1. I. Verb Form
1. TO BE
+ I am French
You / We / They are French
He / She / It is French
- I am not old
You / We / They are not old
He / She / it is not old
? Am I late?
Are You / We / They late?
2. VERB
+ I / You / We / They like coffee
He / She / It likes coffee
- I / You / We / They do not like coffee
He / She / It does not like coffee
? Do I / You / We / The like coffee?
Does He / She / It like coffee?
II. Use of Present Simple Tense
Present Simple is used
1. when we talk about things that happen repeatedly or habitually

2. Time expressions such as always, often,sometimes, usually, seldom, on Saturdays,rarely, never, every
day, etc.
Example:
1. Daniel gets up at 6 o'clock every morning.
2. My brothers go to school every day.
3. She sometimes goes out on Friday night.
4. My sister usually sleeps late on Sunday morning.
5. Kristy works 8 hours every day.
6. His parents usually start work at 8 o'clock.
7. My children often watch TV in the afternoon.
8. Jane always forgets her keys.
2. when we talk about permanent or long-lasting situations
Example:
1. We work in a bank.
2. Bill speaks English very well.
3. Bin lives in London.
3. when we talk about people or things in general
Example:
1. Nurses work in clinics and hospitals.
2. Football is a very popular sport in Bulgaria.
4. to indicate general truths, facts and scientific laws
Example:
1. The Earth is spherical.
2. My birthday is in June.
3. Can Tho city is in the South of Vietnam.
4. The sun rises in the east.
5. Water freezes at 0°C (32°F).
5. when we talk about travel plans and timetables

3. Mainly with verbs such as go,leave, arrive, start, come, return etc.
Example:
1. They arrive in Brussels at 6 p.m.
2. The tram leaves in five minutes.
3. The course starts next week.
6. with stative verbs
Stative verbs: like,dislike, love, think, seem, look, know,feel, understand, want, need, hate,
remember, forget, prefer, believe, mean,taste, hear, see, have (when the meaning is
"possess"), own, belong, etc.
Example:
1. He loves jazz music.
2. My husband hates travelling by train.
3. Jill likes ice cream. I don't like spinach.
4. I think she is a wonderful person.
5. Do you believe in God?
6. My children have no money at the moment.
7. My brother has a new car.
8. That bicycle belongs to me.
7. to give instructions/directions
Example:
1. Walk for 2 blocks to the corner and then turn right.
2. Heat a frying pan over a medium heat and brush with a little sunflower oil.