This book is interesting. Is this book interesting? This book is interesting,isn`t it? Is this book interesting or boring? What kind of book is this?
My sister goes to school. Does my sister go to school? Does my sister or brother go to school? My sister goes to school,doesn`t she? Who goes to school?
My friend finished school two years ago. Did my friend finish school two years ago? My friend finished school two years ago,didn`t he? Who finished school two years ago? Did my friend finish school three or two years ago?
The present tense is the base form of the verb: I work in London. But the third person (she/he/it) adds an -s: She works in London.
Use
We use the present tense to talk about:
· something that is true in the present:
I’m nineteen years old. He lives in London. I’m a student.
· something that happens again and again in the present:
I play football every weekend.
We use words like sometimes, often. always, and never (adverbs of frequency) with the present tense:
I sometimes go to the cinema. She never plays football.
· something that is always true:
The adult human body contains 206 bones. Light travels at almost 300,000 kilometres per second.
· something that is fixed in the future.
The school term starts next week. The train leaves at 1945 this evening. We fly to Paris next week.
Do you play the piano? Where do you live? Does Jack play football? Where does he come from? Do Rita and Angela live in Manchester? Where do they work?
· With the present tense, we use do and does to make questions. We use does for the third person (she/he/it) and we use do for the others
I like tennis, but I don’t like football. (don’t = do not) I don’t live in London now. I don’t play the piano, but I play the guitar. They don’t work at the weekend. John doesn’t live in Manchester. (doesn’t = does not) Angela doesn’t drive to work. She goes by bus.
· With the present tense we use do and does to make negatives. We use does not (doesn’t) for the third person (she/he/it) and we use do not (don’t) for the others.
Is this book interesting?
This book is interesting,isn`t it?
Is this book interesting or boring?
What kind of book is this?
My sister goes to school.
Does my sister go to school?
Does my sister or brother go to school?
My sister goes to school,doesn`t she?
Who goes to school?
My friend finished school two years ago.
Did my friend finish school two years ago?
My friend finished school two years ago,didn`t he?
Who finished school two years ago?
Did my friend finish school three or two years ago?
The present tense is the base form of the verb: I work in London.
But the third person (she/he/it) adds an -s: She works in London.
Use
We use the present tense to talk about:
· something that is true in the present:
I’m nineteen years old.
He lives in London.
I’m a student.
· something that happens again and again in the present:
I play football every weekend.
We use words like sometimes, often. always, and never (adverbs of frequency) with the present tense:
I sometimes go to the cinema.
She never plays football.
· something that is always true:
The adult human body contains 206 bones.
Light travels at almost 300,000 kilometres per second.
· something that is fixed in the future.
The school term starts next week.
The train leaves at 1945 this evening.
We fly to Paris next week.
Do you play the piano?
Where do you live?
Does Jack play football?
Where does he come from?
Do Rita and Angela live in Manchester?
Where do they work?
· With the present tense, we use do and does to make questions. We use does for the third person (she/he/it) and we use do for the others
I like tennis, but I don’t like football. (don’t = do not)
I don’t live in London now.
I don’t play the piano, but I play the guitar.
They don’t work at the weekend.
John doesn’t live in Manchester. (doesn’t = does not)
Angela doesn’t drive to work. She goes by bus.
· With the present tense we use do and does to make negatives. We use does not (doesn’t) for the third person (she/he/it) and we use do not (don’t) for the others.
1) Can he play the piano very well?
2) How well can he play the piano ?
3) Where does Ann live ?
4) With who does Ann live?
5) How well can he polay the piano ?