PRESENT SIMPLE

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AFIRMATIVE (+)

NEGATIVE (-)

I
You
We
They

verb infinitive
work.
teach.

I
You
We
They

do not + verb
infinitive.
dont work.
dont like...

She
He
It

Verb infinitive + es/s

works.
teaches.

She
He
It

does not + verb

infinitive
doesnt work.
doesnt like...

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INTERROGATIVE (?)

Do

I
You
We
They

verb infinitive?
live ...?

Does

She
He
It

verb infinitive?
live ...?

USES
For things you do every day, week, year, or which are always true (verdades universales).
To say that something happens all the time or repeatedly or that something is true in general.
The Earth goes round the Sun.
I like big cities.
The shops open at 9 oclock and close at 5.30.
My car doesnt use mucho petrol.
Do you play tennis? No, I dont.
Sometimes we do things by saying something, when you promises to do something you can say I
promise...
We often use the present simple with adverbs of frequency (always, often, sometimes, usually,
hardly, ever, never). Adverbs of frequency go before the main verb but after be.

Always/never/often/sometimes/usually + present simple

He often goes out. Not :He goes often out - Shes always late. Not: Shes late always

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Expressions of frequency (every day, once a week, etc.) usually go at the end of a sentence.
I have English classes twice a week.