Content code
e2315
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simple-present
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Topic
English Language Arts
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Links
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Anchor
Title
Simple Present Uses
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simple-present-uses
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Title
For Advanced Users: Additional Simple Present Uses
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for-advanced-users-additional-simple-present-uses
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Anchor
Title
Simple Present Forms Reminder
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simple-present-forms-reminder
Type
Anchor
Title
3rd Person Singular
Anchor
third-person-singular
Title (level 2)
Simple Present Uses
Title slug (identifier)
simple-present-uses
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Content
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The simple present is used for

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Repeated actions, such as:

  • habits

  • routines

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Facts & generalizations, such as:

  • truths

  • facts

  • generalizations

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Planned events, such as:

  • schedules

  • timetables

  • fixed events

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Routines

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Astronaut driving around on the Moon.
Description

Astronaut Bob drives the moon rover every day.

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Habits

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Space guy holding a coffee mug.
Description

Astronaut Bob drinks coffee before work.

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Facts

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Astronaut checking if earth is still round.
Description

The Earth is round.

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Generalizations

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Astronauts driving rovers carefully.
Description

Astronauts drive carefully — except for Bob.

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Corps

Fixed event

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Astronaut observing the night sky.
Description

The eclipse begins in 10 minutes.

Title (level 3)
Simple Present Keywords
Title slug (identifier)
simple-present-keywords
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A word

A word combination

on:

every:

after:

once/twice/3 times/…:

  • always

  • never

  • usually

  • sometimes

  • often

  • rarely

  • weekly

  • on weekdays

  • on weekends

  • on Mondays

  • on occasions

  • on school nights

  • every day

  • every week

  • every year

  • every month

  • every weekend

  • every night

  • after school

  • after work

  • once in a while

  • twice a week

  • 3 times a day

  • 10 times a year
Title (level 2)
For Advanced Users: Additional Simple Present Uses
Title slug (identifier)
for-advanced-users-additional-simple-present-uses
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Title
For Advanced Users: More Simple Present Uses
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Title
For Advanced Users: More Simple Present Uses
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Giving instructions

Giving directions

  • how to do something

  • tutorials

  • recipes

  • building plans

  • maps

  • route instructions
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Commenting on quick, short actions

Telling or recounting

  • sports commentators

  • fast description of events

  • telling a joke

  • telling a story

  • recounting events

 

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Giving instructions

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Astronaut holding a hammer to break an egg.
Description

First you break the egg, and then you clean up the mess.

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Commenting on quick, short actions

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Astronaut jumping out of a car and running away.
Description

He jumps out of his moon rover and runs away.

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Giving directions

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Astronaut asking for directions.
Description

"You go back 1 kilometre and you take a left at the crater."

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Telling or recounting

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Girl astronaut walking to a house, knocking on the door and waiting.
Description

So, I walk to the house, knock on the door, wait for a while and then decide to leave.

Title (level 2)
Simple Present Forms Reminder
Title slug (identifier)
simple-present-forms-reminder
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Title (level 3)
Affirmative Forms
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to be

other verbs

to have

to take

to go

I

am

'm

have

take

go

we
you
they

are

're

he/she/it

is

's

has

takes

goes*

*Some verbs take -es in the 3rd person singular.

Second column
Title (level 3)
Negative Forms
Corps

 

to be

other verbs

I

am not

'm not

do not

don't

+

verb base form

we
you
they

are not

're not

aren't

he/she/it

is not

's not

isn't

does not

doesn't
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Title (level 3)
Question Form
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With the verb to be  

With other verbs

am I

do I
do you
do we
do they

+

verb
base
form

are you
are we
are they

is he
is she
is it

does he
does she
does it
Title (level 3)
Question Form
Title slug (identifier)
question-form
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With the verb to be  

With other verbs

am

I

do

I
you
we
they

+

verb base form

are

you
we
they

is

he/she/it

does

he/she/it
Title (level 2)
3rd Person Singular
Title slug (identifier)
third-person-singular
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When using the simple present in the 3rd person singular:

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verb + s in most cases:

sounds
listens
hears
understands

verb + es after:

s

passes

sh

pushes

ch

watches

x

fixes

z

buzzes
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Verbs ending in o:

when consonant + o  ➞ add es

does

when vowel + o (rare) ➞add s 

woos

Verbs ending in y:

when consonant + y ➞ change y to ies

tries

when vowel + y ➞add s

says
Contenu
Exercice
Simple Present Exercise
Largeur de l'exercice
720
Hauteur de l'exercice
720
Title (level 2)
See Also
Title slug (identifier)
see-also
Contenu
Links
Type
Internal
Title
Verb Tenses
Internal link
/en/students/vl/english/verb-tenses-e2310
Type
Internal
Title
Present Continuous/Present Progressive
Internal link
/en/students/vl/english/present-continuous-present-progressive-e2330
Type
Internal
Title
Simple Past
Internal link
/en/students/vl/english/simple-past-1-e2320
Type
Internal
Title
Simple Future
Internal link
/en/students/vl/english/simple-future-e2325
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