| Statements | Questions | Negatives | Short Answers | |
| Full form | Short form | |||
| I walk You walk He walks She walks It walks We walk You walk They walk |
Do I walk? Do you walk? Does he walk? Does she walk? Does it walk? Do we walk? Do you walk? Do they walk? |
I do not walk You do not walk He does not walk She does not walk It does not walk We do not walk You do not walk They do not walk |
I don’t walk You don’t walk He doesn’t walk She doesn’t walk It doesn’t walk We don’t walk You don’t walk They don’t walk |
Yes, I do. Yes, he does. Yes, we do.No, you don’t. No, she doesn’t. No, they don’t. |
| Spelling Rules | Time expressions | ||||
In the 3rd person singular:
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every day / on Mondays / at the weekends / in winter / twice a month / in the morning etc. |
- REMEMBER to add -s / -es / -ies in the 3rd person singular BUT drop it in questions
and negatives!
We use the verb ‘be’ to talk about physical characteristics and conditions.| e.g | Mary plays the piano every day. Does John play the piano? My brother doesn’t play the piano. |
PRESENT SIMPLE – USE
We use the Present Simple to talk about:
habits and routines
habits and routines| e.g | Jean Paul listens to music every day. I go to school by bus. |
states| e.g | We live in London. Mum doesn’t speak English. |
