Simple Present Present Simple Use and Form

1. SIMPLE
PRESENT
TENSE

2. Hello!
Today, we are going to take a
close look at the use and form
of the simple present.
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3. The simple present tense is used to
describe habits, unchanging situations,
general truths, and fixed arrangements.
The simple present tense is simple to
form. Just use the base form of the
verb: (I take, you take, we take, they
take) The 3rd person singular takes an -
s at the end. (he takes, she takes)
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4. USE
Habits
We use the Present Simple to talk about
things we do all of the time.

5. Examples:
> I get the service bus at
7:00 every morning.
> Adam brushes his teeth
before he goes to bed.
> I play football at break
time.
> My sister goes sailing at
the weekend.
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Things that are always true
We use the Present Simple to talk about things that are always
true.
• The sky is blue.
• The Earth goes round the Sun.
• I am a student.
• Tigers are big cats.
• School starts at 8.05am and finishes at 3.30pm.

7. For repeated actions or events.
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 We catch the bus every morning.
 It rains every afternoon.
 They drive to Monaco every summer.

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Affirmative and Negative Form
I
We
You
They
like cheese.
don’t like cheese.
He
She
It
likes cheese.
doesn’t like cheese.

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In the third person singular the
verb always ends in -s:
he wants, she needs, he gives, she
thinks.
Add -es to verbs ending in:-ss, -x, -sh,
-ch, o:
he passes, she catches, he fixes, it
pushes, goes.
Verbs ending in -y : the third person
changes the -y to -ies:
fly --> flies, cry --> cries
Exception: if there is a vowel before
the -y:
play --> plays, pray --> prays
Notes on the
simple present,
third person
singular

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Questions
I
you
we
they
he
she
it
like cheese?
Do
Does

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