Present Simple

1. Present Simple

2. We use Present Simple to talk about:

• Daily routine
I exercise every day.
• Schedule/ timetable
She starts work at 8 am.
• Facts
It rains a lot in autumn.

3. Time markers

Always
Often
Usually
Sometimes
Rarely/seldom
Never
Every…

4. Rules

+
I/we/you/they + V1
You work in the office.
- I/we/you/they + don’t + V1
You don’t work in the office.
? Do + I/we/you/they + V1
Do you work in the office?
- Yes, I do/ No, I don’t
He/she/it + Vs
Tom works in the office.
He/she/it + doesn’t + V1
Tom doesn’t work_ in the
office.
Does + he/she/it + V1
Does he work in the office?
- Yes, he does/ No, he
doesn’t

5. - s or – es

6. Irregular verbs

• Do – does
• Go – goes
• Have – has

7.

8. To be

+
I am
he/she/it is
we/you/they are
I am a student
He is happy
We are friends
- I am not
I am not a student
he/she/it is not (ísn’t)
He isn’t happy
we/you/they are not (aren’t) We aren’t friends
? Am I
Is he/she/it
Are we/you/they
Is he happy?
Are we friends?