present simple
afffermative and negative
i
we
you
they
live
don‘t(=do not)
live
in a city
he
she
it
lives
doesn‘t (=does
not) live
questions and short answers
do
i
we
you
they
live in a
city?
yes, i do
no, i don‘t
do
he
she
it
yes, he does
no he doesn‘t
spelling rules: third person singular
● most verbs: add-s
● verbs ending in -s, -sh, -ch, -o, -x: add -es
● verbs ending in consonant più -y: change -y to -ies
use
we use the present simple to talk about:
● habits and everyday routines, normally with adverbs or frequency
such as always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely an never. we can
also use time expressions such as every evening/ monday/ winter
or in the morning/ evening, etc.
note that adverbs of frequency go immediately before the main
verb, but after the verb be. longer time expressions usually go at
the end of the sentence.
● facts and general truths.
● states. some verbs that describe states are believe, hate, know,
like, love, need, prefer, understand, want.
