Present Simple

Present Simple
  1. 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.

  2. 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?

  3. Examples:

    • She works at a bank.

    • They live in London.

    • Do you like pizza?

    • He does not (doesn't) like coffee.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.