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Present Simple Tense Guide

The document discusses the use of the present simple tense in English. It explains that the present simple is used for habits or actions that happen regularly, as well as for permanent situations or things that are always or often true. It then provides examples of each. Finally, it outlines the spelling rules for verbs in the third person singular present simple tense, including adding -s, -es, or having irregular forms.

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Present Simple Tense Guide

The document discusses the use of the present simple tense in English. It explains that the present simple is used for habits or actions that happen regularly, as well as for permanent situations or things that are always or often true. It then provides examples of each. Finally, it outlines the spelling rules for verbs in the third person singular present simple tense, including adding -s, -es, or having irregular forms.

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Present simple use

 Habits or actions that happen regularly

We use present simple for habits or actions that we repeat regularly:

 I wash my hair every day.


 I never go to the library.
 I go to the library on Saturdays.

 Permanent situations or things that are always or often true

 I don’t drink coffee.
 She’s very tall.
 I have two brothers.
 Water boils at 100 degrees.
 I like soup.

SPELLING RULES FOR THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE (third person, he / she / it)

1. Add –s for most verbs:

work – works buy – buys ride – rides return - returns

2. Add –es for words that end in –ch, -s , -sh, -x, or –z.

watch – watches pass – passes rush – rushes

relax – relaxes buzz - buzzes

3. Change the –y to –i and add –es when the base form ends in a consonant + y.

study – studies hurry – hurries dry - dries

4. Do not change the –y when the base form ends in a vowel + y. Add –s :

play – plays enjoy - enjoys

5. A few verbs have irregular forms:

do – does go - goes have - has


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