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Present simple - English lesson

To talk about habits, likes, or repeated actions
(e.g. I go to school every day.)

To express general truths
(e.g. The sun rises in the east.)

To talk about a fixed schedule
(e.g. The train leaves at 8 a.m.)

Formation:

🔹 Affirmative form: Subject + Verb (+ -s in the 3rd person singular)

I play football.
He plays football.

A few special cases :

When the verb ends in: -ch, -sh, -s, -x, -z, -o, you add -ES:

He watches TV.
She goes to school.
It finishes at 6 p.m.
He misses the bus every day.

When the verb ends in consonant + Y, change the Y to IES:

She studies hard. (study → studies)
He carries his bag. (carry → carries)

❗But if the verb ends in vowel + Y, just add -S:

He plays the guitar.

🔹 Negative form: Subject + don't / doesn't + Verb

She doesn't like coffee. (3rd person singular)
They don't work on Sundays.

🔹 Interrogative form: Do / Does + Subject + Verb

Do you like music?
Does he play tennis? (3rd person singular)

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1. She (like) to read books.

2. Tom and Jerry (play) football every Sunday.

3. My father (work) in a bank.

4. We (not/go) to school on Saturdays.

5. He (watch) TV in the evening.

6. They (study) English at school.

7. The sun (rise) in the East.

8. Sarah (not/eat) meat.

9. Does your brother (play) video games?

10. The train (leave) at 8 a.m.