Grammar Study:
Present
Simple
To refer to habitsor to things
which happen frequently.
To refer to permanent
situations.
 To talk about general
statementsof truth.
Affirmative .
He/ She/ It plays.
I / You / We/ They play.
Negative.
He/ She/ It doesn´t play .
I / You / We/ They don´t play.
Interrogative:
DoesHe/ She/ It play ?
Do I / You / We/ They play?
Short forms:
Doesnot = Doesn´t
Do not = don´t
How to makehe/ she/
it forms:
General rule
It takes–s.
Example:
Play → Plays.
With verbsending in :o, s, x, sh
or ch:
It takes– es.
Example:
Teach→ Teaches.
With verbsending in vowel + y:
It takes– s.
Example:
Play→ Plays.
With verbsending in consonant
+ y:
It changes–y into – I and takes
–es.
Example:
Study → Studies.
Notethat:
They come:
Beforetheverb. For example: I
usually go to school by bus.
•After theverb To Be. For
example: Sheisoften with her
friendsat weekends.
Adverbsof frequency like
usually, sometimes, never,
etc, areused to expresshow
often thingshappen.
Notethat:
They come:
Beforetheverb. For example: I
usually go to school by bus.
•After theverb To Be. For
example: Sheisoften with her
friendsat weekends.
Adverbsof frequency like
usually, sometimes, never,
etc, areused to expresshow
often thingshappen.

Present simple