Present Simple

Use: Sentences in the present simple tense are true all the time. I come from Japan. I live in Paris. I like animals. I have three sisters. Form: 1) Form the present simple this way: Positive I you animals he she it we they Negative I you like he she it we they Questions Do I you like he Does she it animals? dont doesnt animals dont like likes like

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Short answers I you Yes, he she it we they Spelling Rules for 3rd person (he / she / it) If a verb ends in consonant + y, change y to i and add es. I study English. He studies English. If a verb ends in tch, ss, x, sh or z, add es. She watches television. Susan misses her family. He fixes the television. My dad washes the car on Sundays. Some verbs have irregular spellings: I go I do I have he / she / it goes he / she / it does he / she / it has do does No, he she it we they dont doesnt do I you dont

Common mistakes 1) Some students forget to add s for he/she/it. My mother likes chocolate. Tom doesnt work here.

My mother like chocolate. 2)

Some students make the negative form incorrectly.

Tom no work here. Tom isnt work here. Tom dont work here. 3)

Some students forget to use Do and Does to make questions. Do you like this song? Does your father work here?

You like this song? Is your father work here?