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He works in an office.
He is a businessman. He lives in New York.
(permenant state)
The present simple is used for:
general truths or laws of nature
(-) don’t
Grammatical View
Present Simple, third person singular
Note:
he, she, it
A: in the third person singular the verb, always ends in : s
he want s she need s
B. Add es to verbs ending in:
x sh ss
he fix es it push es he pass es
ch o
she catch es He go es
C: Verbs ending in y ;the third person changes the y to ies
Exception:
If there is a vowel before the y:
At 8:00
What does she do every Saturday at 9:30?
She watches her favourite TV programme.
Where does she meet her friends on Fridays?
She meets them at Roberto’s cafe.
When does she play tennis?
Every Sunday at 11:30
get dressed make the bed
go jogging
sometimes never
I always have breakfast after I have a shower.
I always go jogging before I have supper.
I always brush my teeth before I go to bed.
I always watch TV after I do my homework.
I always cook a meal after I go shopping.
• What do pilots usually do?
fly aeroplanes
• What do bakers usually do?