Rules for third person

1. Present Simple is used to talk about activities that happen repeatedly and things that we do
regularly, such as habits and routines. Adverbs of frequency are often used with the Present
Simple.

 I play golf every Monday.

 They often travel to China.
 She gets up at 8:00 every day.
 I don’t walk to school. Do not / does not – doesn’t
 She doesn’t love him.
 Does she smoke? Do you smoke?
 How often do you study?

2. Secondly, we use the Present Simple to talk about factual information, such as general truths,
scientific facts, or definitions.

 My teacher always arrives early.
 Water boils at 100 celsius.
 Doctors study for many years.
 The sky isn’t green.
 The word smart means “intelligent”.
3. We also use the Present Simple with stative verbs (non-action verbs) to talk about states or
conditions, such as physical descriptions, feelings, relationships, knowledge, beliefs or
possession.
 She is short and has long hair.
 They like strawberries.
 We want a new car.
 I promise I will help you.
 You look fantastic.
 They belong to the yacht club.
 I don’t know the answer.

4. We use the Present Simple to describe situations that are more or less permanent. (If a situation
is new or temporary, use the Present Continuous)

 They work at a bank.
 I travel every summer.
 She has two daughters.
 Where do you live?
 He is married.
 I‘m not American, I‘m Canadian.

5. We use the Present Simple to talk about what happens in books, movies, and plays.

 A young woman travels through Europe, where she meets different people, and finally falls in

love.
 In this book, the hero saves the princess and marries her.
 The main character is very pretty and works at a café.

6. Future schedules, timetables, and fixed plans are expressed with the Present Simple, usually
when they are set by an organization, not by us.

 School begins at 9:00 and ends at 3:00.

 The plane doesn’t arrive at 3:00, it arrives at 3:30.
 When does the movie start?
 The bus leaves every 15 minutes.

7. to make questions we use the auxiliary “DO – DOES” or the WH QUESTIONS

What que Why por qué Whose De quién
When Cuando Which Cual
Where Donde
How Como
Who Quién

I like to watch movies – I like watching movies

He likes to hear pop music – he likes hearing pop music