Description: Present simple in English. In this section we analyze the main aspects of the present simple in English: use, formation, conjugation, analysis of the 3rd person singular, adverbs and temporal expressions that accompany this tense. This section includes simple present online exercises with self-correction.

Affirmative

Subject+infinitive+complements

Third person singular -s/-es/-ies

They work hard / She works hard/ She watches TV/ She studies music/ She plays volleyball

Negative

Subject+don’t/doesn’t + infinitive+complements

(-s is not added in third person singular in negative)

They don’t work hard/ She doesn’t work hard/ She doesn’t watch TV/She doesn’t study music/ She doesn’t play volleyball

Question

Do/Does + subject + infinitive?

(-s is not added in third person singular in negative)

Do they work hard? Does she work hard?/ Does she watch TV?/Does she study music? / Does she play volleyball?

. Actions that are repeated with a certain frequency such as routines, habits, actions or activities we do everyday. Examples:

Steve goes to school everyday

He visits his uncle twice a week

. Permanent situations:

John works in Iberia

. Scientific truth:

Water boils at 100º degrees

. Timetables:

The train leaves at 7 o’clock

EVERYDAY, USUALLY, SOMETIMES, GENERALLY, ONCE A WEEK, TWICE A WEEK, THREE TIMES A DAY, OFTEN