The Present Simple Tense
“It happens all the time!” Slogan “It happens all the time!”
I live in Riyadh. He lives in Jeddah. We use the Present Simple tense to talk about regular or permanent actions. I live in Riyadh. He lives in Jeddah.
Repeated Actions On Mondays Lucy goes to the swimming-pool. On Tuesdays I play football with my friends. Alicia works in a restaurant on Wednesday. The dog likes Nell. She often walks him after school on Thursdays. Repeated Actions
General truth & Facts • Water boils at 100˚C. • The earth revolves around the sun. Cats like milk.
Frequency I always get up at 6.00. I work on my website every day. The train leaves every morning at 8 AM. She usually forgets her mobile phone. He never remembers his keys.
Adverbs of Frequency They tell us how often something is done. always, usually, often, sometimes, occasionally, seldom, rarely, never Adverbs of Frequency
I get up at 6:00. I don’t get up at 6:00. Do you get up at 6:00? always
Spelling Tip: In the third person singular (he, she, it) form, the verb takes an s. If the verb ends in -ss, -sh, -ch, -x or -o, add -es to the base form: miss - misses, finish - finishes, watch- watches, mix - mixes, go – goes If the verb ends in consonant + y change y to i and add -es: study - studies, copy - copies, try - tries, carry - carries
The Negative On Saturday Mr Bean wakes up at 8.00 am. He doesn't wake up at 6.00 am.
The Negative I get up at 9.00 am. I don't get up at 6.15 am.
The Present Simple Questions ? They like football Do
She like movies s ? Does
Questions I DO you WORK? we they DOES he/she/it WORK?
Short Answers Do you like spaghetti? Yes, I do. No, I don't. Does she know Bulgarian? Yes, she does. No, she doesn't.