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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