This document provides information about using the present simple tense in English. It is used to describe regular or repeated actions in the present time, as well as facts that are generally true. The spelling of the third person singular verb changes depending on whether the verb ends in a consonant, vowel, or 'y' sound. Negative forms of the present simple are created by using 'don't' or 'doesn't' plus the base verb form. Examples are given to illustrate its use for habits, repeated actions, and facts in both positive and negative sentences.

1. PRESENT
SIMPLE
Routines, habits, facts
Present Simple

2. Present Simple
• A dog has four legs
• My husband has black eyes
• For repeated or regular actions in the present time period.
Fact, Habits, Repeated
or regular actions
The simple present tense in English is used to
describe an action that is regular, true or normal.
We use the present tense:
• She takes the bus at five o'clock
• I eat vegetables every day
• For facts
• For habits
• She gets up early every day
• He buys his breakfast at night
• For things that are always true/generally true
• It rains a lot in winter
• He speaks Spanish at home

3. Present simple
For verbs that end in a consonant +
Y, we remove the Y and add -IES.
For verbs that end in a vowel + Y,
we just add -S.
• play – plays
• enjoy – enjoys
• say – says
For verbs that end in -O, -CH, -SH, -
SS, -X, or -Z we add -ES in the third
person.
1.
3.
The spelling for the verb in the third person differs
depending on the ending of that verb:
• go – goes
• catch – catches
• wash – washes
• kiss – kisses
• fix – fixes
• buzz – buzzes
• marry – marries
• study – studies
• carry – carries
• worry – worries
2.

4. Present simple negative form
don''t
buy
have
eat
Vegetables
for dinner
doesn't
buy
have
eat
meat for
dinner
complement
I/you/we/they
she/he/it
don't /doesn't verb
Subject
Examples of Negative Sentences
with Don't and Doesn't:
• You don't speak spanish
• Maria doesn't speak
• spanish
• She doesn't have
• time to study
• They don't have time to study

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ABOUT PRESENT
SIMPLE