Usage

We use the Simple Present Tense to talk about actions which happen regularly or usually in the present.

Form

Base form of the verb (without “to) for I – you – We – They:

TO WORK ——- I WORK, YOU WORK, WE WORK, THEY WORK

Base form + -s/-es for He – She – It:

TO WORK —— HE WORKS, SHE WORKS, IT WORKS

TO WATCH —– HE WATCHES, SHE WATCHES, IT WATCHES

Key words

The following words demand the use of the Simple Present Tense:

ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY:

Never

Sometimes

Often

Usually

Always

Rarely

These words usually go before the verb: I always go to school.

but after the verb “to be”: You’re often late.

EXPRESSIONS OF FREQUENCY:

Once a day/week/month/year

Twice a day/week/month/year

Three times a day/week/month/year

Every day/week/month

Examples – Every day, I brush my teeth. I go to school once a week.

Quiz

Write the He – She – It forms of the following verbs in the Simple Present Tense:

to spy, to rush, to get, to play, to tax, to employ, to sew, to follow, to fight, to boil, to deny, to meet, to look, to reach, to display, to pass, to fry, to echo, to teach, to ask, to touch, to kiss, to send, to buy, to fax, to hiss

Answers:

1. spies, rushes, gets, plays, taxes, employs, sews, follows, fights, boils, denies, meets, looks, reaches, displays, passes, fries, echoes, teaches, asks, touches, kisses, sends, buys, faxes, hisses

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