В этом видео мы рассматриваем основные функции простого настоящего времени английского глагола (Present Simple): регулярные действия, фактическая информация, расписание, перманентные действия, стативные глаголы (Be, believe, belong, consist of, contain, depend on, deserve, exist, hate, know, like, love, matter, mean, own, need, prefer, remember, seem, understand), описание историй и комментарии.
Форма глагола
Материал для изучения
| Утверждение | Вопрос | Отрицание |
|---|---|---|
| I read | Do I read? | I do not read |
| You read | Do you read? | You do not read |
| He reads | Does he read? | He does not read |
| She reads | Does she read? | She does not read |
| It reads | Does it read? | It does not read |
| We read | Do we read? | We do not read. |
| They read | Do they read? | They do not read. |
Третье лицо, ед. число
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In the third person singular the verb always ends in -s:
he likes, she wants, he works, she thinks. -
Negative and question forms use DOES (= the third person of the auxiliary 'DO') + the infinitive of the verb.
He likes ice cream. Does he want tea? He does not want coffee. -
Verbs ending in -y : the third person changes the -y to -ies:
fly --> flies, cry --> cries
Exception: if there is a vowel before the -y:
play --> plays, pray --> prays -
Add -es to verbs ending in:-ss, -x, -sh, -ch:
he passes, she catches, he fixes, it pushes
Упражнения к этому уроку
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