We use it

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.

Key Words

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.

STRUCTURE

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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

Remember

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.

Remember

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

Try again

loves

Well done!

don't love

Wrong answer

_ _ _ _ _ your parents go to work by bus?

Do

Good!

Does

Keep trying

Doesn't

Try again

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

Try again

do not

Great!

doesn't

Wrong answer

They _ _ _ _ _ my brothers.

to be

Keep trying

are

Cool!

doesn

Try again

We use the Simple Present to refer to…

Habits

You did it!

Promeses

Wrong answer

Future situations

Keep trying

When the subject of the sentence is HE, SHE or IT, we add –S to the Verb.

True

That´s it!

False

Try again

I _ _ _ _ _ English every day.

studies

Try again

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

Try again

Does

Great!

Dosen't

Wrong answer

_ _ _ _ _ you speak French?

Do

Cool!

Does

Keep trying

Dosen't

Try again

My mum doesn't _ _ _ _ _ well.

cooks

Try again

cook

That´s it!

don't

Wrong answer

They don't _ _ _ _ _ early on Sundays.

gets up

Keep trying

get up

Correct answer!

geting up

Try again

In the Negative form, the main verb is always in infinitive.

True

You did it!

False

Wrong answer

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