PRESENT SIMPLE

PRESENT SIMPLE

USES
1. REPEATED ACTIONS
  1. e.g. He works everyday.
2. FACTS WHICH DOESN'T CHANGE
  1. e.g. The Earth is round.
SPELLING RULES VERB ENDINGS
1. SS/ SH / CH / X / O ADD ES
  1. e.g. watch - watches
2. CONSONANT + Y ADD IES
  1. e.g. study - studies
3. VOWELS (A-E-O-U) + Y ADD S
  1. e.g. buy - buys
FORMS
1. AFFIRMATIVE
  Annotations:
  - ADD "S" OR "ES" OR "IES" WITH SHE / HE OR IT AT THE END OF THE VERB.
  1. I/YOU/WE/THEY SLEEP
  2. SHE/HE/IT SLEEPS
2. NEGATIVE
  Annotations:
  - USE DO NOT OR DON'T + VERB WITH I / YOU / WE OR THEY USE DOES NOT OR DOESN'T + VERB WITH HE / SHE OR IT. USE THE BASE FORM OF THE VERB.
  1. I/YOU/WE/THEY DO NOT (DON'T) SLEEP
  2. SHE/HE/IT DOES NOT (DOESN'T) SLEEP
3. INTERROGATIVE
  Annotations:
  - USE DO OR DOES BEFORE THE SUBJECT AND THE BASE FORM OF THE VERB
  1. DO I/YOU/WE/THEY SLEEP?
  2. DOES SHE/HE/IT SLEEP?

Resource summary

	Created by Isabelle Kesseler Chambonnet over 4 years ago