Simple Present

🧠 1. EXPLANATION: When do we use the Simple Present?

✅ We use the Simple Present to talk about:

  1. Habits and routines
    • 🕘 “I wake up at 7 a.m.”
  2. Facts or general truths
    • 🌎 “The Earth orbits the Sun.”
  3. Scheduled events (like classes or buses)
    • 🚌 “The bus arrives at 8 o’clock.”
  4. States and feelings (non-action verbs)
    • ❤️ “She loves chocolate.”

🧱 2. STRUCTURE

Affirmative:

Subject + base verb (+ s/es for he/she/it)

  • I play soccer.
  • She plays soccer.

Negative:

Subject + do/does not + base verb

  • I don’t like tea.
  • He doesn’t like tea.

Question:

Do/Does + subject + base verb?

  • Do you like coffee?
  • Does she work here?

📌 RULE: Add -ES for verbs ending in O, SH, CH, X, or S

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