You don't eat breakfast everyday
He/she/it eats breakfast eve.. He/she/it doesn't eat breakfast
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We eat breakfast everyday We don't eat breakfast everyday
You eat breakfast everyday You don't eat breakfast everyday
They eat breakfast everyday They don't eat breakfast everyday
INTERROGATIVE answers
Do I eat breakfast everyday?
Do you eat breakfast everyday? Yes, I do / No, I don't
Does he/she/it eat breakfast everyday? Yes, he does / No, he doesn´t
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Do we eat breakfast everyday?
Do you eat breakfast everyday?
Do they eat breakfast everyday?
As you can see, the verb is conjugated in the same way in every person except the 3rd person singular (he/she/it) where we add "S" or "ES" (verbs ending in -O, -CH, -SH, -SS, -X, or -Z)
I sleep 8 hours every night
She sleeps 8 hours every night
In the same way, we use DON'T for every single person except he/she/it where we use DOESN'T
I don't sleep 8 hours every night
She doesn´t sleep 8 hours every night
Again, with questions, we use DO.....? for every single person except for he/she/it where we use DOES....?
Do you sleep 8 hours every night?
Does she sleep 8 hours every night?
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ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
We use adverbs of frequency to show how often we do something
We use adverbs of frequency to show how often we do something
siempre
usualmente/normalmente
con frecuencia
generalmente
a veces
raramente
rara raramente
casi nunca
nunca
How often do you go to bed late? I always go to bed late
Adverbs of frequency go AFTER the verb TO BE
How often are you happy? I am always happy
usualmente/normalmente
con frecuencia
generalmente
a veces
raramente
rara raramente
casi nunca
nunca
- POSITION OF ADVERBS
How often do you go to bed late? I always go to bed late
Adverbs of frequency go AFTER the verb TO BE
How often are you happy? I am always happy
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