UNIT 2 Present Simple (I do)

A.Study this example situation:

Alex is a bus driver, but now he is in bed asleep. 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:

I /we/you/they drive/work/do etc.

he/she/it drives/works/does etc.



B.We use the present simple to talk about things in general. We use it to say that something happens all
the time or repeatedly/ or that something is true in general:
¡ Nurses Look after patients in hospitals.
¡ I usually go away at weekends.
¡ The earth goes round the sun.
¡ The cafe opens at 7.30 in the morning.

Remember:
I work ... but He works ... They teach . . . but My sister teaches .. .

For spelling ( -sor-es), see Appendix 6.

C.We use do/does to make questions and negative sentences:

do I/we/you/they

work? drive?

does he/she/it

do?

I/we/you/they don't he/she/it doesn't

¡ I come from Canada. Where do you come from?
¡ I don't go away very often.
¡ What does this word mean? (not What means this word?)
¡ Rice doesn't grow in cold climates.

work drive do

In the following examples, do is also the main verb (do you do I doesn,t do etc.): U 'What do you do?' 'I work in a shop.' 0 He's always so lazy. He doesn't do anything to help.

D.We use the present simple to say how often we do things:
¡ I get up at 8 o'clock every morning.
¡ How often do you go to the dentist?
¡ Julie doesn't drink tea very often.
¡ Robert usually goes away two or three times a year.

E.I promise I I apologies etc.

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 ... ':
¡ I promise I won't be late. (not I'm promising)
¡ 'What do you suggest I do?' 'I suggest that you ... '

In the same way we say: I apologies ... / I advise ... / I insist ... / I agree ... /I refuse ... etc.

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