[ ENG ] PRESENT SIMPLE: STATEMENTS

PRESENT SIMPLE: STATEMENTS

USE:
To talk about actions, states or events which happen at any time, repeatedly, or all the time.
AFFIRMATIVE FORM:
Verbs take an -s ending in third person singular.

[SUBJECT + VERB(s) + REST OF SENTENCE]

I/You/We/They work in a bank.
He/She/It has brown eyes.
SPELLING

Verbs ending in ss, sh, ch, x, o take -esin third person singular: kisses,matches, goes, watches

For verbs ending in consonant + y,drop the y and add -ies: carry/carries,try/tries, copy/copies

NOTE: The Present Simple is often used with adverbs and adverb phrases: Always, Never, Often, Sometimes, Usually, Every day/week, On Sundays, Twice a month, year, etc.

EXAMPLES:
"I often go to basketball games."
"He never watches TV."
"My brother goes to the health club twice a week."
"I always have coffee for breakfast."

NEGATIVE

FORM:
[SUBJECT+ DO NOT/DON'T+ VERB+ REST OF SENTENCE]


I/You/We/They don't drive in the city.
He/She/It doesn't have brown eyes.

EXAMPLE:
"Bill calls Mary, but he doesn't call me."