PRESENT Simple

Talking about routine My brother takes a shower every morning. John always puts on his clothes before having breakfast. I usually get up late on Fridays. My sister and I share the same bedroom. Ahmed brushes his teeth after every meal.

play get up work go miss brush watch I You We They +

plays gets up works studies goes misses brushes watches She He It +

Talking about frequency always usually often sometimes occasionally rarely / hardly ever never

once a week twice a week three times a month one week once a week twice a week one month three times a month

Examples of sentences My mother usually makes breakfast in the morning. I sometimes go to Dubai at the weekend. My sister and I play tennis twice a week. We hardly ever visit my father’s cousins.

+ + Do ? Asking questions I you we they play get up work go miss brush watch I you we they + + Do ?

+ + Does ? he she it Asking questions play get up work go miss brush watch he she it + + Does ?

Examples of questions Do you always do your homework? How often do they come round to your house? Does your friend like taking pictures? Where does your uncle live?

+ + Negative form I You We They don’t play get up work go miss brush watch I You We They + + don’t

+ + Negative form He She It doesn’t play get up work go miss brush watch He She It + + doesn’t

Examples of sentences in the negative form I don’t play tennis. My parents don’t use credit cards. My uncle doesn’t work anymore. Amnah doesn’t like playing computer games.