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Present Simple Tense Explained

The document explains the use of the present simple tense for habits and routines, detailing how to form affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences. It highlights the rules for verb conjugation, particularly for the third person singular, including spelling changes for certain endings. Examples are provided for practice in forming sentences in different contexts.

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Present Simple Tense Explained

The document explains the use of the present simple tense for habits and routines, detailing how to form affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences. It highlights the rules for verb conjugation, particularly for the third person singular, including spelling changes for certain endings. Examples are provided for practice in forming sentences in different contexts.

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THE PRESENT SIMPLE

We use the present simple to talk about habits and


routines. Things that we normally do.
AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES:
Verbs don’t change for 1st, 2nd person in singular and
in plural. I
You
read the newspaper every day.
We
They
But be careful!!!!
3rd person in singular change the verbs.
He
She reads the newspaper every day.
It We add “S” to the verb.
Present simple spelling rules:
1.- We add “S” to the verb in the 3rd person in
singular.
Example:
play plays
come comes
I eat eats
He
You
drink She drinks
We
know It knows
They
run runs
sleep Sleeps
2.- When the verb finished in consonant more “Y” the
“Y” changes for “I” and then add “ES”
Example:
study studies
tidy tidies
I fly flies
He
You carry carries
She
We
cry It cries
They
buy buys
say says
3.- When the verb finished in “CH”, “SH”, “SS”, “X”,
“O” and “Z” add “ES”
Example:
watch watches
finish finishes
I
miss He misses
You
She
We mix mixes
It
They go goes
buzz buzzes
Examples in affirmative form:
complete the sentences using the correct form of the verb.
He __________ in the library. (work)
I ___________soccer on Saturdays. (play)
Susan ___________ in Holland. (live)
The disco ___________ at ten o’clock. (close)
Max __________ his room at the weekend. (clean)
We __________ our grandparents every week. (visit)
Tom _________at 7 o’clock in the morning (wake up)
Eddy _________ his homework in the evening. (do)
Pedro and I __________ TV at dinner. (watch)
They _________ to school at 8 o’clock in the morning. (go)
NEGATIVE SENTENCES:
We need an auxiliar verb to make negatives.
The auxiliar DO/DOES more NOT.
I
You
do not read the newspaper every day.
We
They

He
She does not read the newspaper every day.
It
INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES:
We have to change the order of the sentence
Use the auxiliar DO/DOES
I
you
Do read the newspaper every day ?
we
they

he
Does she read the newspaper every day ?
it
SHORT ANSWERS:
I ? Yes, you do / No, you don’t
you ? Yes, I do / No, I don’t
Do
we ? Yes, we do / No, we don’t
they ? Yes, they do / No they don’t

he ? Yes, he does / No, he doesn’t


Does she ? Yes, she does / No, she doesn’t
it ? Yes, it does / No, it doesn’t
The same sentences change to negative,
interrogative form and short answers.
For example:
He does not work in the library.
Does he work in the library? Yes, he does.

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