present simple rules and usage

1. PRESENT SIMPLE
USES
STRUCTURE
EXAMPLES
TIME REFERENCES
Habits,routines,repeatedactions
Generaltruths.
Newspaperarticles
Timetables(futureevents)
Sheoftenwritespoems
Waterboilsat100degrees
CaraccidentshocksDublin
Examstartsat10.00am
Trainleavesat06.00pm
Affirmative:
Affirmative:
Affirmative:
PLURAL(I,YOU,WE,THEY):SUBJECT+VERB
PLURAL(I,YOU,WE,THEY):SUBJECT+VERB
PLURAL(I,YOU,WE,THEY):SUBJECT+VERB
SINGULAR(HE,SHE,IT):SUBJECT+VERB+
SINGULAR(HE,SHE,IT):SUBJECT+VERB+
SINGULAR(HE,SHE,IT):SUBJECT+VERB+ES/S
ES/S
ES/S
Interrogative:
Interrogative:
Interrogative:
I,YOU,WE,THEY:
I,YOU,WE,THEY:
I,YOU,WE,THEY: DO+SUBJ+VERB?
DO+SUBJ+VERB?
DO+SUBJ+VERB?
SHE,HE,IT:
SHE,HE,IT:
SHE,HE,IT: DOES+SUBJECT+VERB?
DOES+SUBJECT+VERB?
DOES+SUBJECT+VERB?
Negative:
Negative:
Negative:
SUBJECT+DO'T/DOESN'T(DONOT/DOESNOT)+VERB
SUBJECT+DO'T/DOESN'T(DONOT/DOESNOT)+VERB
SUBJECT+DO'T/DOESN'T(DONOT/DOESNOT)+VERB
ADVERBSOFFREQUENCY SAY"HOWOFTEN"WEDO
SOMETHING.WEPUTTHEMBETWEENTHESUBJECT
ANDTHEMAINVERB.
Always,Usually,Sometimes,Often,Never,Hardly
ever,Rarely.
Alsowecanusephrasesattheendofthesentences:
Onceaweek/month,twiceaweek/month,threetimesa
week...

2. PRESENT SIMPLE
RULES FOR HE/SHE/IT
RULE 2
rULE 1
RULE 3
Ingeneral,inthethirdpersonOF
SINGULAR(HE/SHE/IT) weadd'S'
TOTHEVERB.
go–goes
catch–catches
wash–washes
kiss–kisses
fix–fixes
buzz–buzzes
1.Forverbsthatendin-O,-CH,-SH,-SS,-X,or-Z
weadd-ESinthethirdperson.
marry–marries
marry–marries
marry–marries
study–studies
study–studies
study–studies
carry–carries
carry–carries
carry–carries
worry–worries
worry–worries
worry–worries
2.Forverbsthatendinaconsonant+Y,weremovetheY
2.Forverbsthatendinaconsonant+Y,weremovetheY
2.Forverbsthatendinaconsonant+Y,weremovetheY
andadd-IES.
andadd-IES.
andadd-IES.
PLAY–PLAYS
ENJOY–ENJOYS
SAY–SAYS
FORVERBSTHATENDINAVOWEL+Y,WEJUST
ADD-S.