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    The present simple tense is used to describe things that happen regularly or are generally true. It is formed using the base form of the verb except for third person singular, which takes -s. Common time expressions used with the present simple include daily, weekly, monthly frequencies as well as adverbs like always, usually, often. Adverbs of frequency are placed before the main verb or between an auxiliary/modal verb and main verb.

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    The present simple tense is used to describe things that happen regularly or are generally true. It is formed using the base form of the verb except for third person singular, which takes -s. Common time expressions used with the present simple include daily, weekly, monthly frequencies as well as adverbs like always, usually, often. Adverbs of frequency are placed before the main verb or between an auxiliary/modal verb and main verb.

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    The present simple tense is used to describe things that happen regularly or are generally true. It is formed using the base form of the verb except for third person singular, which takes -s. Common time expressions used with the present simple include daily, weekly, monthly frequencies as well as adverbs like always, usually, often. Adverbs of frequency are placed before the main verb or between an auxiliary/modal verb and main verb.

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    The present simple tense is used to describe things that happen regularly or are generally true. It is formed using the base form of the verb except for third person singular, which takes -s. Common time expressions used with the present simple include daily, weekly, monthly frequencies as well as adverbs like always, usually, often. Adverbs of frequency are placed before the main verb or between an auxiliary/modal verb and main verb.

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    PRESENT SIMPLE

    We use the Present Simple for:


     things we do regularly
     things that are generally true or always happen

    AUXILIARIES: DO / DON’T, DOES / DOESN’T


    SUBJECT AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
    I I work I don’t work Do I work?
    You You work You don’t work Do you work?
    He He works He doesn’t work Does he work?
    She She works She doesn’t work Does she work?
    It It works It doesn’t work Does it work?
    We We work We don’t work Do we work?
    You You work You don’t work Do you work?
    They They work They don’t work Do they work?

    SPELLING
    The third person singular (he, she, it) is spelled differently depending on the verb. These are
    the rules:
    Most verbs: infinitive + “s” work  works
    sit  sits
    know  knows
    see  sees
    Consonant + y Study  studies
    Cry  cries
    Fly  flies
    Cry  cries
    Vowel + y Play  plays
    Stay  stays
    Verbs ending in sibilant sounds: Kiss  kisses
    -s, -z, -ch, -sh, or -x + es Buzz  buzzes
    Watch  watches
    Finish  finishes
    Fix  fixes
    Verbs ending in “o” Go  goes
    Do  does
    To have Have  has
    To be Am, is, are
    TIME EXPRESSIONS

    ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
    Always
    Usually
    Often
    Sometimes
    Seldom
    Hardly ever
    Never

    Every day/week/month/year
    Once a week/month/year
    Twice a week/month/year
    At the weekend/At weekends
    On Mondays/Tuesdays/…

    IMPORTANT TIPS
    The adverbs of frequency go:

    1. Before the main verb: “I always have a shower in the morning.”


    2. After the verb TO BE: “You are often sleepy in the morning.”
    3. Between the auxiliary/modal verb and the main verb: “Do you always check your
    phone in the morning?” “She can sometimes call me at work.”
    4. Double negatives are incorrect in English, so NEVER can’t be after an
    auxiliary/modal verb in the negative form: “I don’t never fall asleep before 11 p.m.” “I
    can’t never understand you.”

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