Present Simple Tense

Form

	I/ you/ we/ they	He/ she/ it/ James
Positive	I/ you/ we/ they + bare infinitive We go to bed early.	He/ she/ it/ James + Verb – s/ es She goes to bed early.
Negative	I/ you/ we/ they + do not + bare infinitive Do not = don’t They don’t go to bed early.	He/ she/ it/ James + does not + bare infinitive Does not = doesn’t James doesn’t go to bed early.
Question	Do + I/ you/ we/ they + bare infinitive? Do they go to bed early?	Does + he/ she/ it/ James + bare infinitive? Does she go to bed early?

Usages

To describe habits, timetables, repeated actions or events

She usually wakes up at 6 o’clock.

To talk about general truths

The Sun rises in the East

To give instructions or directions

Don’t open that box. Throw it away.

To talk about something that is fixed in the future

The bus leaves at 8 pm. Hurry up!

Signal words:

Always, usually, often, sometimes, seldom, never, every day, every week, every month, every year, on Sundays, after school, before school

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