Present Simple Uses

Verb TO BE. Irregular. Routines and habits

I am I’m I am not I’m not Am I? - I play tennis on Wednesdays.
You are You’re You are not You aren’t Are you? - Susan goes to the gym three times a week.
He / she / it is He’s He is not He isn’t Is he? - I always forget my keys!
We are We’re We are not Are we?
You are You’re You are not Are you? Facts or generalizations
They are They’re They are not Are they? - Cats like milk
Short answers: Yes, I am. / No, I’m not. Yes, you are. / No, you aren’t. Yes, he is. / No, he isn’t. - California is in America
- Water boils at 100 degres.
Verb TO HAVE.
I have got I haven’t got Have I got? Schedule events in the near future
You have got You haven’t got Have you got? - The train leaves tonight at 6PM.
He has got He hasn’t got Has he got? - The party starts at 8 o’clock.
We have got We haven’t got Have we got?
You have got You haven’t got Have you got? Descriptions, states ir conditions
They have got They haven’t got Have they got? - My father is very tall.
[!] It also has regular form, without the ‘got’ particle. Example: I have / I don’t have / Do I have? - I am so thirsty!
- You play tennis very well.
Regular verbs. The rest. - I work as a teacher.
I work I don’t work Do I work?
You work You don’t work Do you work? Now (non-continuous verbs).
He works He doesn’t work Does he work? - I need help with this exercise.
We work We don’t work Do we work? - Tom wants pizza for dinner.
You work You don’t work Do you work? - He thinks football is boring.
They work They don’t work Do they work?
Short answers: Yes, I do. / No, I don’t. Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t. Common time expressions.
Adverb of frequency: always, usually, often, sometimes, hardly ever, never.
3rd person variations. Other adverbs: normally, generally.
Verbs that end in -ss, -x, -ch, -sh or -o. +ES Consonant + y. Turns -y into i = +iES. Frequency expressions:
I fix He fixes I carry He carries - on Mondays
I kiss She kisses I hurry She hurries - once / twice / three times a week
I watch It watches I study He studies - every week / month / year
I crash He crashes I deny She denies - In summer,/ In September (ex. I come back to school in September)
I go She goes
I do It does