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Present Simple: affirmative and negative

We use Present Simple to talk about habits, routines and things that are always true.

Present Simple affirmative:

I
You We speak English.
We VERB Susan and Paul go skiing every year.
They I play football.

He Paul goes to the gym in the morning.

She VERB + (E)S Jessica likes swimming.

It

Rules for verb + (e)s

1) verbs ending in consonant + y VERB – Y + IES

study studies

fly flies

try tries

2) verbs ending in o, ch, sh, x, ss, zz VERB + ES

go goes

watch watches

miss misses

relax relaxes

3) Most verbs VERB + S

like likes

play plays

visit visits
Present Simple Negative

I
You We don’t speak Russian.
We DON’T + VERB Susan and Paul don’t go swimming in the lake.
They I don’t play frugby.

He Paul doesn’t go to the gym in the afternoon.

She DOESN’T + VERB Jessica doesn’t like Geography.

It

We use Present Simple with a lot of phrases:

- every day / week / month / year

- all the time
- always / usually / often / sometimes / never