All about simple present rules

1. PRESENT SIMPLE

2. Present Simple
We use the Present Simple Tense to talk
about:
• Habits
• Routines
• Permanent States

3. AFFIRMATIVE FORM
I work
You work
He works
She works
It works
We work
You work
They work

4. The only form that is different is the 3rd
person singular(he, she, it), where we add
-s.
Exceptions:
 consonant + -y > -ies: Carry – Carries
 verbs ending in -o: Go – Goes
 verbs ending in –sh: Wash – Washes
 verbs ending in –ch: Watch – Watches
 verbs ending in -s / -x > -es: Pass – Passes
Box - Boxes

5. PRONUNCIATION
OF ‘-S’ IN THE 3rd PERSON
The ending “-s” in the 3rd person singular :
 /s/: after strong / voiceless sounds
 /z/: after weak / voiced sounds
 / z/ when the verb ends in one of these sounds:
o /s/: boxes, produces
o /z/: chooses
o /∫/: washes
o /t∫/: watches
o /d /: judges

6. EXAMPLES
I work in Pola de Siero
You play tennis
He studies maths
She goes to the cinema every weekend
It passes the ball very well
We watch TV in the afternoon
You like English
They live in Great Britain

7. NEGATIVE FORM
I don’t work
You don’t work
He doesn’t work
She doesn’t work
It doesn’t work
We don’t work
You don’t work
They don’t work

8. EXAMPLES
I don’t live in Pola de Siero
You don’t play tennis
He doesn’t study maths
She doesn’t go to the cinema every weekend
It doesn’t pass the ball very well
We don’t watch TV in the afternoon
You don’t like English
They don’t live in Great Britain

9. INTERROGATIVE FORM
General Structure:
(WH-) + Auxiliary + Subject + Verb +
(Complements)?

10. INTERROGATIVE FORM
Where do I work?
When do you work?
How does he work?
Why does she work?
What does it work with?
How long do we work?
Who do you work with?
How often do they work?

11. SHORT FORMS
Affirmative:
Yes + Subject + Affirmative Auxiliary
Negative:
No + Subject + Negative Auxiliary

12. EXAMPLES
Do I live in Pola? Yes, you do / No, you don’t
Do you play tennis? Yes, I do / No, I don’t
Does he study maths? Yes, he does / No, he doesn’t
Does she go to the cinema? Yes, she does /
No, she doesn’t
Does it work? Yes, it does / No, it doesn’t
Do we watch TV a lot? Yes, you do / No, you don’t
Do you like English? Yes, we do / No, we don’t
Do they live in Paris? Yes, they do / No, they don’t

13. The End
Teacher : Carmen Escobar