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2. Positive sentences
I like cheese We use Subject and a Verb to form a
positive sentence in the present simple tense.
You like cheese In 3rd person singular with the personal
She likes cheese pronouns she, he and it we add S at the end
of the verb.
He likes cheese Spelling rules for she, he and it
It likes cheese work – works add s
play – plays
We like cheese study – studies consonant + y y > i + es
catch – catches sh, ch, s, x, z + es
You like cheese Exceptions:
do - does
They like cheese go - goes
have - has
3. Negative sentences
I don’t like cheese. When we form negative sentences we
introduce the auxiliary verb DO.
You don’t like cheese.
In 3rd person singular DO turns into DOES
She doesn’t like cheese. and the verb that follows is in the
infinitive.
He doesn’t like cheese. Full form Short form
It doesn’t like cheese. do not don’t
We don’t like cheese. does not doesn’t
You don’t like cheese.
They don’t like cheese.
4. Questions and Short answers
Do I like cheese? Yes, I do. No, I don’t.
Do you like cheese? Yes, you do. No, you don’t
Does she like cheese? Yes, she does. No, she doesn’t.
Does he like cheese? Yes, he does. No, he doesn’t.
Does it like cheese? Yes, it does. No, it doesn’t.
Do we like cheese? Yes, we do. No, we don’t.
Do they like cheese? Yes, they do. No, they don’t
The word order in questions is Auxiliary verb, Subject, Infinitive.
5. Adverbs and Expressions of Frequency
We often use the present simple with adverbs of
frequency (always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely,
seldom, hardly ever, never). The go before the main
verb, but after ‘to be’.
• They often go out.
• I’m always late.
Expressions of frequency (every day, once a month,
three times a year) usually go at the end of the
sentence
• I have English classed twice a week.
6. Uses of the Present Simple Tense
To describe repeated actions or habits
• I get up at seven every morning.
To talk about things that are always or generally true
• Water boils at 100o C.
To describe a permanent situation or a condition with no definite start
or finish but which is true now
• We live in London.
With adverbs of frequency such as always, usually, etc.
• She often studies in the library.
With time expressions such as every day/ week/ year, in the morning/
afternoon/ evening and at night
• I go to the gym once a week.
To express future meaning with actions and events that are part of a
fixed timetable or a schedule
• The train leaves at 8’30.