I do/work/like etc. (present simple 一般现在时)
A
They read a lot.
He likes ice-cream.
They read / he likes / I work etc. = the present simple:
I/we/you/they | read | like | work | live | watch | do | have |
he/she/it | reads | likes | works | lives | watches | does | has |
Remember:
he works / she lives / it rains etc.
- I work in a shop. My brother works in a bank.(not My brother work)
- Lucy lives in London. Her parents live in Scotland.
- It rains a lot in winter.
I have he/she/it has:
- John has a shower every day.
Spelling
-es after -s / -sh / -ch: pass passes finish finishes watch watches
-y -ies: study studies try tries
also: do does go goes
B
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.
- Your English is good. You speak very well.
- Tim 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.
- It costs a lot of money to build a hospital.
C
always /never /often /usually /sometimes + present simple
- Sue always gets to work early.(not Sue gets always)
- I never eat breakfast.
- We often go away at weekends.
- Mark usually plays football on Sundays.
- I sometimes walk to work, but not very often.