We use the Present Simple to talk about habits and routines, actions we repeat at certain time in present.
STRUCTURE
The auxiliary verb of Present Simple is Do/Does and we only use it in negative sentences (don't / doesn't + verb) and questions.
In affirmative sentences, we add -S to the main verb when the subject of the sentence is 3rd person singular (ONE woman/girl, ONE man/boy, ONE animal or ONE thing, only ONE.)
Affirmative | Negative | Interrogative |
I drink You drink He drinks She drinks It drinks We drink You drink They drink | We don't drink You don't drink They don't drink | Do I drink? Do you drink? Does he drink? Does she drink? Does it drink? Do we drink? Do you drink? Do they drink? |
SPELLING
The spelling for the verb in the third person differs depending on the ending of that verb:
1. For verbs that end in -O, -CH, -SH, -SS, -X, or -Z we add -ES in the third person.
- go – goes
- catch – catches
- wash – washes
- kiss – kisses
- fix – fixes
- buzz – buzzes
2. For verbs that end in a consonant + Y, we remove the Y and add -IES.
- marry – marries
- study – studies
- carry – carries
- worry – worries
NOTE: For verbs that end in a vowel + Y, we just add -S.
- play – plays
- enjoy – enjoys
- say – says
EXERCISES
Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Exercise 3 Exercise 4 Exercise 5
