Present Simple Elaine
Affirmative: 3 rd  pers. sing.   - s   I  talk you talk he talk s she  talk s it  talk s we  talk you  talk they talk
He, She, It :  -s  / -es  - (i)es Usually I / you / we / they   ///  he / she / it  Exceptions I / you / we / they   ///  he / she / it  I walk  he walk s I talk  she talk s I get up  she get s  up I get dressed  he get s  dressed I write  she write s I clean  he clean s I wear  she wear s I start  it start s I play  he play s I chat  she chat s I listen  he listen s I watch  he watch es I finish  it finish es I kiss  she kiss es I fix  he fix es I go  he go es I do  it do es I study  she stud ies I play***  he play s
Negative:  don't  /  do es n't I  don't talk you don't talk he do es n't talk she  do es n't talk it  do es n't talk we  don't talk you  don't talk they  don't talk
Questions:  Do ... /  Do es ...? Do I  talk? Do you talk? Do es he talk ? Do es she  talk ? Do es it  talk ? Do we  talk? Do you  talk? Do they talk?
Short answers Do you  talk in class? Yes,  I do  / No,  I don't Do I  talk in class? Yes,  you do  / No,  you don't Do es  he  talk in class? Yes,  he do es  / No,  he do es n't Do es  she  talk in class? Yes,  she do es  / No,  she do es n't Does it  talk? Yes,  it do es  / No,  it do es n't Do you  talk in class? Yes,  we do  / No,  we don't Do we  talk in class? Yes,  you do  / No,  you don't Do they  talk in class? Yes,  they do  / No,  they don't
3 rd  Person Singular (1) He  clean s  the windows. Pedro  always watch es  TV in the evening. Victoria's dad  usually get s  up at six o'clock. Your friend  often go es  swimming. Your brother  stud ies  every day. The man  live s  in Palma. Rafa  play s  tennis all over the world. The teacher  write s  on the board.
3 rd  Person Singular (2) She  listen s  to music. Marta  sometimes read s  a comic in bed. My mum  buy s  bread at the baker's. Your friend  talk s  to her grandmother every evening. Michael's sister  never walk s  to school. The woman  live s  in Palma. Susana  chat s  with her friends on the computer. The teacher  go es  shopping on Saturday.
3 rd  Person Singular (3) The elephant  live s  in the zoo. It  eat s  fruit. The chimpanzee  weigh s  about sixty kilos. It  play s  with toys. The tiger  come s  from Asia. It  live s  up to 26 years. My dog  run s  very fast. Tom's cat  sleep s  all day.

Present simple forms

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  • 2.
    Affirmative: 3 rd pers. sing. - s I talk you talk he talk s she talk s it talk s we talk you talk they talk
  • 3.
    He, She, It: -s / -es - (i)es Usually I / you / we / they /// he / she / it Exceptions I / you / we / they /// he / she / it I walk he walk s I talk she talk s I get up she get s up I get dressed he get s dressed I write she write s I clean he clean s I wear she wear s I start it start s I play he play s I chat she chat s I listen he listen s I watch he watch es I finish it finish es I kiss she kiss es I fix he fix es I go he go es I do it do es I study she stud ies I play*** he play s
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    Negative: don't / do es n't I don't talk you don't talk he do es n't talk she do es n't talk it do es n't talk we don't talk you don't talk they don't talk
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    Questions: Do... / Do es ...? Do I talk? Do you talk? Do es he talk ? Do es she talk ? Do es it talk ? Do we talk? Do you talk? Do they talk?
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    Short answers Doyou talk in class? Yes, I do / No, I don't Do I talk in class? Yes, you do / No, you don't Do es he talk in class? Yes, he do es / No, he do es n't Do es she talk in class? Yes, she do es / No, she do es n't Does it talk? Yes, it do es / No, it do es n't Do you talk in class? Yes, we do / No, we don't Do we talk in class? Yes, you do / No, you don't Do they talk in class? Yes, they do / No, they don't
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    3 rd Person Singular (1) He clean s the windows. Pedro always watch es TV in the evening. Victoria's dad usually get s up at six o'clock. Your friend often go es swimming. Your brother stud ies every day. The man live s in Palma. Rafa play s tennis all over the world. The teacher write s on the board.
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    3 rd Person Singular (2) She listen s to music. Marta sometimes read s a comic in bed. My mum buy s bread at the baker's. Your friend talk s to her grandmother every evening. Michael's sister never walk s to school. The woman live s in Palma. Susana chat s with her friends on the computer. The teacher go es shopping on Saturday.
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    3 rd Person Singular (3) The elephant live s in the zoo. It eat s fruit. The chimpanzee weigh s about sixty kilos. It play s with toys. The tiger come s from Asia. It live s up to 26 years. My dog run s very fast. Tom's cat sleep s all day.