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Present simple - Coggle Diagram
Present simple
What do we use present simple for?
Habits or routines
Repeated events and actions
general facts
instructions or directions
scheduled events
What is its structure
Affirmative
Subject + verb + complement
Negative
Subject + don't/doesn't + verb + complements
Interrogative
Do/does + subject + verb + complement?
Grammar tip!
The third person always has an s at the end.
eat → eats
Verbs that end in -y change to -ies in the third person singular
carry → carries
verbs that end in ss, x, ,sh aand ch, add -es in the third person.
wash → washes
Example
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The train leaves at 9.30
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you don't know how to play voleyball
?
Do you eat pasta on Fridays?