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Present Simple

The present simple tense is one of several forms of pre- • F

 or fixed arrangements
sent tense in English. It is used to describe habits, un- His mother arrives tomorrow.
changing situations, general truths, and fixed arran- Our holiday starts on the 26th March
gements. The simple present tense is simple to form.
Just use the base form of the verb: (I take, you take, we • 
With future constructions
take, they take) The 3rd person singular takes an - s at She’ll see you before she leaves.
the end. (he takes, she takes) We’ll give it to her when she arrives.

The simple present tense is used: Forming the simple present tense: to think
• To
 express habits, general truths, repeated actions or
unchanging situations, emotions and wishes: Affirmative Interrogative Negative
I smoke (habit); I work in London (unchanging si-
I think Do I think? I do not think
tuation); London is a large city (general truth)
• To
 give instructions or directions: You think Do you think? You do not think
 You walk for two hundred meters, then you turn He thinks Does he think? He does not think
left. She thinks Does she think? She does not think
• To
 express fixed arrangements, present or future:
It thinks Does it think? It does not think
Your exam starts at 09.00
We think Do we think? We do not think.
• To
 express future time, after some conjunctions: af-
ter, when, before, as soon as, until: They think Do they think? They do not think.
 He’ll give it to you when you come next Saturday.
Notes on the simple present, third person singular
Be careful! The simple present is not used to express • In the third person singular the verb always ends in -s:
actions happening now. he wants, she needs, he gives, she thinks.

Examples  egative and question forms use DOES ( = the third

• N
• For habits person of the auxiliary ‘DO’) + the infinitive of the
He drinks tea at breakfast. verb.
She only eats fish. 
He wants ice cream. Does he want strawberry? He
They watch television regularly. does not want vanilla.

• 
For repeated actions or events  erbs ending in - y: the third person changes the - y
• V
We catch the bus every morning. to - ies:
It rains every afternoon in the hot season. fly → flies, cry → cries
They drive to Monaco every summer. Exception: if there is a vowel before the - y:
play → plays, pray → prays
• 
For general truths
Water freezes at zero degrees.  dd - es to verbs ending in: - ss, - x, - sh, - ch:
• A
The Earth revolves around the Sun. he passes, she catches, he fixes, it pushes
Her mother is Peruvian.
Examples
• 
For instructions or directions • He goes to school every morning.
Open
 the packet and pour the contents into hot wa- • She understands English.
ter. • It mixes the sand and the water.
You
 take the No.6 bus to Watney and then the No.10 • He tries very hard.
to Bedford. • She enjoys playing the piano.

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Adverbs of Frequency We can also use the following adverbs at the start of a
We use some adverbs to describe how frequently we do sentence:
an activity. • Usually, normally, often, frequently, sometimes, oc-
These are called adverbs of frequency and include: casionally
Occasionally, I like to eat Thai food.
Frequency Adverb of Frequency Example Sentence
BUT we cannot use the following at the beginning of a
100 % always I always go to bed
sentence:
before 11 p. m.
Always, seldom, rarely, hardly, ever, never.
90 % usually I usually have ce-
real for breakfast. We use hardly ever and never with positive, not ne-
80 % normally / generally I normally go to gative verbs:
the gym. • She hardly ever comes to my parties.
70 % often* / frequently I often surf the in- • They never say ‘thank you’.
ternet.
We use ever in questions and negative statements:
50 % sometimes I sometimes forget
• Have you ever been to New Zealand?
my wife's birthday.
• I haven’t ever been to Switzerland. (The same as ‘I
30 % occasionally I occasionally eat
have never been Switzerland’).
junk food.
10 % seldom I seldom read the
newspaper.
5% hardly ever / rarely I hardly ever drink
alcohol.
0% never I never swim in the
sea.

* 
Some people pronounce the ‘T’ in often but many
others do not.
These are also known as Adverbs of INDEFINITE fre-
quency as the exact frequency is not defined.

The Position of the Adverb in a Sentence

An adverb of frequency goes before a main verb (except
with To Be).

Subject + adverb + main verb Exercises

I always remember to do my homework. 1. Kate ............ like martial arts.
He normally gets good marks in exams.
A) isn’t
An adverb of frequency goes after the verb To Be. B) doesn’t
C) don’t
Subject + to be + adverb D) do
E) aren’t
They are never pleased to see me.
She isn't usually bad tempered. 2. ............ your teacher know English?

When we use an auxiliary verb (have, will, must, might, A) Do

could, would, can, etc.), the adverb is placed between the B) Is
auxiliary and the main verb. This is also true for to be. C) Does
D) Are
Subject + auxiliary + adverb + main verb E) How
She can sometimes beat me in a race.
3. He ............ tennis with his friends.
I would hardly ever be unkind to someone.
They might never see each other again. A) often plays B) often play C) plays often
They could occasionally be heard laughing. D) play often E) playing often

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4. A: Does your father watch soap operas? C) isn’t like

B: No, he ............. D) don’t like
E) not like
A) isn’t
B) does 9. She hates washing the dishes. She ............ does it.
C) don’t
D) aren’t A) always
E) doesn’t B) usually
C) never
5. How ............ do you wash your car? D) every time
E) often
A) usually
B) often 10. David ............ to the library on Saturday mornings.
C) much
D) sometimes A) go
E) far B) going
C) is go
6. Do your parents ............ in the country? D) does going
E) goes
A) living
B) lives 11. Edward: ............ do you play football?
C) live Jason: I never play football. I don’t like it at all.
D) lived
E) are live A) How long
B) How many
7. Ross doesn’t ............ listening to music. C) How much
D) How often
A) like E) How far
B) likes
C) liking 12. I ............ drink milk. I ............ like it at all.
D) liked
E) is liking A) never / don’t
B) do / don’t
8. Sarah and Jessica ............ playing computer games. C) am / never
D) can / never
A) doesn’t like E) always / am
B) aren’t like

KEYS 01 - B
02 - C
03 - A
04 - E
05 - B
06 - C
07 - A
08 - D
09 - C
10 - E
11 - D
12 - A KEYS 3