2. PRESENT SIMPLE
Uses
•ROUTINES & HABITS: I play football every Saturday
•GENERAL FACTS: The sun rises in the east.
•TIMETABLES: The class starts at 11.30.
•WITH STATIVE VERBS (e.g.: expressing likes and opinions)*: He loves is loving crisps.
3. Structure
(+) VERB / VERB –S / -ES*: I play tennis / She dances a lot
* 3rd person singular = he / she / it
verb finishes in.... –O : go / goES -SS: kiss / kissES
-CH: watch / watchES -X: fix / fixES
-SH: wash / washES - Z: buzz / buzzES
Verb finishes in consonant + y: cry / crIES
BUT ... if a verb finishes in vowel + y: play / playS
(-) DON’T / DOESN’T + VERB
I don’t play tennis / She doesn’t dance a lot
4. Structure
(?) DO / DOES + SUBJECT + VERB...?
Do you play tennis ? Yes , I do / No, I don’t.
Does she dance a lot? Yes, she does / No, she doesn’t.