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Present simple

Present Simple

- What time do you wake up?
- I wake up at 9.30 am

Main uses: permanent situations, regular habits and daily routine; feelings

Syntax: In the positive form, add an 's' to the base form:

Examples:
I wake up
You wake up
He/She/It wakeS up
We wake up
You wake up
They wake up

If the verb ends in -y preceded by a consonant, change the -y to -ies : she studies

If the verb ends in -o : she goes

Negative:Conjugate 'do' + not (don't and doesn't) + the base form of the verb to make negatives.
I don't wake up at 9.30 am
She doesn't wake up at 9.30 am

Question: Conjugate 'do' (do or does) + the base form of the verb in question forms.
Do you wake up at 9.30?
Does she wake up at 9.30?

Answers:

Do you wake up at 9.30 ?

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