1. PRESENT SIMPLE
use to talk about routine
Affirmative statements:
1. I/you/we/they exercise every day.
2. Mary exercises every day.
-with 3rd person singular subject (he, she,it)
use verb + s /es / ies
Negative statements:
1. She doesn’t exercise every day.
-use doesn’t + base form of the verb
2. I don’t exercise every day.
-use don’t + base form of the verb

2. PRESENT SIMPLE
Spelling rules: the same as for plural
1. Paul listens to music. (listen=listens)
- Verb + s
2. She goes to school. (go=goes)
- Verbs ending in S / SH / CH / X / O / Z + es
3. He studies English. (study=studies)
-verbs ending in consonant and y: change y to
ies
# He plays soccer (verb ending in vowel and y)

3. PRESENT SIMPLE
Pronuntiation rule: the same for plural
1. Checks /S/
-Verbs ending in an unvoiced final consonant (f
/k/p/t), the pronunciation is S
2. Listens /Z/
-Verbs ending in a voiced final consonant
(b/d/g/l/m/n/r/v), the pronunciation is Z
3. Watches /IEZ/
-Verbs ending in S/ Z/ CH/ SH/X, the pronunciation
is /IEZ/