Showing posts with label PRESENT SIMPLE. Show all posts
Showing posts with label PRESENT SIMPLE. Show all posts

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Simple Present

We use the simple present to talk about routines or habitual actions.

Form
+ Subject+verb(-es for he/she/it)
I serve the guests.
The waiter serves the guests
(except modal verbs, be, have, ...)
- Subject+don't/doesn't+base of the verb
I don't serve the guests
The waiter doesn't serve the guests
? Do/does+subject+base of the verb
Do you speak French?
Does the waitress make cocktails?
(Who buys the As every day?)

Short answers
Do you ...?
Yes, I do./No, I don't.
Does she ...?
Yes, she does./No, she doesn't.

Time expresions
They're placed at the end of the setence.
Every day.
On Sunday's/Tusday's/Thursday's/the weekend...
Every year.