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    The document provides information about the simple present tense in English. It is used to describe things that happen regularly or routinely, like habits or repeated actions. The simple present tense follows these rules: 1) For verbs ending in "x, ch, sh, o, ss, or z," add "es" to the third person singular. For verbs ending in "y," change the "y" to "i" and add "es." 2) For the first and second person (I, you, we, you) the verb is in its base form. For the third person (he, she, it) add "s" to the verb. 3) Examples are provided to

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    SIMPLE

    PRESENT
    By Neida Perez
    WHAT IS IT?

    It is an auxiliary/verb
    of English. The Simple
    Present is one of the
    present tenses used
    in English.
    WHEN DO WE
    USE?

    se th is w h en w e
    We can u ib e
    wa nt to d e s cr
    g t ha t h ap p e ns
    somethin
    normally.
    s om et h ing w e do
    Like
    every day.
    Routine
    Habits
    Repeated a ctions.
    . GRAMMAR

    What about the


    When I use: es or ies? 1st 2nd and 3rd person.
    third person?

    If the verb ends in x, ch, sh, o, ss In “I, YOU, WE, YOU


    In this case, within THEY” the verb is in the
    or z we must add “es” at the end.
    the sentence, the base form and nothing is
    And "ies" is used when a verb ends
    verb is added s-es or added.
    in Y, the i exchanges place for the In “HE, SHE, IT” we add
    ies.
    y. the s to the verb.
    EXAMPLES
    WHIT THE
    STRUCTURE:

    1. Afirmative 2. Question
    Negative 3.
    You brush your teeth. They don’t eat a lot of fruits. Do you do your homework in the library?
    Subject+ verb+complement. Subject+ don‘t+ verb+complement. Do+subject+ verb+complement+?

    Angeline goes to the office. Jo doesn’t write class notes. Does he have homework for Monday?
    Subject+ verb (s,es, ies) Subject+ doesn‘t+ verb+complement. Does+subject+ verb+complement+?
    +complement.
    Questions for you:

    If a verb ends in double s, what letters are added to it?

    What happens to the verb when it is a third person negative


    sentence?
    Thank you

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