Simple present tense

Affirmative sentences:
I play basketball
You play basketball
He plays basketball
She plays basketball
It plays with the ball
We play basketball
You play basketball
They play basketball

Auxiliar (Negative sentences, yes or not questios and wh questions)

Do and Does
I, you, we, you and they use do
He, she, it use does

Negative sentences:
I do not play / don’t play basketball
You do not play / don’t play basketball
He does not play / doesn’t play basketball
She does not play / doesn’t play basketball
It does not play / doesn’t play with the ball
We do not play / don’t play basketball
You do not play / don’t play basketball
They do not play / don’t play basketball

Yes or not questions:

Do you play basketball? Yes, I do. / Yes, I play basketball.
Do you play basketball? No, I don’t. I play tennis / No, I don’t play basketball. I
play tennis
Does she play basketball? Yes, she does. / Yes, she plays basketball.
Does she play basketball? No, she doesn’t. She plays tennis. / No, she doesn’t
play basketball. She plays tennis.

Wh questions (What, Where, When, How, Which, Who, How many, How much,
Why (because) ) :
What do you like to eat? I like to eat rice with chicken.
Where does he live? He lives in Bogota.
When does he go to his mom’s house? He goes on Sundays.
Who drinks tangerine natural juice? Paul drinks tangerine natural juice.
Why does Marcia carry these bags? Because, she wants to sell them.
Where do they work? They work in a bank.

Rules (third person /affirmative sentence/ present tense):

Verbs end in e add s
Ex: She comes from Italy

Verbs end in o add es

Ex: Paul sometimes goes to the cinema

Verbs end in y change it and add ies

Ex: She carries a blue package

Verbs end in x, ss, ch, sh add es

Mary often washes her car
Philip always kisses his wife
He fixes the door