{"id":185,"date":"2020-05-05T09:25:32","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T06:25:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/katerinakatsara\/?p=185"},"modified":"2020-05-17T19:30:59","modified_gmt":"2020-05-17T16:30:59","slug":"present-simple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/katerinakatsara\/2020\/05\/05\/present-simple\/","title":{"rendered":"Present Simple"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Grammar Snacks: The Present Simple\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FWJRwasIWnM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">We use the Present Simple tense :<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><b>1. For repeated or regular actions in the present time.<\/b>We use the present simple<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">I\u00a0<b>take<\/b>\u00a0the train to the office.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px\">The train to Berlin\u00a0<b>leaves<\/b>\u00a0every hour.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px\">John\u00a0<b>sleeps<\/b>\u00a0eight hours every night during the week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><b>2. For facts and permanent situations<br \/>\n<\/b>The President of The USA\u00a0<b>lives<\/b> in The White House. (permanent situation)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px\">A dog\u00a0<b>has<\/b> four legs. (fact)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px\">We\u00a0<b>come<\/b> from Switzerland. (fact)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px\">He works in a bank<em>. (permanent situation)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><b>3. For habits.<br \/>\n<\/b>I\u00a0<b>get up<\/b>\u00a0early every day.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Carol\u00a0<b>brushes<\/b>\u00a0her teeth twice a day.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px\">They\u00a0<b>travel<\/b>\u00a0to their country house every weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><b>4. For things that are always \/ generally true.<br \/>\n<\/b>It\u00a0<b>rains<\/b>\u00a0a lot in winter.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px\">The Queen of England\u00a0<b>lives<\/b>\u00a0in Buckingham Palace.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px\">They\u00a0<b>speak<\/b>\u00a0English at work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><strong>5. Timetables<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px\">School starts at 8 a.m and finishes at 1:30p.m<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px\">The plane departs at 4:30<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px\">The train leaves at 2:00<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><strong>6.Future after when\u00a0 and until and other time words ( as soon as\u00a0 etc)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px\">I won\u2019t go out until it stops raining.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px\">When\u00a0 you arrive, give me a call<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px\">As soon as he finishes\u00a0 his project, he will\u00a0 let you know<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><strong>7. For newspaper headlines<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Man enters space<em>.<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Scientists discover the vaccine for coronavirus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><strong>8. With\u00a0 non -progressive verbs<\/strong> (believe, expect, etc)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px\">I believe\u00a0 he's guilty<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><strong>9. to tell\u00a0 stories<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Suddenly, the window opens and a masked man enters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><strong>10. to give instructions and directions<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px\">First, you break the eggs. Then you whisk them in a bowl.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px\">You go past the supermarket\u00a0 and then you\u00a0 take the first turning on the right.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Form and spelling<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/test-english.com\/staging01\/wp-content\/uploads\/present-simple-form_a1-768x768.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-228 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/katerinakatsara\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116689\/2020\/05\/PRESENT-SIMPLE-FORM-C-cp-kk.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"834\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/katerinakatsara\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116689\/2020\/05\/PRESENT-SIMPLE-FORM-C-cp-kk.png 834w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/katerinakatsara\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116689\/2020\/05\/PRESENT-SIMPLE-FORM-C-cp-kk-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/katerinakatsara\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/116689\/2020\/05\/PRESENT-SIMPLE-FORM-C-cp-kk-768x462.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 834px) 100vw, 834px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DO vs. DOES - English Practice Exercises\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LqHRzzL69Qo?start=7&feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DON&#039;T - DOESN&#039;T - Practice Exercises in English\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3Yv_8Tdv-qk?start=5&feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We use the Present Simple tense : 1. For repeated or regular actions in the present time.We use the present simple I\u00a0take\u00a0the train to the office. 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