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Talking About Routines

This document provides information about using the present simple tense in English. It discusses the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms of the present simple and includes examples. For the affirmative, it notes that the third person singular takes an -s ending for most verbs. Exceptions and spelling rules are described for verbs ending in consonant+y, -ss, -sh, -ch, and -x. Adverbs of frequency are also defined.

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Talking About Routines

This document provides information about using the present simple tense in English. It discusses the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms of the present simple and includes examples. For the affirmative, it notes that the third person singular takes an -s ending for most verbs. Exceptions and spelling rules are described for verbs ending in consonant+y, -ss, -sh, -ch, and -x. Adverbs of frequency are also defined.

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Talking about routines

(Present Simple)

eat I eat a sandwich every day.

eat banana She eat s a sandwich I every day.

eat banana She eat s a sandwich I every day.

eat
They eat s some cereal She a banana every day.

eat
They eat s some cereal She a banana every day.

eat
They eat some cake We some cereal in our birthday parties. every day

He eat s spaghetti every week.

It eat s biscuits.

Present Simple: affirmative form

I you he she It

eat eat s

we you they

eat

Spelling rules

Most verbs add s to form the 3rd person singular.

He swim s every day.

Most verbs add s to form the 3rd person singular.

She play s football every day.

Verbs ending in ss, sh, ch or x add es.

always He

miss es the bus.

Verbs ending in ss, sh, ch or x add es.

often washes his car He on Saturdays.

Verbs ending in ss, sh, ch or x add es.

He watches television every evening.

Verbs ending in ss, sh, ch or x add es.

He fixes everything at home.

Verbs ending in o add es.

He go es to school every day.

Verbs ending in consonant + y, change the y to i, then add es.

He

study every day. ies

Present Simple: negative form

They dont eat sandwiches. They eat cereal.

Present Simple: negative form

He doesnt eat vegetables. He usually eats chicken.

Present Simple: negative form

I you he she It

dont doesnt
eat

we you they

dont

Present Simple: interrogative form

Do they eat cereal for breakfast?


Yes, they do

Present Simple: interrogative form

Does he eat pizza? Yes, he does

Present Simple: interrogative form

Do

I you he she It

Does

eat ?

Do

we you they

Adverbs of Frequency

rarely 0% never

often

always usually 100%

sometimes

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