The 'Present Simple'

 

Positive (+)

I, you, we, they VERB
he, she, it VERB + s

e.g. I live_ , you play_ / he reads, she talks...

 

Negative (-)

I, you, we, they DO
he, she, it DOES
NOT VERB

e.g. I do not (don't) live, you do not (don't) play / he does not (doesn't) read, she does not (doesn't) talk...

 

Question (?)

DO I, you, we, they
DOES he,she, it
VERB ?

e.g. Do I live..? Do you play..? / Does he read..? Does she talk...?

 

We use the 'Present Simple' for things which happen every day, always, often, sometimes, rarely, never.

 

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©Phil Newton 2000