Present Simple Tense

2. I PLAY
FOOTBALL
YOU PLAY
HE
PLAYS
SHE
IT
WE PLAY
YOU PLAY
THEY PLAY
Note: We add –s to the third person singular (he, she, it)
USE: We use the Present simple tense to talk about habits and
routines. Example: I go to the gym twice a week

3. 1. As a general rule, we add –s to the end of
the verbs in the third person singular.
Examples: eat →eats; sit→sits;
talk→talks
2. If the verb ends in –s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, -z,
-o →we add –es
Examples: miss →misses; push
→pushes; watch →watches; fix →fixes;
do → does; go → goes; buzz → buzzes.

4. 3. If the verbs end in consonante + -y →
change –y to –i and add –es.
Examples: study → studies; fly →flies
4. If the verbs end in vocal + y →we only add
–s (do not change the –y)
Examples: play →plays
A few verbs have irregular forms:
be → is have → has

5. I DO NOT (DON’T) PLAY
FOOTBALL
YOU DO NOT (DON’T) PLAY
HE
DOES NOT
(DOESN’T)
PLAY
SHE
IT
WE DO NOT (DON’T) PLAY
YOU DO NOT (DON’T) PLAY
THEY DO NOT (DON’T) PLAY

6. DO I
PLAY FOOTBALL
DO YOU
DOES HE
DOES SHE
DOES IT
DO WE
DO YOU
DO THEY
Interrogative form structure:
AUXILIARY VERB + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB?

7. YES,
I
DO
NO,
I
DON’T
YOU YOU
HE
DOES
HE
DOESN’T
SHE SHE
IT IT
WE
DO
WE
DON’T
YOU YOU
THEY THEY

8. ADVERB OF
FREQUENCY
EXAMPLE
ALWAYS I always go to bed before 11pm
USUALLY I usually go to the gym
OFTEN I often surf the internet
SOMETIMES I sometimes read the newspaper
HARDLY EVER I hardly ever swim in the sea
NEVER I never drink alcohol
-Adverbs of frequency are placed between the subject and the main
verb. (verbs ≉ to be) Example: We often go to the cinema.
-However, they are placed after the verb “to be”. Example:
I am always tired.
Other frequency expressions
Every day (week, month…); once/twice/three times a (week, month, year..)
In the morning, in the evening, in the afternoon…at night.