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Unit 2. Present Simple (I do)
(простое настоящее время)
Study this example situation:
Ann is a bus driver, but now he is in bed asleep. So:
He is not driving a bus. (He is asleep.) but He drives a bus. (He is a bus driver.) Drive(s)/ work(s)/ do(es) etc. is the Present Simple:
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We use the Present Simple to talk about things in general. We are not thinking only about now. We use it to say that something happens all the time or repeatedly, or that something is true in general. It is not important whether the action is happening at the time of speaking:
- Nurses look after patients in hospitals.
- I usually go away at weekends.
- The earth goes round the sun.
- I work… but He works…
- They teach… but My sister teaches…
We use do/ does to make questions and negative sentences:
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- I come from Canada. Where do you come from?
- "Would you like a cigarette?" "No, thanks. I don't smoke."
- What does this word mean? (not What means this word?)
- Rice doesn't grow in cold climates.
- "What do you do?" (= What's your job?) "I work in a shop."
- He's so lazy. He doesn't do anything to help me. (not He doesn't anything)
- I get up at 8 o'clock every morning. (not I'm getting)
- How often do you go to the dentist? (not How often are you going?)
- Ann doesn't drink tea very often.
- In summer John usually plays tennis once or twice a week.
Sometimes we do things by saying something. For example, when you promise to do something, you can say "I promise…"; when you suggest something, you can say "I suggest…". We use the Present Simple (promise/suggest etc.) in sentences like this:
- I promise I won't be late. (not I'm promising)
- "What do you suggest I do?" "I suggest that you…"
See Unit 3. Present Continuous and Present Simple (1) (I am doing and I do)
See Unit 4. Present Continuous and Present Simple (2) (I am doing and I do)
See Unit 19. Present tenses (I am doing/ I do) for the future хостинг для сайтов © Langust Agency 1999-2024, ссылка на сайт обязательна