PRESENT SIMPLE
by Karen Mazzini
1. VERBO TO BE
1.1. I = AM
1.2. YOU/WE/THEY = ARE
1.3. HE/SHE/IT = IS
2. USED IT FORM
2.1. 1. We used present simple for things which are always true, or are true for a long time.
2.1.1. He goes to work by bus.
2.2. 2. Are habits repeated actions (they are true sometimes, always, usually, etc).
2.2.1. I usually have dinner at 6 o'clock.
2.2.2. She sometimes drinks coffee.
2.3. 3. Used present simple to describe things in general/ that happen often.
2.3.1. Doctors work in hospitals.
2.3.2. I star work at 9:00.
2.4. 4. For the future in conditional sentences.
2.4.1. I'll call you when I get back.
3. FORM
3.1. S + VERB + OBJECT
3.1.1. I/WE/THEY/YOU + LIKE + TEA.
3.1.2. HE/SHE/IT + LIKE + TEA.
3.2. S + DON'T / DOESN'T + VERB + OBJECT
3.2.1. I/WE/THEY/YOU + DON'T + LIKE + TEA.
3.2.2. HE/SHE/IT + DOESN'T + LIKE + TEA.
3.3. DO / DOES + S + VERB + OBJECT?
3.3.1. DO + I/WE/THEY/YOU + LIKE + TEA?
3.3.2. DOES + HE/SHE/IT + LIKE + TEA?
4. SPELLING RULES
4.1. 2. Add -es for words that end in -ch, -s, -sh, -x or -z.
4.1.1. Watch - Watches
4.1.2. Pass - Passes
4.1.3. Relax - Relaxes
4.1.4. Rush - Rushes
4.2. 1. Add -s for most verbs.
4.2.1. Work - Works
4.3. 3. If the verb ends in consonant + y, change the -y to -i and add -es.
4.3.1. Study - Studies
4.4. 4. If the verb ends in vowel + y, don't change the -y.
4.4.1. Play - Plays
4.5. 5. Irregular forms.
4.5.1. Do - Does
4.5.2. Go - Goes
4.5.3. Be - am, is, are.
4.5.4. Have - has