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Present Simple<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n \n To be <\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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I'm (am)<\/span>\/ I\u2019m not<\/p>

He, she, it\u2019s (is) , isn\u2019t\u00a0<\/span> (is not)<\/p>

We, you, they\u2019re (are), aren\u2019t<\/span> (are not)<\/p>

Am<\/span> I\u2026? Are<\/span> you\u2026? Is<\/span> he\u2026?<\/p> <\/div>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n \n to have got<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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I, you, we, they<\/span> (ha)\u2018ve got \/ haven\u2019t got\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

Have you\u00a0<\/span>got? Yes, I have \/ no, I haven\u00b4t\u00a0<\/p>

he,she,it\u00a0(ha)\u2019s<\/span> got \/ hasn\u2019t<\/span> got<\/p>

Has\u00a0he<\/span> got? Yes, he has<\/span> \/ no, he hasn\u2019t<\/span><\/p> <\/div>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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All the other verbs (including \"to have\") use the auxiliary \"do\" for negative and interrogative forms and take an \"s\" on the third person (he,she,it) in the affirmative form.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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I, you, we they live\/work\/play\/say\/have\u2026<\/span><\/p>

He,she,it lives<\/span>\/works<\/span>\/plays<\/span>\/says<\/span>\/has<\/span>\u2026<\/span><\/p>

I don\u2019t<\/span> live\u2026 (don't = do not)<\/p>

He does<\/span>n\u2019t<\/span> live\u2026 (doesn't = does not)<\/p>

Do <\/span>you live\u2026?\u00a0\u00a0Yes, I do<\/span>\/ no, I don\u2019t.<\/span><\/p>

Does<\/span><\/span> he live\u2026?<\/p> <\/div>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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In these examples, compare \"I, you, we, they<\/span>\" to \"he, she, it<\/span>\"<\/h4>

My name is Aur\u00e9lien Caillaud. I\u2019m not<\/span> English, I\u2019m<\/span> French. I\u2019m<\/span> from Nantes in France. I\u2019m<\/span> 48 (years old). I\u2019m<\/span> a self-employed teacher. I teach<\/span> English and french but I don\u2019t teach<\/span> German. I don't live<\/span> in France, I live<\/span> in Burgos, in Spain. I\u2019m not<\/span> married but I live<\/span> with my partner Mar\u00eda and we have<\/span> (or we\u2019ve got<\/span>) two children. I also have<\/span>two older brothers who live<\/span>in France with my parents. I have<\/span> (or I\u2019ve got<\/span>) two nephews and two nieces.<\/em><\/p> <\/div>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Are you<\/span> <\/em>English?\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0How old are you<\/span>?\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0What do you do<\/span>?<\/em><\/p>

What do you teach<\/span>?\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Where do you live<\/span>?<\/em><\/p>

Do you have<\/span> (or have you got<\/span><\/em>)\u00a0any children?<\/em><\/p> <\/div>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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My English teacher\u2019s name is<\/span> Aur\u00e9lien Caillaud. He\u2019s<\/span> french. He\u2019s<\/span> from Nantes in France. He\u2019s<\/span> 48 (years old). He\u2019s<\/span> a self-employed teacher. He teaches<\/span> English and french but he doesn't teach<\/span>. He doesn't live<\/span> in France, he lives<\/span> in Burgos, in Spain. He\u2019s not<\/span> married but he lives<\/span> with his partner Mar\u00eda and they have<\/span> two children. He<\/span><\/em> also has<\/span> two older brothers who live<\/span> in France with his parents, they don't live<\/span> in Spain. He has<\/span> (or he's got<\/span>) two nephews and two nieces.<\/em><\/p> <\/div>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Is he<\/span> <\/em>English?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0How old is he<\/span>?\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0What does he do<\/span>?<\/em><\/p>

What does he teach<\/span>?\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Where does he live<\/span>?<\/em><\/p>

Does he have<\/span> (or has he got<\/span><\/em>)\u00a0any children?<\/em><\/p> <\/div>\n \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"Be\" in present simple + verb+-ing<\/h4>

I'm (not)...<\/span><\/p>

you're (not)...<\/span><\/p>

he's (not)...<\/span><\/p>

she's (not)...<\/span> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0...working<\/span><\/p>

it's (not)...<\/span><\/p>

we're (not)...<\/span><\/p>

you're (not)...<\/span><\/p>

they?re (not)...\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Am I (not)...<\/span><\/p>

Are you\/we\/they (not)...<\/span> \u00a0 ...working<\/span>?<\/p>

Is he\/she\/it (not)...<\/span><\/p>

Examples<\/h4>