1. SIMPLE PRESENT Aff I, you, we, they He, she, it read reads books.
Neg
don’t
doesn’t
the newspaper.
Yes/no ? Do
Does
he, she, it
magazines?
Yes, I do.
No, I don’t
Yes, he does.
No, he doesn’t. Wh
What
Where
When
How do
does
books?
Everyday

2. Habits / Routines General Truths / Facts
SIMPLE PRESENT
I work in a bank.
She lives in Canada.
Permanent Situations
I get up at 6:00 everyday.
He always drinks coffee in the morning.
Habits / Routines
Plants give us oxygen.
Water boils at a 100°C.
General Truths / Facts

3. SIMPLE PRESENT Frequency adverbs always usually often sometimes never
Other expressions
everyday
on Mondays
once a week
once a month
twice a week
Frequency adverbs go:
before the main verb
John often plays soccer on Sundays.
after To Be.
Susan is never late for school.
Other expressions go:
at the end of the sentence
I take piano lessons everyday-

4. FORMATION OF THE 3rd PERSON SINGULAR (HE/SHE/IT)
Most verbs take -s
I get –He gets
I like – He likes
Verbs ending in –ss, -sh, -ch, -x, -o, take es
I watch – He watches
I go – He goes
I brush – He brushes
Verbs ending in a consonant + y, drop the –y and take –ies.
I study – He studies
BUT I play – He plays