present simple

• use

  • routines

  • habits

  • facts

  • general truths

  • fixed schedules

  • We use the present simple for things that are true now, happen regularly, or are facts. It is also used for habits, routines, and timetables.

  • I go to school every day. The sun rises in the east.

  • For example, we use it to talk about daily actions: I wake up at 7 o'clock, she drinks tea in the morning, they play football on Sundays.

• form

  • I / you / we / they + verb

    • I play football.

    • You work every day.

    • We live in London.

    • They like music.

  • he / she / it + verb + s

  • do / does + verb

• affirmative

  • I play

  • she works

  • they study

  • subject + base form of the verb

  • add -s / -es for he, she, it

  • use do / does for questions and negatives

  • use for habits, facts, and routines

• negative

  • I do not play

  • she does not work

  • they do not study

• questions

  • Do you play?

  • Does she work?

  • Do they study?

  • Do you like tea?

  • Does he play football?

  • Do they work on Mondays?

  • Does she live here?

• short answers

  • yes, I do

  • no, she doesn't

  • yes, they do

• time words

  • always

  • usually

  • often

  • sometimes

  • never

• spelling

  • add s

  • watch → watches

  • go → goes

  • study → studies

• signal words

  • every day

  • in the morning

  • on Mondays

  • at 7 o'clock