Present Simple Flashcards

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Q

the present simple is used:

A

1 for describing routin action or habits
2 to show that a situation is permanent
3 when somthing is always true, or a definite fact

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Present simple
1 for describing routin action or habits

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Before breakfast, I go online to check my email.
In this business, we don’t take holyday in summer

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Present simple
2 to show that a situation is permanent

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His girlfriend teches at a local primary school
My grandparents live just around the corner from here

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Present simple
3 when somthing is always true, or a definite fact

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In autumn, the trees in my garden lose their leaves.
Water freezes at zero degrees Celsious.

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Give an example of Present Simple with frequency adverbs

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“She always arrives early.”
“They never eat fast food.”
With ‘to be’: “He is often late.”

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Present simple used for future events that are scheduled or timetabled

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“The train leaves at 6 PM.”
“The conference starts next Monday.”

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Present simple in time clauses: when we are talking about the future, the present simple must be used after time expression like when or other expressions like : after, as soon as, before, by the time, next time, once, until

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I’ll send her an email when I get home. NOT I’ll send her a email when I’ll get home

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