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· Cats like milk. · Birds do not like milk. · Do pigs like milk? · California is in America. · California is not in the United Kingdom. · Windows are made of glass. · Windows are not made of wood. · New York is a small city. It is not important that this fact is untrue. USE 3 Scheduled Events in the Near Future Speakers occasionally use Simple Present to talk about scheduled events in the near futu-re. This is most commonly done when talking about public transportation, but it can be used wi-th other scheduled events as well. Examples: · The train leaves tonight at 6 PM. · The bus does not arrive at 11 AM, it arrives at 11 PM. · When do we board the plane? · The party starts at 8 o'clock. · When does class begin tomorrow? USE 4 Now (Non-Continuous Verbs) Speakers sometimes use the Simple Present to express the idea that an action is happeni-ng or is not happening now. This can only be done with Non-Continuous Verbs and certain Mix-ed Verbs. Examples: · I am here now. · She is not here now. · He needs help right now. · He does not need help now. · He has his passport in his hand. · Do you have your passport with you? ADVERB PLACEMENT The examples below show the placement for grammar adverbs such as: always, only, nev-er, ever, still, just, etc. Examples: · You only speak English. · Do you only speak English? ACTIVE / PASSIVEExamples: · Once a week, Tom cleans the car. Active · Once a week, the car is cleaned by Tom. Passive (责任编辑：admin) |