For actions which occur regularly, habits,

permanent situations and general truths.

THE PRESENT SIMPLE :

THE PRESENT SIMPLE

To work

I work .You work. He works.She works.It works.We work.You work.They work.

In general:

The third person singular is formed by adding an s to the base verb.To work He works

THE PRESENT SIMPLE : HE - SHE - IT

In verbs ending in ss,x,ch,sh,o “Es” is added in the third person singular.

To dress She dressesTo fix He fixesTo watch She watches T.V.To wash She washesTo go It goes !

In verbs ending in consonant + y

The y changes to “ies”

To cry He cries.

The present simple : negative form

I, you, we, they don’t +base verbHe, she , it doesn’t+base verb

I don’t work.You don’t work.

He doesn’t work.She doesn’t work.It doesn’t work.We don’t work.You don’t work.They don’t work.

Examples:

On Tuesdays, I go to the bank.

On Fridays, I buy food.