THE PRESENT SIMPLE

USE 1

Use the Present Simple to express the idea that an

EXAMPLES

- I tennis. - She play tennis.
- The train every morning

USE 2: FACTS OR GENERALIZATIONS     

The Present Simple can also indicate

- Cats milk. - Birds like milk.
- Windows made of glass. - Windows

Present Simple, third person singular

Note:

he, she, it

in the third person singular

Add

es

to verbs ending in:

ss

x

sh

ch

he pass

she catch

he fix

it push

B.

o

es

es

es

es

He go

es

Verbs ending in

y

;the third person changes the

to

ies

fly

fl

cry

C:

y

ies

cr

ies

Exception:

If there is a vowel

▪ Negative and question forms use DOES (=the third person of the

. 1.Third person singular with s or es a. He goes to

The present simple is used:

A.to express habits, general truths, repeated actions

▪ You walk for two hundred metres, then you turn left.

B. to

-Your exam starts at 09:00.

c. to express fixed arrangements, present or

TIME EXPRESSIONS

1.Every day, every Friday, every week, every month, every summer,

1. Ask your friends questions about what they do at different

Write the questions for the following answers. (Present Simple)

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I