PRESENT SIMPLE
FORM
| I/you/we/they | he/she/it | |
| AFFIRMATIVE | They get up early | He gets up early |
| NEGATIVE | I don`t study on Saturdays. | She doesn`t like skateboarding. |
| QUESTION FORMS | Where do they work?
Do you live life to the full? |
How often does she hang out with her friends?
Does he play the guitar well? |
USE
WE USE THE PRESENT SIMPLE TO TALK ABOUT:
HABITS AND ROUTINES
I STUDY FOR TWO HOURS EVERY NIGHT.
SHE ALWAYS HANGS OUT WITH HER FRIENDS ON WEEKENDS.
FACTS AND STATES
HE LIVES WITH HIS PARENTS.
WHERE DO YOU COME FROM?
FEELINGS AND OPINIONS
ANNA LOVES WORKING OUT
I THINK GRAMMAR IS VERY IMPORTANT.
ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
WE CAN USE THE PRESENT SIMPLE WITH ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY TO TALK ABOUT HOW OFTEN WE DO THINGS.
ALWAYS NEVER
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Always (100%) |
Usaually (90%) |
Often (75%) |
Sometimes (25%) |
Occasionally (5%) |
Never (0%) |
ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY USUALLY GO BEFORE THE MAIN VERB AND AFTER THE VERB TO BE:
HE ALWAYS WORKS OUT IN THE EVENING.
THEY ARE OFTEN LATE FOR CLASS.
SOMETIMES, USUALLY AND OCCASIONALLY CAN ALSO GO AT BEGINNING OR END OF A SENTENCE:
SOMETIMES I WORRY ABOUT THE FUTURE.(RIGHT)
THEY GO MOUNTAIN-BIKING NEVER.(WRONG)
