We use the Present Simple for...
- Facts and things that are always or generally true.
Water boils at 100º C
- Permanent situations
John works in a bank
- Habits, routines
Mary gets up at 7.00 every day
It usually appears with Adverbs of frequency
(always, often, usually, sometimes, rarely/hardly
ever, never)
These adverbs go before the verb and after auxiliary
verbs.
He never takes the train to work
He is never late for work
You can also find the Present Simple with expressions of frequency
(once a day, twice a week, every day, every
Tuesday...)
They appear at the end of the sentence,
I go to the cinema once a week
I visit my grandparents every weekend
The Present
Simple is also used after some conjuctions of time in a future sentences
(after, when, as
soon as, before until)
I´ll call you
when I arrive
PRESENT SIMPLE SPELLING CHANGES
Some verbs have present simple spelling changes with 'he', 'she' or 'it':
Add –s for most verbs
work - works, buy - buys, ride - rides
Add –es for words that end in –ch,
-s , -sh, -x, or –z.
watch - watches, pass - passes, rush - rushes, relax - relaxes, buzz - buzzes
Verbs that end in 'y' often change 'y' to 'ie' before 's'
- marry becomes marries
- cry becomes cries
(Be careful! 'y' doesn't change to 'ie' if the ending
is 'ay', 'ey', 'oy', 'uy'. So, play becomes plays, say becomes says, buy
becomes buys, enjoy becomes enjoys, stay becomes stays)
NOW PUT THESE VERBS INTO THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE:
1) She (play) tennis every Sunday.
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2) He (buy) a cup of coffee
every morning.
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3) Julie (study) French at
school.
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4) Luke (try) hard to be
polite.
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5)
She (enjoy) going
swimming.
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6) Lucy (wash) her hair every day.
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7)
John never (cry).
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8) My mother always (say) that love is
more important than money.
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9) I hope Julie (pass) the exam.
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10) The plane (fly) low over the
airport.
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