Unit 5. I do/ work/ like etc. (Present Simple)
(спряжение глаголов в простом настоящем времени)
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They have a lot of books. They read a lot. |
He's eating an ice-cream. He likes ice-cream. |
They read/ I like/ he likes etc. = The Present Simple
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-es after -s/ -ch/ -sh | pass → pases | watch → watches | finish → finishes |
also: | do → does | go → goes | |
study → studies | carry → carries |
We use the Present Simple for things that are true in general, or for things that happen sometimes or all the time:
- I like big cities.
- The shops open at 9 o'clock and close at 5:30.
- He works very hard. He starts at 7:30 and finishes at 8 o'clock in the evening.
- The Earth goes round the Sun.
- We do a lot of different things in our free time.
- She's very clever. She speaks four languages.
- It costs a lot of money to stay at luxury hotels.
We use the Present Simple with always/ never/ often/ sometimes/ usually:
- He always gets up at 7 o'clock.
- I usually go to work by car but I sometimes walk.
- Jack eats very little. He never has breakfast in the morning.
- The weather here is not very good. It often rains.
See Unit 6. I don't … (Present Simple negative)
See Unit 7. Do you …? (Present Simple questions)
See Unit 8. I am doing (Present Continuous) and I do (Present Simple)
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