It is used to describe an action which is regular, real or normal.
Regular actions in the present time period.
Facts.
Habits.
Things which are always or generally true.
These phrases and words generally appear in the Present Simple Tense sentences...
- Every day
- Every month
- Every year
- Every weekend
- Days of the week (on Monday, etc).
- Always
- Sometimes
- Usually
- Never
- Frequently.
Auxiliary words "Do - Does".
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Subject + verb + the rest of the sentence...
If the subject of the sentence is
He - She - It
then you add "S" at the end of the verb.
If the verb ends in
Ch - Sh - Ss - X - Z - Vowel
then you add "Es" to the verb.
If the verb ends in "Y", you replace it by "I" + "Es", except for
Play - Enjoy - Say
since before the "Y" a vowel appears.
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Examples
Go > Goes
Watch > Watches
Study > Studies
Play > Plays
If the subject of the verb is
I - You - We - They
the verb is written in its infinitive form, that is to say, unchanged.
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Examples
She plays volleyball every day.
(The subject of the sentence is She, that is why the verb play is written with "S" at the end of it).
Tom watches TV at night on Sundays.
(The subject of the sentence is He (Tom), that is why the verb watch is written with "Es" at the end of it).
My parents like fish and chips.
(The subject of the sentence is They (My parents), that is why the verb is written without "S").
I live in Canada.
(The subject of the sentence is I, that is why the verb is written without "S").
Subject + Don't - Doesn't + Verb (infinitive) + the rest of the sentence.
I - You - We - They + Do Not= Don't + Infinitive Verb + the rest of the sentence.
If the subject of the sentence is
i - You - We - They
you write "Do Not" or the short form "Don't" before the verb, which is written in its infinitive form, that is to say, without "S" at the end of it.
He - She - It + Does Not= Doesn't + Infinitive Verb + the rest of the sentence.
If the subject of the sentence is
He - She - It
you write "Does Not" or the short form "Doesn't" before the verb, which is written in its infinitive form, that is to say, without "S" at the end of it.
Do - Does + Subject + Verb (Infinitive) + the rest of the sentence.
Do + I - You - We - They + Verb (Infinitive) + the rest of the sentence.
In the interrogative form the auxiliary "Do" is written before the subject
I - You - We - They
and the verb without "S" since it is written in its infinitive form.
Does + He - She - It + Verb (Infinitive) + the rest of the sentence.
In the interrogative form the auxiliary "Does" is written before the subject
He - She - It
and the verb without "S" since it is written in its infinitive form.
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Answer
Correct Answer
Kevin _______ going to the theatre with his girlfriend.
love
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loves
Well done!
don't love
Wrong answer
_ _ _ _ _ your parents go to work by bus?
Do
Good!
Does
Keep trying
Doesn't
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My best friend _ _ _ _ _ play hockey at the club.
don't
Keep trying
Does
Wrong answer
doesn't
You did it!
We _ _ _ _ _ know how it happened.
do
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do not
Great!
doesn't
Wrong answer
They _ _ _ _ _ my brothers.
to be
Keep trying
are
Cool!
doesn
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We use the Simple Present to refer to…
Habits
You did it!
Promeses
Wrong answer
Future situations
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When the subject of the sentence is HE, SHE or IT, we add –S to the Verb.
True
That´s it!
False
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I _ _ _ _ _ English every day.
studies
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study
Correct answer!
studys
Wrong answer
She _ _ _ _ _ volleyball at school.
play
Keep trying
plaies
Try again
plays
Well done!
Emma _ _ _ _ _ drive home.
doesn't
Good!
don't
Wrong answer
do not
Keep trying
_ _ _ _ _ Tom go to school by bus?
Do
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Does
Great!
Dosen't
Wrong answer
_ _ _ _ _ you speak French?
Do
Cool!
Does
Keep trying
Dosen't
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My mum doesn't _ _ _ _ _ well.
cooks
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cook
That´s it!
don't
Wrong answer
They don't _ _ _ _ _ early on Sundays.
gets up
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get up
Correct answer!
geting up
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In the Negative form, the main verb is always in infinitive.
True
You did it!
False
Wrong answer