Simple Present

The main use of the simple present tense is to express habitual actions: Examples: I go to the dentist once a year. Dogs bark.         He works from Mondays to Fridays   Form: The Simple Present Tense has the same form as the infinitive but adds an –s for the third person singular: Infinitive: to work Simple Present: I work, you work, he/she/it works, etc   Examples:  I  work from Mondays to Fridays. You work from Mondays to Fridays. He/she/it works from Mondays to Fridays. We work from Mondays to Fridays. You work from Mondays to Fridays. They work from Mondays to Fridays. The negative is formed with do/does+not+ the infinitive (without “to”) of the main verb: I do not work, you do not work, he/she/ it does not work, etc I don't work on Saturdays. My husband doesn't work on Sundays. The interrogative is formed with do/does+ subject+infinitive of the verb+...? Do you work on Satudays? Yes, I do/ No, I don't. Does he work on Saturdays? Yes, he does / No, he doesn't   SPELLING NOTES: Verbs ending in –ss, -sh, -ch, -x and –o add –es, instead of –s alone, to form the third person singular:   I kiss-he kisses; I go-he goes Verbs ending in –y following a consonant change the –y into –i and add –es:  I carry-he carries I hurry-he hurries But verbs ending in –y following a vowel obey the usual rule:  I play-he plays      WATCH AND PRACTISE