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Present

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Past to Present

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Asking Questions

Choosing the Right Phrase

Combining Verbs

Explaining Ideas

Describing Your World

Complex Ideas

Relating Ideas, People, Objects

Speaking about Objects

Wondering about Situations

Every Day

Present Simple

Use the present simple to talk about activities or routines which take place on a regular basis.

Example:

Phillip usually focuses on issues involving ethnicity.

Workplace standards usually slip over time.

Philip usually abhors workplace violence on Mondays.

How often do you calculate your expenditures?

Positive Sentences

Subject + verb + objects

Philip usually abhors workplace violence on Mondays.

Negative Sentences

Subject + do not + verb + objects

The Senator doesn't pursue corporate accountability to the community unless he's pressured by his constituents.

Question Form

Wh? + do + subject + verb ?

How often do you calculate your expenditures?

Present Simple with Adverbs of Frequency

Use adverbs of frequency such as 'usually', 'often', 'sometimes', etc. with the present simple to express how often you perform a routine or activity.

Example:

The project management committee rarely meets.

The business-friendly international NGO rarely criticizes the WTO.

The ticket taker constantly stopped in the projection booth.

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