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The Simple Present Tense
► Simple Present: USE
The Simple Present Tense is used:
- for habits and routines
- for repeated actions
- for facts and general truths
Examples:
For habits: He plays tennis every Sunday
The shop opens at 9.30
For repeated actions: He always forgets his wallet
Every twelve months the Earth circles the Sun
For facts and general truths: Birds don't like milk
It costs a lot of money to build a school
► TIME EXPRESSIONS. We use the Simple Present Tense with:
- Adverbs of frequency: we use adverbs of frequency to say if an action is very frequent or not. Look at this diagram:
They are placed:
- before the main verb: He usually walks to work
- after the verb TO BE: She is always late
- Other time expressions when talking about routines:
- Every day / week / month / year
- On + day + -s (Mondays, Tuesdays...)
- Once a week / month / year
- Twice a week / month / year
They are usually placed at the end of the sentence:
We play tennis on Sundays
We go to the swimming pool twice a week
Adverbs of frequency
The Simple Present Tense is used to show how often something happens with adverbs of frequency: Never: nunca
Sometimes: a veces
Often: a menudo
Usually: generalmente
Always: siempre
Other time expressions are:
Every day: todos los días
Every day: todos los días
Every week: todas las semanas
Every month: todos los meses
Every year: todos los años
On Mondays: los lunes
Once (a week): una vez (por semana)
Twice (a month): dos veces (al mes)
In the morning: por la mañana
In the afternoon: por la tarde
In the evening: por la tarde (noche)
At night: por la noche
Days of the week
Revise:
Monday: lunes
Tuesday: martes
Wednesday: miércoles
Thursday: jueves
Friday: viernes
Saturday: sábado
Sunday: domingo
Remember:
► We always write the days of the week with capital letters: Monday (not monday)
► We say: ON MONDAYS (not THE MONDAYS): los lunes.
But Every Monday (not Every Mondays): todos los lunes