SIMPLE PRESENT
|
AFFIRMATIVE |
NEGATIVE |
INTERROGATIVE |
|
I play |
I don’t play |
Do I play? |
|
You play |
You don’t play |
Do you play |
|
He, she, it plays |
He, she, it doesn’t play |
Does he, she, it play? |
|
We play |
We don’t play |
Do we play? |
|
You play |
You don’t play |
Do you play? |
|
They play |
They don’t play |
Do they play? |
Remember the verbs in the third person singular (he, she and it) always take an “s”. For example, “he plays, she sings, it works…”
There are however some special cases. Here are the spelling rules:
| Silent e | Vowel + y | Consonant + y | Verbs ending in o | Verbs ending in s, z, sh, ch, |
| close = closes note = notes |
play = playssa y = says |
study = studies
marry = marries |
go = goes
do = does |
miss = misses
buzz = buzzes |
We use simple present
- To describe or give characteristics: She works in a hospital.
- To talk about habits: I always do my homework.
- To give facts : The sun rises in the East.
- To give opinion, express what you like or how you feel: I like ice cream.