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Present Simple - Coggle Diagram
Present Simple
Formation of the 3rd person singular (he/she/it)
•Most verbs take-s.
I eat → He eat I like → He likes
•Most verbs take-s.
I eat → He eat I like → He likes
• Verbs ending in a consonant+ y, drop the y and take-ies.
I tidy→He tidies BUT Iplay→He plays
We use the Present Simple:
•for habits or actions that happen regularly.
I watch TV every day. She goes out at the weekend.
•for situations that are always the same.
We live in Bristol.
I like ice cream.
•for daily schedules.
She starts work at 8:30 every day.
Negative
Full Forms
I do not work
You do not work
He does not work
She does not work
It does not work
We do not work
You do not work
They do not work
Short Forms
I don't work
You don't work
He doesn't work
She doesn't work
It doesn't work
We don't work
You don't work
They don't work
Short answers
Yes, I do.
Yes, you do.
Yes, he does.
Yes, she does.
Yes, it does.
Yes, we do.
Yes, you do.
Yes, they do.
No, I don't.
No, you don't. No, he doesn't
No, she doesn't.
No, it doesn't.
No, we don't.
No, you don't.
No, they don't.
Afirmative
I work
You work
He works
She works
It works
We work
You work
They work
Questions
Do I work?
Do you work?
Does he work?
Does she work?
Does it work?
Do we work?
Do you work?
Do they work?
→Prepositions of time
• at: at six o'clock/at two-thirty at noon/at night/at midnight at the weekend/at the weekends
• in: in the morning/afternoon/evening in my free time
• on: on Friday, etc. on Friday morning. on the weekdays, etc.
→Present Simple (Yes/No questions, Wh-questions)
• Questions which start with Do/Does have a Yes/ No answer.
A: Do you like ice cream?
B: Yes, I do. /No, I don't.
• We use Who, What, Where, When, etc. to ask questions and request information.
A: When do you go to the cinema?
B: On Sundays.