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2. Present Simple (I do)

2.1. MAIN STRUCTURE: AFFIRMATIVE
1. SUBJ + ((❌to) VERB (➕s/OR NOT))
2. I/We/You/They + drive/work/do
3. He/She/It + drives/works/does
2.2. USES
1. IN
  1. 1. Things that happens all the time or repeatedly
  2. 2. True in general
  3. 3. How often we do things ; to describe habits and routines.
  4. 4. For permanent situations
  5. 5. to refer to the future for the times of transport, meetings or events. "Our train leaves at 3pm"
2. WITH
  1. ADJ: every morning, very often, two or three times a year
  2. VERBS: "I promise...", "I suggest that...", "I apologise...", "I advise...", "I insist...", "I agree...", "I refuse..."
  3. VERBS: see, hear, smell, taste
    1. They are not used in Present Continuous, just in Present Simple
    2. Often used with "can": Can you hear it?
2.3. INTERROGATIVE
1. RELATIVE ADJ (OR NOT) + do/does + SUBJ + ( (to❌) VERB) ?
2. Where + do + I/We/You/They + come from ?
3. What + does + It/He/She + mean ?
2.4. NEGATIVE
1. SUBJ + do/does + not + ( (to❌) VERB)
  1. DO NOT = DON'T; DOES NOT = DOESN'T
2. I + do + not + go ...away very often
3. Rise + does + not + grow ...in cold climates
2.5. IMPORTANT THINGS
1. How does it change? VERB + s?
  1. 1. __s/ss/sh/ch/x ➡️ ➕ es ::: miss - misses; search - searches; wash - washes
    1. Exception: do - does; go - goes
  2. 2. __(consonant) + y = __by/ry/sy/vy ➡️ (y❌) ➡️ ➕ ie ➡️ ➕ s ::: study - studies; try - tries; apply - applies
  3. NOT CHANGE IF:
    1. __(vowel) + y = __ay/ey/oy/uy ::: play - plays; buy - buys
2.5. INTERROGATIVE NEGATIVE
1. Do/does + SUBJ + not + ((❌to) VERB) ?
2. Do + we + not + dance ...in the pub?

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