Simple present aff 3rd person singular

1. Simple present
Third person singular: he, she, it.

2. Simple present tense in English
Remember we use simple present to describe:
 Facts
 Habits
 Routines
 Schedules
Examples:
Rome is in Italy.
She lives in Rome.
He plays basketball.
She gets up at 6 am every morning.
The bus leaves at 7:30 am.

3. Third person singular.
 Positive or affirmative sentences:
Example:
She has one brother and one sister. [have]
He lives in Mexico city. [live]
She works in a bank. [work]
-s

4. Common expressions
 Always, usually,
often,
sometimes,hardly
ever,never.
 Every day / week /
month / year.
Examples:
 She always eats
healthy food.
 He sometimes plays
basketball.
 She never smokes.
 The dog often barks
at night.
 It always rains in my
hometown.
The dog = it
Rain, snow = it

5. Vocabulary
 Verbs.
bark, live, work, have, eat, drink, play, smoke, get up,
leave, listen to music, rain, snow, start work / school.
 Personal pronouns.
He, she, it.
 Places.
Drugstore, gas station, gym, travel agency.
 Expressions.
at 68 sun street / road, at number 15; on second
avenue; in / at the mall; in / at Third park; in / at the bus
station.

6. Describe a fact, habit, routine or
schedule!
Use the words in the vocabulary and the databank.

7. Learning note.
 A few spelling rules and irregular verbs:
 She runs. He eats.
 It rains.
 He misses his dog.
 She goes to school.
-s, -z, -x,
-sh, -ch, or the vowel o
+y, remove the -y and add –ies:
worry,marry,rely.
 My father worries about me.
Have --- has. She has a big house.
-s
-es