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Blog »Shorties

The Present Simple Tense is used to show the near future.

  • She arrives tomorrow morning.
  • Only two days more. Audrey goes on Wednesday.
  • We play a duet on the piano in two days.
  • The plane lands in 3 hours.
Emaleth_, 948 days ago 0
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Blog »Shorties

Present Simple is used with vocal action verbs, such as acknowledge, advise, deny etc.

  • I refuse to deal with that selfish boor.
  • We suggest a visit to a gallery.
  • I apologize for being impolite.
  • He promises not to touch anything here.
Emaleth_, 948 days ago 0
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Blog »Shorties

The Present Simple Tense may express an undeniable fact, the truth, which doesn’t depend on time.

  • The earth goes round the sun.
  • Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
  • The sun rises at the East.
  • In any right triangle, the sum of the squares of the legs equals the square of the hypotenuse.
Emaleth_, 951 days ago 0
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Blog »Grammar

When you suggest something, you can say: "I suggest ..."; when you advice something, you can say: "I advice ..."; etc.

For example:

  • I promise not to cry.
  • What do you advise I do?
  • I suggest you to eat these food more.

The same with: I agree ...; I apologise ...; I refuse ...; I insist; etc.

silar, 975 days ago 0
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Blog »Grammar

Examples:

  • I get up at 7 o'clock every day.
  • Todd doesn't drink beer very often.
  • How often do you go to the theatre?
  • Alex usually goes away three or four times a year.
silar, 975 days ago 0
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Blog »Grammar

Verbs ending in 'y' preceded by a vowel (a, e, i, o, u): Add -s.

Example:
I play - he plays

Verbs ending in 'y' preceded by a consonant: Change 'y' to 'i' and add 'es'.

Example:
I hurry - he hurries

silar, 975 days ago 0
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Blog »Grammar

Verbs ending in a sibilant [s] [z] [ʃ] [ʒ] [ʧ] [ʤ] or verbs ending in -o preceded by a consonant

We add -es to the infinitive.

Examples:

  • I watch - he watches
  • I pass - he passes
  • I go - he goes
  • I do - he does
silar, 975 days ago 0
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