TENSES → PRESENT SIMPLE · RULE 01
Present Simple
Things that happen again and again, or are simply true. Habits, facts, timetables.
FORMULA
V / V-s
MONDAY
she walks
TUESDAY
she walks
NOW
she walks
TOMORROW
she walks…
THE THREE FORMS
+
She walks to work.
subject + V(-s)
−
She doesn't walk to work.
doesn't + V1 (base!)
?
Does she walk to work?
Does + subject + V1
he, she, it — the verb takes -s. Everyone else keeps the base form: I walk, you walk, they walk.
WHEN TO USE IT
habits & routinesI drink tea every morning.
facts, always trueWater boils at 100°C.
timetablesThe train leaves at 9.
likes & dislikesShe loves old films.
THE -S RULES
most verbs → +swalk → walks
-ch, -sh, -ss, -o → +eswatch → watches · go → goes
consonant + y → -iesstudy → studies
one rebelhave → has
SIGNAL WORDSevery dayusuallyoftensometimesneveron Mondays
COMMON MISTAKES