The document discusses the use of the present simple tense in English. It is used to talk about things that are always true, permanent states, or regular habits and routines. Examples of things expressed in the present simple include Homer liking doughnuts and stative verbs like love, like, hate, prefer, feel, smell, taste, hear, think, consider, agree, believe, have, own, and belong to. The document also covers forming negative sentences and questions in the present simple tense, and provides examples using characters from The Simpsons television show. It discusses using -s for third person singular verbs and changing y to ies for verbs ending in consonant + y. Activities are included to practice forming sentences in the