Present Simple

• What it is

  • A simple tense for facts and habits

    • It is used to talk about things that are always true, like facts and general truths. We also use it for habits, routines, and repeated actions in everyday life. In short, it tells us what usually happens or what is true all the time.

  • Talks about things that are always true

• Use it for

  • Daily routines

  • Facts and general truths

  • Schedules and timetables

  • States and feelings

• Form

  • I / you / we / they + verb

  • he / she / it + verb-s

  • For he / she / it, add -s or -es

• Positive sentence

  • I play football

  • She watches TV

• Negative sentence

  • I do not play football

  • She does not watch TV

  • Short forms: don't, doesn't

• Questions

  • Do you like tea?

  • Does he live here?

  • Use Do / Does + verb

• Time words

  • always

  • usually

  • often

  • sometimes

  • never

  • every day

• Spelling rules

  • watch → watches

  • go → goes

  • study → studies

• Common verbs

  • be

  • have

    • I have a car.

    • She has two brothers.

    • They have breakfast at 8 a.m.

    • We have a meeting today.

    • He has a cat.

  • do

  • go

  • like

• Examples

  • The sun rises in the east

  • My brother gets up at 7

  • They work every day

• Mistakes to avoid

  • Don't use -s with I, you, we, they

  • Don't forget do / does in questions

  • Don't use Present Simple for now actions