Present Simple

Form is the same for I/we/you/they

I work at a University.
They dont work at a University.
Where do you work?

He/She/It: add s or es and use does or

doesnt in questions and short answers
He doesnt work on the weekends.
Where does she work?

Affirmative

Negative

Interrogative

I/you/we/they work

I/you/we/they dont
work

Do I/you/we/they
work?

He/she/it works

He/she/it doesnt
work

Does he/she/it work?

Present Simple Uses

An action that happens again and again (a habit or a
routine)
I eat an apple every morning.
She drinks water everyday.

A fact that is always true

My sister has green eyes.
I am from the United States.

A fact that is true for a long time

He works in a bank.
They live near the University.

Spelling for he/she/it forms

For most verbs add s to the base form of the verb
Wants, eats, helps, drives

Add es to verbs that end in ss, sh, ch, x and o

Kisses, washes, watches, foxes, goes

Verbs that end in a consonant and y change the y to

ies
Carries, flies, worries

If the verb ends in a vowel and y just add s

Buys, says, plays

Final s and es
pronunciation
S sound
After voiceless sounds such as t, p, k
Seats, ropes, backs

Z sound
After voiced sounds such as d, b, g, ee
Seeds, robes, bags, sees

Iz sound
After sounds such as s, x, z, sh, ch, ge, dge
Kisses, mixes, prizes, dishes, catches, edges

What sounds do these present

simple verbs have?

Talks
Plays
Catches
Reads
Gives
Washes
Makes
Writes
Listens
Wishes

Adverbs of frequency
Often use adverbs of frequency and expressions
of frequency with the present simple to talk
about how often someone does something.
Adverbs of frequency: always, usually, often,
sometimes, rarely, never.
Expressions of frequency: once a week, on
Fridays, on the weekend, in the summer, every
Saturday

Adverbs of frequency
Adverbs of frequency usually go before the
main verb or after the verb to be.
I sometimes watch football on Sundays.
I am always very happy to be in class.

Expressions of frequency usually go at the

beginning or end of a sentence.
On the weekend they visit their grandparents.
They visit their grandparents on the weekend.

Adverbs of Frequency

Never 0%
Rarely
Hardly ever
Not often
Sometimes 50%
Often
Usually
Always 100%