Present Simple
Do
do, does,
don’t, doesn’t
Be
am, is, are
am not, isn’t, aren’t
Use present simple with these key words.
| every day | often | once a week | |
| always | never | twice a year | |
| sometimes | hardly ever | usually |
Use it for states, things that are always true.
Use it for daily routines.
Also use it for fixed timetable events in the future.
Example
The water is hot.
I usually get up at 8.
My class is at 9.
Rules for negatives and questions
In negatives we us don’t with the subjects I, you, we, they
In questions which are positive we us do + subject + infinitive
example negatives
I don’t go fast
You don’t like chips
We don’t take a taxi
They don’t know where it is
example questions
Do you go fast?
Do you like chips?
Do you take a taxi?
Do they know where it is?
Rules for He / She / It with does
With the subjects he / she / it we add s or es.
example
He talks
She runs
It works
The negative uses doesn’t + infinitive.
example
He doesn’t talk
She doesn’t run
It doesn’t work
Rules for He / She / It with is
If we use the verb be we don’t use do or does.
example
He is late
He isn’t late
She is beautiful
She isn’t beautiful
It is good
It isn’t good
Rules for the verb be
For I we use am or am not
For you, we, they we use are, or aren’t
examples
I am here
I am not here
Am I here?
You are there
You aren’t there
Are you there?