Simple Present Tense
The Simple Present is used :
1) To describe facts
Ex. : Christmas is on December, 25th. Summer comes after spring.
2) To talk about a habit.
Ex: I brush my teeth everyday. She swims every summer. You always eat lunch with your friends.
3) To talk about preferences (likes and dislikes).
Ex: Tom loves pasta. We do not like winter. I love the color red.
The only rule?
Ex: She runs, he plays, it smells, she jumps, he laughs, it barks, she talks, he listens, it sleeps.....
BUT .........
1) To describe facts
Ex. : Christmas is on December, 25th. Summer comes after spring.
2) To talk about a habit.
Ex: I brush my teeth everyday. She swims every summer. You always eat lunch with your friends.
3) To talk about preferences (likes and dislikes).
Ex: Tom loves pasta. We do not like winter. I love the color red.
The only rule?
- With 3rd person singular (he, she, it) ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS... ADD AN 'S' or 'IES' or 'ES'
Ex: She runs, he plays, it smells, she jumps, he laughs, it barks, she talks, he listens, it sleeps.....
BUT .........
Here is the negative form :
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Let's practise !
Exercise 1 Simple present- 3rd person singular practice
Exercise 2 Simple present practice
Exercise 3 : Look at the picture down the page
Exercise 1 Simple present- 3rd person singular practice
Exercise 2 Simple present practice
Exercise 3 : Look at the picture down the page