What goes into a summary?

What goes into a summary?

Start your summary with an introductory sentence. Pick up the meaningful sections in your summary again and structure your text according to them. The main part of your summary contains the most important content of the original text. At the end there is a summary sentence.

In what form is a summary written?

The most important tense for a summary is the simple present. Events that take place one after the other in the action are therefore in the simple present. Note, however, that events that take place before or at the same time as the actual action must be in a different tense.

If you started your comment with a question, you give an answer to this question in the final part. Important: you write your comment in the simple present!

How is the simple present formed in English?

How do you form the simple present? The simple present is formed from the infinitive (the root form) of the verb. In the 3rd person singular (he, she, it – or a name) an -s is added to the infinitive.

How do you form the simple present passively?

Forming the passive voice You form the passive voice with a form of be + participle. In the case of irregular verbs, the participle is the third form. In the past (past tense) you form the passive with was / were + participle.

How do I form questions in the simple present?

Questions are formed in the Simple Present with ‘do’ or ‘does’. The verb is in the infinitive in the question. I eat oranges.

How does the simple present work?

In German we call this tense present or simple present. The simple present expresses actions in the present that take place regularly or repeatedly, run one after the other, have general validity or are, for example, determined by a timetable.

When do you use the simple present?

You use the simple present when you talk about habits or regular actions: The boys play football every day.

Which sentence questions are in the simple present?

Simple Present – rules and examplesMy friend often draws nice posters. (My friend often paints beautiful posters.) The sun rises in the east. (The sun rises in the east.) The plane flies to London every Monday. First I get up, then I have breakfast. Open your books at page 34. I understand English. Infinitive → 3.