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Present simple
Present simple
The simple present tense in English is used to describe an action that is regular, true or normal.
We use the present tense:
1. For repeated or regular actions in the present time period.
I
take
the train to the office.
The train to Berlin
leaves
every hour.
John
sleeps
eight hours every night during the week.
2. For facts.
The President of The USA
lives
in The White House.
A dog
has
four legs.
We
come
from Switzerland.
3. For habits.
I
get up
early every day.
Carol
brushes
her teeth twice a day.
They
travel
to their country house every weekend.
4. For things that are always / generally true.
It
rains
a lot in winter.
The Queen of England
lives
in Buckingham Palace.
They
speak
English at work.
Verb Conjugation & Spelling
We form the present tense using the base form of the infinitive (without the TO).
In general, in the third person we add '
S
' in the third person.
Table 5
Table 5
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Subject
Verb
The Rest of the sentence
Subject
Verb
The Rest of the sentence
1
2
I / you / we / they
speak / learn
English at home
3
he / she / it
speaks / learns
English at home
There are no rows in this table
The spelling for the verb in the third person differs depending on the ending of that verb:
1. For verbs that end in
-O, -CH, -SH, -SS, -X,
or
-Z
we add
-ES
in the third person.
go – goes
catch – catches
wash – washes
kiss – kisses
fix – fixes
buzz – buzzes
2. For verbs that end in a
consonant + Y
, we remove the
Y
and add
-IES
.
marry – marries
study – studies
carry – carries
worry – worries
NOTE: For verbs that end in a
vowel + Y
, we just add
-S
.
play – plays
enjoy – enjoys
say – says
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