1. The
Present
Simple

2. When to use? To tell about regular actions.
To tell about facts which are always true.
For example: The sun always rises in the east.
To tell about habits.
For example: I drink coffee every morning.
To tell about regular actions.
For example: Tamar washes her teeth 3 times a day.

3. We divide all pronouns and subjects into 2 groups:
The Subject
We divide all pronouns and subjects into 2 groups:
Singular (יחיד)
I + Plural (רבים) He I
She We
They It
Tomer
You
The boy
The children
Mother
Tamar and I

4. We divide the verbs into 2 groups:
Verb + s, es, ies
Verb
goes go
watches
watch
cries
cry
plays
play

5. Spelling Rules
1. In general, the third person singular is formed by adding an s
to the base verb.
I work He works
2. Verbs ending in ss,x,ch,sh,o add “es” to the third person singular.
I dress She dresses
You fix He fixes
We watch She watches T.V.
They wash She washes
The boys go It goes !
3. Verbs ending in consonant + y, changes the y to i and add “es”:
I cry – He cries, We fly – She flies,
You terrify - It terrifies

6. Positive Sentences Rest of Sentence Verb Subject to work every day.
whenever she’s hungry.
in the winter.
goes
cries
rains He
She It
coffee every morning.
them on holidays.
very politely.
drink go
Visit
talk I
You We
They

7. Helping Verbs We use the helping verbs :
Some sentences in the Present Simple must be written with the use of helping verbs. These verbs are: do / does
We use the helping verbs :
In negative sentences: do not does not
In yes /no questions: Do they…? Does she…?
In wh questions: Why do you…? Where does she…?
Very Important!
When we use do / does the verb comes in the base form:
He works He doesn’t work
She washes She doesn’t wash

8. Negative Sentences Rest of Sentence Verb Subject to work every day.
In order to form negative sentences we use the helping verbs: does not (doesn’t) or do not (don’t)
Rest of Sentence
Verb
Subject
to work every day.
whenever she’s hungry.
in the summer.
doesn’t go
doesn’t cry
doesn’t rain He
She It
coffee every morning.
them on holidays.
very politely.
don’t drink
don’t go
don’t visit
don’t talk I
You We
They

9. Yes / No Questoions Rest of Sentence Verb Subject Helping Verb
to work everyday?
when she is hungry?
in the winter? go
cry
rain he
she it
Does
coffee every morning?
work every day?
them on holidays?
Politely?
drink
visit
talk I
you we
they Do

10. Wh Questoions Rest of Sentence Verb Subject Helping Verb Wh Word
every day? ? go
cry
rain he
she it
does
Where
When
every morning?
to work?
on the holidays?
drink
visit
talk I
you we
they do
What
Who
How

11. Wh Subject Question This is the only type of question in which:
We do not use the helping verb do / does
The verb will come with the s, es, ies
For example:
Who goes to work every day?
Mother goes to work every day.
What makes so much noise?
The fridge makes so much noise.

12. Time Expressions One - word time expressions such as:
always, often, generally, usually, normally, never, sometimes
Will always come between the subject and the verb.
He always gets to school on time.
More-than-one –word time expressions such as:
every day, once a week, on Sundays, in the summer
Will come at the beginning or the end of the sentence
Dvir visits his grandma on Saturdays.