Present Simple

PRESENT SIMPLE

We use Present Simple to talk about things that happen regularly

1. TIME EXPRESSIONS for things that happen regularly are:

• every (day)

• once a week/month/year

• twice a week/month/year

• three times a week/month/year

• on Tuesdays/Fridays/Mondays/Wednesdays/Thursdays

• on weekends

• always

• usually

Time Expressions that have more than one word, we put at the end of the sentence.

e.g. I go to school every day.

e.g. I play tennis three times a week.

Time Expressions that are one word, we put before the main verb.

e.g. I always do my homework.

e.g. We don't usually spend so much money.

2. GRAMMAR

I base He

You form She verb + S

We of It

They verb

(+) Subject + verb + ... (+) Subject + verb(S) + ...

(-) Subject + DON'T + verb + ... (-) Subject + DOESN'T =verb +...

(?) DO + subject + verb + ... (?) DOES + subject + verb + ...

(WH)WH Q + DO + subject + verb +.. (WH)WH Q + DOES + Subject + verb

VERBS

For verbs that end in -O, -CH, -SH, -SS, -X, or -Z we add -ES in the third person.

• go – goes

• catch – catches

• wash – washes

• kiss – kisses

• fix – fixes

• buzz – buzzes

2. For verbs that end in a consonant + Y, we remove the Y and add -IES.

• study – studies

• fly- flies

NOTE: For verbs that end in a vowel + Y, we just add -S.

• play

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