G RAMMAR → Present simple: affirmative

Subject + ve rb in base f Orm + c Omplement

I
You
Use the present simple to:
We walk to school
 Talk about routines They
 Talk about facts He walks to school
 Regular actions She
 Permanent states It

You study very hard for the exam

They have a fancy car
We live in a big house
She runs every morning
He speaks English wonderfully
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Notice!
1. Add “es” after verbs ending in: -ch, -sh, -o
teachS teaches washS washes doS does
/S/ /Z/ /IZ/
2.With verbs ending in a consonant + y: change “y” Walks Does Teaches
to “ies” Starts Tidies Finishes
CarryS carries studyS studies
Talks Goes washes
3.Irregular verbs: plays
HaveS has
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Adverbs of frequency

Always What do you notice about the position of

adverbs of frequency?
Usually
She often go there.
Often I rarely download music from the net.
I usually check my e-mails.
Sometimes
He is always happy
Rarely Daniel is never at home in the morning. He
works from 8 to 5 every day.
Never
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These adverbs usually go before the present simple
verb…

Subject + adverb + main verb

She often go there.
I rarely download music from the net.
I usually check my e-mails.
but after the verb to be.

Subject+verb to be+adverb
He is always happy
Daniel is never at home in the morning. He
works from 8 to 5 every day.