We use the Present Simple to talk about things that always or usually happen, like facts and habits.
For Example: I always
do my homework.
He writes every week.
We also use the the Present Simple to tell stories or jokes.
We use the base form of the verb and add s or es to he, she or it.
I
You
We
They
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Verb
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I eat pizza every week.
You go to Spain every summer.
We swim every summer.
They never sleep outside.
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He
She
It
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Verb + s/es
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He eats pizza every week.
She goes to Spain every summer.
It never sleeps outside.
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The Present Simple often comes with words that show how often something happens.
For example: always, often, sometimes, usually, never, every day, once a month
One word only:
always, usually, often, sometimes, seldom, never
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Before the verb in the sentence.
For example: I always do my homework.
Except when the verb is be.
For example: She is never sick.
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Two (or more) words:
every month, in the morning, every summer
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Usually at the end of the sentence.
For example: We swim a lot every summer.
She has a bath in the morning.
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He / She / It take s, es or ies at the end of the verb.
| Usually add s
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Mike swims every day.
Ben likes Moby.
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Add es if the verb ends in:
ch / sh / ss / x / o / z
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He usually watches TV.
She washes every day.
He misses his friends.
She does all her homework.
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When the verb ends in y, drop the y and add ies.
If there's a vowel before the y, leave the y and just add s.
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I try to play the guitar every day. He tries to play the piano.
We always play together, but Joe never plays with us.
He carries everything she buys.
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