Present Simple

Afirmative

Negative

I work
You work
He works
She works
It works
We work
You work
They work

Full Forms

Short 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

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

Questions

Formation of the 3rd person singular (he/she/it)

Short answers

Do I work?
Do you work?
Does he work?
Does she work?
Does it work?
Do we work?
Do you work?
Do they work?

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.

•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.

→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.