Памятка: PRESENT SIMPLE
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Something that is true in the present:

I’m a student.

Something that happens again and again in the present:

I play football every weekend.

Something that is always true:

The adult human body contains 206 bones.

Something that is fixed in the future:

The school term starts next week.

For habits:

She only eats fish.

For instructions or directions:

Open the packet and pour the contents into hot water.

We use words like 'sometimes', 'often', 'always', and 'never' (adverbs of frequency) with the present tense:

I sometimes go to the cinema.

Affirmative

I, you, we, they – use the base form of a verb

He, she, it – add 's' to the verb

I eat lunch at noon.

She eats lunch at noon.

Negative

I, you, we, they – do not (don't)

He, she, it – does not (doesn't)

We don't eat lunch at noon.

He doesn't eat lunch at noon.

Questions

I, you, we, they – do

He, she, it – does

Do you eat lunch at noon?

Does she eat lunch at noon?

I

am

I am thirsty.

I am not thirsty. (I'm not thirsty)

Am I thirsty?

He, she, it

is

She is thirsty.

He is not (isn't) thirsty.

Is it thirsty?

You, we, they

are            

They are thirsty.

We are not (aren't) thirsty.

Are you thirsty?

I

have

I have a dog.

I don't have a dog. / I haven't got a dog.*

Do I have a dog? / Have I got a dog?

He, she, it

has

He has a dog.

She doesn't have a dog. / She hasn't got a dog.*

Does he have a dog? / Has she got a dog?

You, we, they

have

You have a dog.

We don't have a dog. / We haven't got a dog.*

Do they have a dog? / Have they got a dog?

The verbs 'can', 'may', 'might', 'must' remain the same in all forms. So don't add -s.

he can, she may, it must

Verbs ending in -o, -a, -ch, -sh, -s, -x, add -es instead of -s.

do – he does,

wash – she washes

Final -y after a consonant becomes -ie before -s.

worry – he worries

Final -y after a vowel a, e, i, o, u is not modified.

play – he plays