USE PRESENT SIMPLE FOR;
- Routines – I work 5 days a week. I go to the gym on Monday and Thursday during my lunch break.
- Habits – I have a cup of coffee for breakfast. I smoke. I bite my nails
- Facts – Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. The earth goes around the sun.
- Scheduled Future Events (i.e. timetables) – The plane leaves at midnight. The film starts at 6p.m.
FORM
Base of Verb (infinitive without to)
Add ‘s’ to the base of the verb in 3rd person singular (he, she, it)
Add do / does before the subject to make a question
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