PRESENT SIMPLE

USE EXAMPLE
1) Repeated actions and
routines
My brother often wakes up early in the morning.
2) Facts and general truths The water boils at 100.
3) ) Fixed arrangements,
scheduled events
The train departs at 8:00 am every Monday.
4) Sequence of actions in the
present
First I get up, then I have breakfast, finally I take a
shower.
5) Instructions Open the door inmediatly.
Signal words
every day, often, always, sometimes, never

SUBJECT
BASE FORM OF
THE VERB
COMPLEMENT
Affirmative Sentences
He
She
It
S
To verbs that end in s, ss, sh, ch, x, and o,
add an es
(wash > washes, mix > mixes, go >goes)
To verbs end in y after a consonant, erase the
y to ies.
(study > studies, fly > flies)
SUBJECT
DONT
DOESNT
BASE FORM
OF THE VERB
COMPLEMENT
Negative Sentences
In the negative sentences we dont add an S to
the base form of the verb for he, she, or it.
He
She
It
DOESNT
DO
DOES
SUBJECT
BASE FORM
OF THE VERB
COMPLEMENT
Yes / No Questions
In the interrogative sentences we dont add an S to the base form of
the verb for he, she, or it.
With the verb TO BE, we dont use do or does. Instead of that, we use the
verb to be as an auxiliary.
He
She
It
DOES
WH
WORD
DO
DOES
SUBJECT
BASE FORM
OF THE VERB
COMPLEMENT
Informative Questions
He
She
It
DOES
In the interrogative sentences we dont add an S to the base form of
the verb for he, she, or it.
With the verb TO BE, we dont use do or does. Instead of that, we use the
verb to be as an auxiliary.