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Present Simple Grammar Guide

The document outlines the use of the present simple tense for habits and routines, detailing the structure for affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences. It includes examples and specific rules for spelling changes in the third person singular form. Additionally, it lists time expressions and phrases of frequency commonly used with the present simple tense.

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Present Simple Grammar Guide

The document outlines the use of the present simple tense for habits and routines, detailing the structure for affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences. It includes examples and specific rules for spelling changes in the third person singular form. Additionally, it lists time expressions and phrases of frequency commonly used with the present simple tense.

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Grammar Present simple

Use: Habits /routines

Affirmative Negative
Subject+ verb + complement Subject+ auxiliary verb+ verb infinitive+ complement
s/es (he-she-it)

1- “I go to school every day.” Auxiliary verbs do not (I-you-we-they)


2- “She goes to school every day.” don’t

does not (he-she-it)

doesn’t

1- “We don’t work at weekends.”


2- “He doesn’t read newspapers.

Interrogative
(wh-word)+ aux. verb+ subject +verb inf. + complement

1- “Where do you live? “Where does she live?

I live in Buenos Aires.” She lives in Buenos Aires.”

2- “Do you live in a big house? “Does she live in a big house?

Yes, I do. / No, I don´t. Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t.

Time expressions
Phrases of frequency Adverbs of frequency

*Every day *Once a week *Always- usually- often- sometimes

week twice year hardly ever- never

year… (three days) month


Spelling rules ( affirmative he-she-it)

 s-ss-sh-ch-x-o add “es” watch watches go goes


 Consonant + y remove the “y” and add “ies” study studies
 Have has
 Rest of the verbs add “s” read reads

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