The Present Simple

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The Present Simple


We use the present Simple for ... a) Habits and routines I go to the cinema at the weekend

b) Stative verbs I don't believe in ghosts


Grammatical View Present Simple, third person singular :Note

he, she, it

A in the third person singular the verb : always ends in he want s

she need s

s


.B Add

es :to verbs ending in sh

ss

it push es

he pass es

x he fix es

ch

she catch es

o He go es


C Verbs ending in y the third person changes the; y

fly

flies

cry

:Exception :If there is a vowel before the

play

plays

to

cr ies y

pray

prays

ies


 Negative and question forms use DO or DOES (=the

third person of the auxiliary'DO') + the infinitive of the verb. He wants. Does he want? He does not want.


Time expressions There are time expressions that we use only with the Present Simple and they are Every day, every Friday, every week, every month, every summer,. .every month, every year, always, usually, etc All the time. .I go to school every day .He visits me every summer


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