Simple present tense

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Afi r ma ti ve I wal k You wal k H e wal ks She wal ks I t wal ks We wal k You wal k They wal k

I nter r oga ti ve

N ega ti ve I don’t wal k You don’t wal k H e doesn’t wal k She doesn’t wal k I t doesn’t wal k We don’t wal k You don’t wal k They don’t wal k

D o I wal k? D o you wal k? D oes he wal k? D oes she wal k? D oes i t wal k? D o we wal k? D o you wal k? D o they wal k?

Shor t a nswer s Affi r ma ti ve N ega ti ve Yes, I / you / we / they do

T hi r d per son si ngul a r We add –s to the ver b to for m the thi r d per son si ngul ar (he, she, i t). I dr i nk – he dr i nks I r un – he r uns BU T We add –es to ver bs that end i n –ss, -sh, -ch, -x, -o. I watch – he watches Wi th ver bs endi ng i n consona nt + y, we change the –y to –i es. I cr y – he cr i es But wi th ver bs endi ng i n vowel + y, we just add –s as usual . I pl ay – he pl ays

We use the Pr esent Si mpl e: for ha bi ts and acti ons that we do r egul ar l y: H e vi si ts hi s fr i ends ever y Sunday. She goes to school by bus. for gener a l tr uths: The sun r i ses i n the East. for per ma nent si tua ti ons: H e l i ves i n Athens.


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