1. S S S s s s s S S S S S S S SIMPLE PRESENT Third-person singular
General statements
Ex. teenagers sleep more than adults
Permanent situations
Ex. I live in a small flat
Repeated, usual actions
Ex. I meet my friends on Saturdays
Scheduled events in the future
Ex. school starts at 8 a.m.
Third-person singular
S S S s s s s S S S S S S S
Regular verbs: - s
Es. he gets, eats
Verbs ending in vowel + y: - s
Es. she plays
Verbs ending in o sh ch s z x : - es
Es. she dresses, watches
SPELLING RULES
Verbs ending in cons. + y: - ies
Es. he studies
SAME AS PLURAL NOUNS

2. THE PRESENT SIMPLE

3. ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY TIME EXPRESSIONS As often as I can
Eight hours a day
When I’m on holiday, whenever I’m not at school
On Sundays (on Sunday mornings), every Sunday (morning)
Once a fortnight, twice (thrice) a year
One evening a week
ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
They go before the main verb but after the verb TO BE
Sometimes and usually can also go at the beginning or the end