When do we use

Present Simple?

Habits
We use the Present Simple to talk
about things we do all of the time.
Examples:

I get the bus at 7:00 every morning.

Sam brushes his teeth before he goes
to bed.

Things that are always true

We use the Present Simple to talk
about things that are always true.

The sky is blue.

The Earth goes round the Sun.
Tigers are big cats.

 We often use Present Simple with:

Frequency Adverbs such as always
(100%), usually (90%), often (70%) ,
sometimes (50%), never (0%).
Ex. She often studies on Saturday
morning.
Time expressions such as once a
day, twice a week, every year, all the
time.
Ex. You go to the disco twice a week.

The Present Simple

AFFIRMATIVE
I, You, We, They,
People, Animals or
Things

I sing very
good.

Infinitive
Verb

We have
an idea.

(rest of the
sentence)

My parents like
old music.

The Present Simple

AFFIRMATIVE
He, She, It,
Person, Animal
or Thing

Infinitive
Verb

+s

(rest of the
sentence)

He comes from Mars.

Alexis lives in
England.

The spacecraft
goes to the moon
every month.

Verbs ending in ch, s,

sh, o, x
add es

watch watches
guess guesses
finish finishes
go goes
fix - fixes

Verbs ending in a
consonant
(b,c,d,f,g...)
change y to ies
study studies
carry carries
Fly - flies

The Present Simple

NEGATIVE
I, You, We,
They,
People, Animals
or Things

I dont write
e-mails.

dont
(do not)

Infinitive
verb

We dont
listen to
the news.

(rest of the
sentence)

My parents
dont go for a
walk.

The Present Simple

NEGATIVE
He, She, It
Person, Animal
or Thing

My mother
doesnt teach
math.

doesnt
(does not)

Infinitive
Verb

He
doesnt
work as a
doctor.

(rest of the
sentence)

Leonardo
Dicaprio doesnt
act in that
movie.

The Present Simple

INTERROGATIVE (Closed Questions: yes/no answers)
I, you, we, they,

Do

people, animals or
things

Do you like
Europe?
No, I dont.
Yes, I do.

Infinitive
Verb

Do they
have a
good idea?
No, they dont.
Yes, they do.

(rest of the
sentence)

Do my parents
like old music?
No, they dont.
Yes, they do.

The Present Simple

INTERROGATIVE (Closed Questions: yes/no answers)

Does

he, she, it,

person, animal
or thing

Does your
mother love
you?
Yes, she does.
No, she doesnt.

Infinitive
Verb

Does your
father come
for you
everyday?
Yes, he does.
No, he doesnt.

(rest of the
sentence)

Does Christine
get up early?
Yes, she does.
No, she doesnt.

The Present Simple

INTERROGATIVE (Open Questions: information,
description, opinions, etc)
What
Where
When
Why

Do

I, you, we, they,

people, animals
or things

Why do you
like Europe?
Because its a really
interesting continent.

Infinitive
Verb

Where do
they go?

They go to the party.

(rest of
the
sentence)

When do we
visit our
grandparents?
We visit them
on Sunday.

The Present Simple

INTERROGATIVE (Open Questions: information,
description, opinions, etc)
What
Where
When
Why

Does

Where Does
she live?

She lives in Maip.

he, she, it,

person, animal
or thing

Infinitive
Verb

Why does
he cry ?

Because he is sad.

(rest of
the
sentence)

When does my
sister study?

She never studies.

Daily Routines

 The days of the week in English begin with CAPITAL

letters.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Do he like basketball?
DOES
I likes eating pizza. LIKE
She do her homework on the service bus.
DOES
The film finishs at eight.
FINISHES
My friends goes on holiday next week.
GO
She carrys her little sister to the car in the morning.
CARRIES
Nicole Kidman act in a lot of films.
ACTS
We plays in the garden at break.
PLAY
Our teacher talk very clearly.
TALKS

Online Activities
Verb Form:
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/view
game.asp?id=1052
Present Simple Activities:
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/view
game.asp?id=658#a
Present Simple (Daily Routines):
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/view
game.asp?id=1069#a
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/view
game.asp?id=2272#a