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When do we use the simple present?
We often use the simple present to talk about:
things that are always true
or are true now but might change later.
A spider has eight legs.has
There is a small tuck shop in our school.There aren’t any tables in the tuck shop.
isaren’t
to tell a habit /general statement
My brother collects stamps.They sing a song to their teachers.
collectssing
How do we form positive (+) and negative (-) statements in the
simple present?
happy.YouWe They
I
He SheIt
amam not
areare not
isis not
Verb to be
IYouWe They
HeSheIt
Other verbs
cats.
likedo not like
likesdoes not like
How do we form the third person singular in
the simple present?
Verbs We should Examples
We form the third person singular (he, she, it) in the simple present like this.
With most verbs + s eat eats
play plays
Ending in a consonant + y(not a, e, i, o, u)
y + ies carry carries
fly flies
Ending in ss, x, o, sh, ch
+ es kiss kisses
fax faxes
wash washes
teach teaches
a
r
l
Practice
Complete the article.
Ron Weasley and Harry Potter
best friends from the moment they first
on the train to their new
school.
Ron and Harry together all the
time. Whenever Harry finds himself in trouble,
Ron always
his best to help him.
be
meet
try
study
are
meet
study
tries