Present Simple
Present Simple
Use: Describes habits, routines, general truths, and facts.
Habits: Actions that you do regularly.
Example: I drink coffee every morning.
Routines: A series of actions done regularly.
Example: She gets up at 7 AM every day.
General Truths: Something that is always true.
Example: Water boils at 100°C.
Facts: Something that is true and can be proven.
Example: The Earth revolves around the sun.
I eat breakfast every morning.
The sun rises in the east.
Form:
Affirmative: Subject + Base form of the verb (add -s/-es for he/she/it)
I/You/We/They play
He/She/It plays
Explanation:
For I, you, we, they, use the base form of the verb.
For he, she, it, add '-s' or '-es' to the base form of the verb.
Examples:
I walk to school.
She walks to school.
Negative: Subject + do/does + not + base form of the verb
I/You/We/They do not (don't) play
He/She/It does not (doesn't) play
Explanation:
Use 'do not' or 'don't' with I, you, we, they.
Use 'does not' or 'doesn't' with he, she, it.
Examples:
I do not like spicy food.
He doesn't like spicy food.
Interrogative: Do/Does + Subject + base form of the verb?
Do I/you/we/they play?
Does he/she/it play?
Explanation:
Use 'Do' with I, you, we, they to ask questions.
Use 'Does' with he, she, it to ask questions.
Examples:
Do you speak English?
Does she speak English?
Examples:
She works at a bank.
They live in London.
Do you like pizza?
He does not (doesn't) like coffee.
Signal Words: always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never, every day/week/month/year, on Mondays/Tuesdays, etc.
These words help to identify when to use the present simple tense.
I always brush my teeth before bed.
They usually go to the park on Sundays.
Common Mistakes:
Forgetting to add '-s' for he/she/it in affirmative sentences.
Incorrect: He eat.
Correct: He eats.
Using 'do/does' in affirmative sentences.
Incorrect: She does works.
Correct: She works.