Present Simple
USES
1. Actions that occur or don't occur as a habit or routine.
- I eat turkey at least one time per year.
- We study English every week.
2. Facts
- The sun rises in the east.
3. Stative Verbs
- I smell something very bad!
- I love soccer!
- Diamond rings cost a lot of money!
FORM
- Positive: Subject + verb1 + rest of the sentence.
- I study English twice per week.
- Negative: Subject + don't/doesn't + base verb + rest of the sentence.
- I don't study English at all.
- YES/NO Questions: Do/Does + subject + base verb + rest of the question?
- Do you like to study English at school?
- WH Questions: WH word + do/does + subject + base verb + rest of question?
- Why do you like to study English at school?
- He/She/It --- is/does/doesn't (with s)
- You/They/We --- are/do/don't (no s)
- I --- am/do/don't (no s)
HELPFUL TIME EXPRESSIONS
- sometimes
- never
- always
- usually
- some of the time
- all the time
- rarley
- occasionally
- every day/week/month/year/century
- seldom
- on the weekends/Saturdays
- once a week/year/month
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