SIMPLE PRESENT
LEARN 1. Use the simple present to talk about habits or routines, schedules, and facts. Habit or Routine: I exercise every day. Schedule: She starts work at eight. Fact: It rains a lot in April. 2. Add -s to the verb for he, she, it, and singular subjects. He drives to work. She works in an office. The bank opens at 9:00 a.m. 3. Do not put BE in front of another verb in the simple present. ✓ He works at a bank. ✗ He is work at a bank. The present simple tense is formed, in the affirmative, as follows: AFFIRMATIVE STATEMENTS SUBJECT VERB COMPLEMENT I You We You They Tom and Sue work every day. He She It My brother works every day. SPELLING RULES 1. Add -s to most verbs. close–closes love–loves