Titolo della lezione: Present Simple

Adverbs of frequency
Prepositions

Present Simple
Adverbs of frequency
Prepositions
 Auxiliary Verbs - be – have - do

Auxiliary Use and Tense

Be: Who is he? He’s the new manager.

am ; are; is; How old is she? She’s 52.
are; are ; are What nationality are they? They’re French.
What’s the time? It’s 8.30 in the morning.

Do: Does he speak Russian? No, he doesn’t.

do; do; does; He doesn’t speak it. He speaks German.
do; do; do Do you come here often? Yes, I do.
I often come here.

Have: Have you spoken to him yet? No, I haven’t.

have; have; Have they finished their work? No, they haven’t finished
has; yet.
have; have; Has she applied for the job? Yes, she has.
have
 Simple Present - Do / Does

Work - lavorare
‰Do you work on Saturdays?
Yes. I work on Saturdays.
No. I don’t work on Saturdays.
‰Does he/she work on Saturdays?

Yes. He/She works on Saturdays.

No. He/She doesn’t work on Saturdays.
‰ Do you work on Sundays?

No. We don’t work on Sundays, but we work on

Saturdays.
Regola: Do / does, don’t / doesn’t + base form verb
Simple Present - Transformation

write – scrivere; start - cominciare

‰ - e; -t/b etc: I write; you write; he/she writes; we write; you
write; they write
I start; you start; he/she starts; we start; you
start; they start
finish – finire; catch – prendere un mezzo
‰ - sh / - ch/:
I finish; you finish; he/she finishes; we finish;
you finish; they finish
I catch; you catch; he/she catches; we catch;
you catch; they catch
study - studiare
□ - y: I study; you study; he/she studies; we study; you
study; they study
►Fate: go / like / make
 Examples – go – like – make

go Do you go to work Does he go to the stadium

every day? often?
Yes, I go to work every Yes, he goes every
day. Saturday afternoon.

like Do you like rock Does she like jazz?

music?
Yes, I like rock music. Yes, she likes jazz music.

Do you make decisions

make Does he make decisions
quickly?
quickly?
Yes, I make decisions
Yes, he makes quick
quickly.
decisions.
 Adverbs of Frequency
Pre-verb adverbs

often I often work on Saturdays. I don’t often work on Saturdays.

always He doesn’t always arrive on time. Does she always work

late? She always works late.

usually We usually come to work by bus. Do you usually drive?

never They never work abroad. Do you ever work abroad?

ever

sometimes Sometimes I don’t work at all!

 Prepositions
in – on – to – at – from – by

‰ Stato in Luogo: in : I’m in the office; She’s in her car; He’s in Paris.
He’s in Germany. She lives in Milan.
at : They’re at the post-office; We’re at the
station. He’s at the bus-stop.
‰ stare sopra; on : The paper is on my desk. Look on the chair.
‰ moto a luogo to : Come to the supermarket with me.
‰ indicare giorni/ I go to the post–office on Tuesdays.
data on : Come on 25 May. The meeting is on Thursday.
‰ parte del giorno in : Don’t come in the afternoon. He’s here in the
morning. We aren’t home in the evening.
‰ l’ora at : The lesson is at 6.00 o’clock.
‰ provenienza from : They’re from Austria (Austrian). He’s from Italy.
I’m from Milan. I’m from Egypt.
‰ per mezzo di by : We go to work by car / bus / train.