Present Simple Tense: Meaning, Forms and Pronunciation

1. The Present Simple Tense: meaning

• regular repeated actions
e.g.: I drive to work every day.
• facts
e.g.: The earth goes round the Sun.
You are students.
• states
e.g.: My friend is happy.
• schedules
e.g.: The train arrives at the station at 5.00 and leaves at 5.30.

2. The Present Simple Tense: forms

• affirmative (+)
run/runs
*** goes/does/has
• negative (-)
Don’t run/doesn’t run_
• interrogative (?)
Do … run?/Does … run_? Yes, … do/does. No, … don’t/doesn’t.
Where do … run? Where does … run_?

3. Pronunciation: 3d person singular -s

4. a single person (family or friend)