Present simple for Russian learners

1. Present Simple
I play She plays

2. Когда нужна S?
I, we, you, they
play
he, she, it
plays

3. Как добавить S?
o, s, x, sh, ch + es
согл. y ies
+ s
goes, kisses, fixes, pushes, fetches
cry – cries, fly – flies
plays, lives, works

4. Как читать S?
[iz] после шипящих
[s] после глухих
[z] после звонких
washes, boxes, dances, kisses
works, puts, sits, jumps
runs, goes, plays, lives

5. Как построить
отрицания и вопросы?
I play She plays.
I don’t play She doesn’t play.
Do you play? Does she play?
Yes, I do.
(No, I don’t.)
Yes, she does.
(No, she doesn’t.)

6. Где в предложении
поставить never и every day?
I never play tennis.
I play tennis every day.