Simple Present

Daily Routines, habits, hobbies, general facts

Present simple

Present Simple

​We use the simple present tense to talk about:

• Daily routines: I eat eggs for breakfast every morning.

• Habits: Carlos never smokes.

• General states: I live in Azcapotzalco.

TIME EXPRESSIONS: every day, at 6:00 am, every week, on Mondays, in the morning, in the afternoon, at night, on weekends, on Christmas.

Structure

:) + VERB in Simple present + complement (time expression).

Remember you need to add "S" to the verb in the third peson (HE, SHE, IT)

Examples:

I take a shower at 6:00 am.
Peter takes a shower at 9:00 am.

​Add "S" to most of the verbs:

become - becomes
run - runs
work- works
get - gets
play-plays

​​"S"

​If the verb ends in ch, sh, s, x, z, o, add "es"

watch-watches
wash- washes
box -boxes
go- goes

​​"ES"

​If the verb ends in c+y change the y for "i +es"

cry - cries
study-studies

​​"IES"

​Spelling rules for 3rd person

​HE , SHE, IT

​Examples:

I read at night, but my boyfriend reads every morning.
We work in a state school but he works in a private school.
My dog digs a new hole every week.
Sofi watches Netflix after doing her homework.
Carlos does his homework at 5:00 pm every day.

Adverbs of frequency

We can also use adverbs of frequency to tell how often something happens. They always go before the verb, but if you use the verb to be they go after the verb to be. The adverbs are:
+++++always
++++usually
+++frequently / often
++sometimes
+rarely / hardly ever
-never

​Examples:

Jane always goes to school by bus.
Billy usually stays home at weekends.
We often do homework after school.
I sometimes watch series on HBO.
The teacher is rarely angry.
Peter never eats meat, he is vegeterian.

Use doesn't for he, she, it

Examples;

He doesn't go to school on Saturdays.
She doesn't sing in the shower.
My dog doesn't bark to strangers.

​doesn't

Use don't for I, you, we, they

Examples:
I don't play soccer on Mondays.
You don't study for the exams.
We don't know the truth.
They don't speak Spanish.

don't

Simple present - Negative form
Use: :) + don't / doesn't + verb in simple form

Multiple Choice

We __________ swim in the Ocean, we prefer the pool.

• don't

• doesn't

Multiple Choice

The bird _______ fly near the electricity wires.

• don't

• doesn't

Use Does for he, she, it:

-Does she study in v8?
Yes, she does
-Does he sleep 8 hours a day?
No, he doesn't

​Does

Use Do for I, you, we, they:

-Do you study in v8?
Yes, I do
-Do we have maths class at 8:00 am?
No, we don't

​Do

Interrogative form
Use Do or Does + :) + verb in simple form?

Multiple Choice

_________ you pay rent ?

No, I don't. The apartment is mine.

• Do

• Does

Multiple Choice

_____________ your mom know you are here?

No, she doesn't. And please don't tell her.

• Do

• Does