There is a SIMPLE PRESENT explanation and some exercises. Please do all!
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SIMPLE PRESENT USE
- to give your opinion - I like ice cream. I don't like spicy food.
- to talk about schedules - The library opens at eight. It doesn't open at 7.
- to talk about daily habits (routine actions)- Sara eats a cheese for breakfast every day. She doesn't eat cereal.
- to give facts - The earth circles the sun. The moon doesn't circle the sun.
The spelling of the third person singular form of the simple present:
All the verbs take an "s" in the simple present when conjugated in the third person singular (he, she, it) form:The affirmative form of the simple present:
Examples:
So the rule is:
- I visit my parents every summer holiday. But my wife visits her parents every weekend.
- My brother meets his girlfriend everyday.
He / she / it + Verb + S There are however some special cases. Here are the spelling rules:
Silent e Vowel + y Consonant + y Verbs ending in o Verbs ending in s, z, sh, tch, ch close = closes
note = notesplay = plays
say = saysstudy = studies
marry = marriesgo = goes
do = doesmiss = misses
buzz = buzzes
hatch = hatches
finish = finishes
teach = teaches
I, you, we, they | play. |
He, she, it | plays. |
Remember the verbs in the third person singular (he,she and it) always take an "s". For example, "he plays, she sings,it works..."
The interrogative form of the simple present:
Do | I, you, we, they | play? |
Does | he, she, it |
Examples:
- Do you speak good German?
- Does Nancy work in a restaurant downtown?
The negative form of the simple present:
I, you, we,they | do not | play. |
don't | ||
He, she, it | does not | |
doesn't |
Examples:
- No, I don't speak German.
- No, she doesn't work in a restaurant downtown
- My father (like) lemonade very much.
- The girls always (listen) to pop music.
- Janet never (wear)jeans.
- Mr Smith (teach) Spanish and French.
- You (do) your homework after school.
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