PRESENT SIMPLE
FORM
Affirmative
- I / You / We / They arrive home at 7 a.m.
- He / She / It leaves home at 7 a.m.
Spelling rules in the third-person
singular
-y
- play →plays
- study → studies
-sh, -ch, -s, -ss, -z, -x, -o
- finish → finishes
- watch → watches
- go → goes
- fix → fixes
Negative
- I / You / We / They don't (do not) leave home at 7 a.m.
- He / She / It doesn't (does not) leave home at 7 a.m.
Interrogative
- Do l / you / we / they leave home at 7 a.m.?
- Does he / she / it leave home at 7 a.m.?
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.
SIGNAL WORDS
How often?
- Adverbs of frequency: always, usually, sometimes, often, seldom, hardly ever, never.
- Expressions of frequency: once / twice a week / once / twice a year.
When?
- Every day / Every month
- On Sundays, in the evening in summer.
USE
Routines and habits. - Examples: I comb my hair in the morning.
- Examples: He reads the newspaper every day.
Permanent situations. - Examples: live in Milan.
- Examples: She works at the bank.
Things that are always true. - Examples: Water boils at 100 °C
- Examples: .The sun rises in the east.
Timetables in the near future. - Examples: The train leaves at 11 am.
- Examples: The store opens at 9 am.