PRESENT SIMPLE

 

Present Simple

Use:
Sentences in the present simple tense are true all the time.

  • I come from Japan.
  • I live in Paris.
  • I like animals.
  • I have three sisters.

Form:
1) Form the present simple this way:
Positive


I

like

 

 

animals

you

he

 

likes

she

it

we

like

they

Negative


I

don’t

 

 

like

 

 

animals

you

he

 

doesn’t

she

it

we

don’t

they

Questions


Do

I

 

 

like

 

 

animals?

you

 

Does

he

she

it

Do

we

they

Short answers

 

 

Yes,

I

do

 

 

 

No,

I

don’t

you

 

you

he

 

does

 

he

 

doesn’t

she

 

she

it

 

it

we

do

 

we

don’t

they

 

they

Spelling Rules for 3rd person (he / she / it)

  • If a verb ends in consonant + y, change y to i and add es.

I study English.  He studies English.

  • If a verb ends in tch, ss, x, sh or z, add es.

She watches television.
Susan misses her family.
He fixes the television.
My dad washes the car on Sundays.

  • Some verbs have irregular spellings:

I go         →           he / she / it goes
I do         →           he / she / it does
I have     →           he / she / it has

EXERCISES:

https://www.examenglish.com/grammar/present_simple.htm