The Simple Present

The Affirmative	The Negative	The Interrogative
I/You/We/They play. He/She/It plays	I/You/We/They don’t play He / She / It doesn’t play	Do I / you / we / they play? Does he / she / it play?
Examples: I study English. They live in Morocco. He studies English. My sister lives in Agadir.	Examples: I don’t like coffee. They don’t play tennis. He doesn’t like coffee. She doesn’t play tennis.	Examples: Do you like English? Do they live in Morocco? Does she speak English? Does your father work here?
Most verbs: add -s : work → works Verbs ending in -s, -sh, -ch, -x, -o: add -es : watch → watches Consonant + y: change y to -ies: study → studies	We use: do not (don’t) with I / You / We / They does not (doesn’t) with He / She / It Note: After doesn’t, use the base form of the verb. She doesn’t likes football. (incorrect) She doesn’t like football. (correct)	Short answers: Do you like football? → Yes, I do. / No, I don’t. Does she speak English? → Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t.

Uses of the Simple Present	Examples
Habits and routines	I get up at 7 o’clock. Sara goes to school by bus.
Repeated actions	We play football every Sunday. My father drives to work every day.
Facts and general truths	The sun rises in the east. Water boils at 100°C.
Permanent situations	I live in Agadir. She works in a bank.
The simple present is often used with: always usually often sometimes rarely never every day every week on Mondays at the weekend	I always get up early. She usually walks to school. We sometimes watch TV. They never eat fast food.

Affirmative	Negative	Interrogative
I am …	I am not …	Am I …?
You/We/They are …	You/We/They aren’t…	Are You/We/They…?
He / She / It is…	He/She/It isn’t…	Is He/She/It …?
I am a student. They are Moroccan. He is my friend.	I am not a teacher. She isn’t at school today. They aren’t French.	Are you a student? Is he your brother? Are they at home?

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