We use the present simple tense to:
- Talk about habits, facts, and general truths
- I play computer games.
- She works in Milan.
- Madrid is a city in Spain.
- Snow is white.
- Harry smokes.
- His father is Spanish.
- It snows a lot in Alaska.
- Wood floats.
- Describe repeated actions
- We drive to work every day.
- I wake up at 7 AM every morning.
- You travel once a year.
- He never forgets his gloves.
- They frequently watch movies.
- She often visits her parents.
- They often drink tea in the morning.
- Talk about the future.
- The airplane lands at 10 PM tonight.
- My parents arrive tomorrow.
- The meeting is next week.
- The math exam is this afternoon.
Try the present tenses quiz!
FORM: Base verb (the verb without TO)
- I eat, YOU eat, SHE eatS, HE eatS, WE eat, YOU eat, THEY eat.
- For IT, we add S at the end of the verb. IT snowS every winter.
Tip: HE, SHE, IT: add an S at the end of the base verb!
| Affirmative | Interrogative | Negative |
| I work | Do I work? | I do not work OR I don’t work |
| You work | Do you work? | You do not work OR You don’t work |
| He works | Does he work? | He does not work OR He doesn’t work |
| She works | Does she work? | She does not work OR She doesn’t work |
| It works | Does it work? | It does not work OR It doesn’t work |
| We work | Do we work? | We do not work OR We don’t work |
| You work | Do you work? | You do not work OR You don’t work |
| They work | Do they work? | They do not work OR They don’t work |
