Learn how to talk about daily routines, habits, and general truths. Practice using the base form of verbs with I, you, we, they and adding -s or -es with he, she, it.
Present simple = base verb for I/you/we/they. Add -s or -es for he/she/it. Use for habits, facts, and routines.
Spelling: he/she/it
Most verbs: add -s (work→works). Verbs ending in -ch, -sh, -s, -x, -o: add -es (teach→teaches, go→goes). Verb ending in consonant + y: change y to i + es (study→studies).
Present Simple is the most important tense in English. We use it to talk about things that are always true, habits, and regular activities.
✓ I work every day
✓ She studies English
✓ We eat dinner at 7 PM
✓ The sun rises in the east
✓ Water boils at 100°C
✓ Cats like milk
For he/she/it (third person singular), we add 's' to the verb. This is the most important rule in Present Simple.
✓ I work → He works
✓ You study → She studies
✓ We play → It plays
Imagine you are describing your daily routine to a new friend.
Every morning, you wake up at 7 o'clock. You brush your teeth and eat breakfast.
Your sister studies at the university. She always leaves the house before you.
After school, your friends play football in the park. You sometimes join them.
In the evening, your family eats dinner together. Your father usually cooks.
Notice how every sentence describes a habit or routine — that's Present Simple in action!
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Learning the correct verb forms is essential for using Present Simple correctly.
Use the base form of the verb (no changes)
Add 's' or 'es' to the verb
Choose the correct verb form:
1. "She __________ to school every day." (go/goes)
2. "They __________ TV in the evening." (watch/watches)
3. "My father __________ in a bank." (work/works)
1. goes
2. watch
3. works
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These words and phrases help show that we're talking about habits and regular activities.
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Learn how to make questions and negative sentences using 'do', 'does', 'don't', and 'doesn't'.
Use 'do' for I/you/we/they and 'does' for he/she/it:
Do you like coffee?
Does she work here?
Remember: With 'does', the verb doesn't get 's'
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Ready to test your Present Simple knowledge?
Challenge yourself with fill-in-the-blank exercises
❌ He work every day.
✓ He works every day.
Always add 's' to the verb for he/she/it
❌ Does she works here?
✓ Does she work here?
With 'does', use the base form of the verb
❌ He doesn't works here.
✓ He doesn't work here.
After 'doesn't', use the base form of the verb
❌ Where you do work?
✓ Where do you work?
Questions always start with question word + do/does
❌ I eat lunch now.
✓ I am eating lunch now.
Use Present Continuous for actions happening now
Master Present Simple sentence building!
Drag and drop words to form correct sentences
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I work in an office every day.
She studies English at school.
We usually eat dinner at 7 PM.
He doesn't like coffee in the morning.
They play football on weekends.
My father reads the newspaper every morning.
The bus arrives at the station at eight o'clock.
I don't live in a big city.
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