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How do we form a positive sentence with the verb "to be" in Present Simple?

SUBJECT + BE: Full forms: I + am... you/we/they + are... he/she/it + is... Short forms: I'm... you/we/they're... he/she/it's...

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How do we form a negative sentence with the verb "to be" in Present Simple?

SUBJECT + BE + NOT: I + am + not / 'm not... you/we/they + are + not / aren't... he/she/it + is + not / isn't...

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How do we form a question with the verb "to be" in Present Simple?

BE + SUBJECT...? Am I...? Are you/we/they...? Is he/she/it...?

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In which situations we can't use contractions of the verb "to be"?

When it is a question or a positive short answer.

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Is it true that we can never use contractions of the verb "to be" in questions?

No. We can contract "is" with a question word when the last word in a question is NOT a subject pronoun (Where's John? BUT Where is he?)

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Name as many markers for Present Simple as you can

ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY: always, usually, normally, often, sometimes, rarely, seldom, hardly ever, never EXPRESSIONS OF FREQUENCY: every..., once/twice a...

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How do we form a positive sentence in Present Simple (with verbs that are not "to be")?

I/you/we/they + V1 | he/she/it + V1+s

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How do we form a negative sentence in Present Simple (with verbs that are not "to be")?

I/you/we/they + don't + V1 | he/she/it + doesn't + V1

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How do we form a question in Present Simple (with verbs that are not "to be")?

do + I/you/we/they + V1...? | does + he/she/it + V1...?

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How do we add -es to verbs in Present Simple?

consonant + y > ies (study — studies), ss, sh, ch, x, o + es

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Where do we put adverbs of frequency in the sentence?

Before the main verb, after verb to be

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Where do we put expressions of frequency in the sentence?

At the end of the sentence

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