present simple 

form 

affirmative

• i start school at 8.
• you / we / they start school at 8.
• he starts school at 8.
• she / it starts school at 8.

spelling rules

in the third-person singular:

for all regular verbs: add -s.

• walk → walks
• read → reads

verbs ending in vowel + -y. add -s. 

• say → says

verbs ending in consonant + -y. change the -y to -i and add -es. 

• study → studies

verbs ending in -sh, -ch, -ss, -z, -x, - o: add -es.

• brush → brushes
• watch → watches
• do → does

negative

• i don't (do not) start school at 8.
• you / we / they don't (do not) school at 8.
• he doesn't (does not) start school at 8.
• she / it doesn't (does not) school at 8.

interrogative

• do i start school at 8?
• do you / we / they start school at 8?
• does he start school at 8?
• does she / it start school at 8?

short answers

• yes, i / you / we / they do.
• yes, he / she / it does.
• no, i / you / we / they don't. 
• no, he / she / it doesn't.

use

• routines, habits - example: i have breakfast at 7 in the morning
• permanent situations and things that are always true - example: the earth revolves around the sun.
• timetables in the near future - example: my train arrives at 10 am tomorrow.

signal words

how often?

• adverbs of frequency: always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never.
• time expressions: once / twice , a week / a month.

when?

• every day, every week, every year.
• on sundays, on mondays, on weekdays.
• in the evening, in the morning, in the afternoon.
• in summer, in winter, in spring.