Present Simple is used to describe any action which repeats itself.
It can be used to describe routine:
Example: I wake up at 6 a.m. every day.
It can be used to describe ‘general truths’ or facts
Example: The Earth revolves around the Sun.
It can be used for habits
Example: He always reads the newspaper with his morning tea.
- Subject- Verb Agreement:
We add s/es at the end of the verb with 3rd person singular
| 1st Person Singular | 2nd Person Singular | 3rd Person Singular | 3rd Person Plural | 1st Person Plural |
| I go | You go | He goes | They go | We go |
| She goes | ||||
| It goes |
We can also use the following adverbs with Present Simple tense:
- Always
- Often
- Daily
- Usually
- Occassionally
- Hardly
- Sometimes
- Generally
- Every Day etc.
Example: Before sleeping she always brushes her teeth.
They usually go to the nearby market to buy vegetables.
We visit our parents every year on Christmas.
Exercise 1: Complete the sentences using the following verbs:
close, live, play, flow, go, start, speak
- Jack _________ football every day.
- The library ___________ at 8 o’clock every evening.
- He __________ German fluently.
- His parents ____________ in a very old but nice house.
- We sometimes ___________ to the central park. It’s very peaceful there.
- The river Danube _________ from the Black Forest in Germany and _________ all the way to the Black Sea.
- When making negative sentences we use ‘do not’ or ‘don’t’ except when creating sentences with 3rd person singular, in that case, we use ‘does not’ or ‘doesn’t’
Example: I do not speak Spanish, but I would like to learn it.
He does not eat spicy food.
Similarly, we use do and does when creating questions in the Simple Present tense
Example: Do you watch English movies?
Does she wear glasses?
What do you usually have for breakfast?
How does she go to the gym?
Exercise 2: Rearrange the words and create questions
- watch/ TV/ you/ what/ on/ do/ usually _____________________________________________________________________________
- he/ wake/ does/ when/up _____________________________________________________________________________
- where/ your friend/ live/ does _____________________________________________________________________________
- you/ read/ do/ books _____________________________________________________________________________
- Do/ you/ take/ tea/ how/ your _____________________________________________________________________________
Exercise 3: put the verb in the correct form
- What time_________________ (this office) close?
- Maria _______________ (not like) dance.
- Rajesh ___________________ (not eat) non-vegetarian food.
- David __________________ (play) the guitar very well.
- What ______________ (you/ do) do? I’m a pilot.
- He is an atheist. He _______________ (not believe) in God.
- When ____________ (do) the bank open?
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