present simple short revision. what is present simple? the present tense is the base (or simple)...
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PRESENT SIMPLEShort revision
What is Present Simple?
• The present tense is the base (or simple) form of the verb.
For example:
I work in London.
She plays the piano.
When do we use Present Simple?
We use the present tense to talk about:
• something that is true in the present
• something that happens again and again in the present
• something that is fixed in the future
We use words like sometimes, often, always, and never with the present tense.
How do we form Present Simple?
• In sentences:
I, you, we, they + verb but: he,she,it + verb + s
Examples:
I like milk. He likes milk.
You play football every Monday. She sings well.
We live in Sweden. It moves fast.
They go to school every week.
Do/don’t and Does/doesn’t
• In questions:
Do + I,you,we,they + verb +…? but: Does + he,she,it + verb(utan –s!) +...?
Examples:
Do you like coffee? Does he play hockey?
Do they speak Spanish?
• We can also use do and does with question words like where, what and why.
Where/what/why + do + I,you,we,they + verb?
Where/what/why + does + he,she,it + verb?
Examples:
Where do you live?
What does she do for living?
• In negatives:
I,you,we,they + don’t + verb. but: He,she,it + doesn’t + verb.
Examples:
I don’t like rainy weather.Jenny doesn’t play the piano.
They don’t drive to work.