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:

SPELLING RULES
1. Add -s to most verbs.	close–closes love–loves stop–stops dance–dances open–opens take–takes exercise–exercises play–plays write–writes feed–feeds put–puts work–works
2. Add -es to verbs ending in -sh, -ch, -s, -x, -z and -o.	wash–washes dress–dresses buzz–buzzes teach–teaches relax–relaxes go–goes
3. Change -y to -i and add -es to verbs ending in a consonant + y	carry–carries copy–copies study–studies fly–flies
4. Don´t change to verbs ending in a vowel + y, only add s.	play–plays enjoy–enjoys

PRONUNCIATION
The ending of third-person singular verbs has three sounds: /s/, /z/, /iz/	/s/ /z/ /iz/ walks pays fixes
1. Say /s/ after /p/, /t/, /k/, and /f/ sounds.	stop-stops put-puts work-works laugh-laughs
2. Say /z/ after /b/, /d/, /g/, /l/, /m/, /n/, /r/, /v/ sounds, and after vowel sounds	rub-rubs come-comes love-loves read-reads spin-spins bathe-bathes bag-bags sing-sings pay-pays feel-feels hear-hears go-goes
3. Say /iz/ after verbs that end in /s/, /g/, /sh/, /ch/,/x/, and /z/.	kiss-kisses wash-washes judge-judges buzz-buzzes watch-watches relax-relaxes

The present simple tense is formed, in the negative, as follows:

NEGATIVE STATEMENTS
SUBJECT	AUXILIARY VERB		BASE FORM OF THE VERB
I You We You They	do not don’t		work.
He She It	does not doesn’t		work.
Be careful! In negative statements with does not or doesn’t, do not add -s to the base form of the verb.		✓ She doesn’t exercise every day. ✗ She doesn’t exercises every day.

The present simple tense is formed, in the interrogative, as follows:

INTERROGATIVE STATEMENTS
AUXILIARY VERB	SUBJECT	BASE FORM OF THE VERB	SHORT ANSWERS
Do	I You We You They	work?	Yes, I do. No, I don´t You You We We You You They They
Does	He She It	work?	Yes, He does. No, He doesn´t She She It It

The present simple tense is formed, in the informative questions, as follows:


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SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE, Affirmative and Negative Statements, Time Expressions: In/On/At, Like/Need/Want. Unit 8. NGL.Cengage.com/ELT, en: https://ngl.cengage.com/assets/downloads/grdim_pro0000000012/grammar_dim_1_su.pdf

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE. English Grammar Rules (2003-2019). Woodward, English, en: https://www.grammar.cl/Present/Simple.htm

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