Simple Present Tense: Usage, Formation, and Spelling Rules

The Simple
Present
My Day
I get up at 7:00 and get ready for
school. I have breakfast and then I
brush my teeth. At 7:30 I walk to
school with my brother.
School starts at 8:00 a.m. and
finishes at 13.30 in the afternoon.
My brother and I walk home, and
we have lunch with our
grandparents.
In the afternoon I do my homework
and then I play board games with
my grandpa, or I read comic
books. After that, I take a shower
and then I have dinner. At 9.30, I
brush my teeth and then I go to
bed!
Alex, 10, Athens
The Simple Present 
- Affirmative
We use the 
Simple Present 
to talk about:
 
daily habits
. (
συνήθεια
)
  You 
brush
 your teeth every morning.
states
 and general 
truths
.
 (
αλήθεια
)
   I 
have
 two sisters.
  He 
lives
 in Athens.
 
 
How to form
I - You - We - They
To form the Simple Present Affirmative, you
need a noun or pronoun and the 
verb 
.
 
I 
 
walk
 
You 
 
walk
 
We 
 
walk
 
They 
 
walk
Remember
A 
noun
 is an object or the
name of a person, place etc.
(ex. George, Ms Harrison,
Paris)
A (personal) 
pronoun
 is
     I, You, He, She, It, We, You ,
They
He - She - It
To form the Simple Present Affirmative,
you need a noun or pronoun
, 
the 
verb
 
,
and AND a 
final -s
.
 
He 
 
walk
s
 
She 
 
walk
s
 
It 
 
walk
s
 
How to form
I
 
 walk
You 
 
 walk
He 
 
 walk
s
She 
 
 walk
s
It 
 
 walk
s
We
 
 walk
You 
 
 walk
They
 
 walk
 
The Simple Present 
- Affirmative
When a verb ends in 
-sh, -ch, -x, -ss or -o
we add 
–es
Ex. 
 
wash + s = wash
es
 
go + s = go
es
When a verb ends in 
–y 
and
the letter before it is a consonant
 (
σύμφωνο
)
, drop the y and
add 
–ies
  Ex. 
 
study + s = stud
ies
BUT
 if the letter before 
y 
is a vowel
 (
φωνήεν
)
, just add 
–s
  Ex. 
 
stay + s = stay
s
 
Spelling Rules 
for adding final 
-s
In any other case just add 
-s
Ex. 
 
make + s = make
s
 
start + s = start
s
 
stop + s = stop
s
 
 
Spelling Rules 
for adding final 
-s
The Simple Present 
- Interrogative
To form a question in the 
Simple Present
we need the help of the verb 
do
:
 
For 
I - You - We – They
  
Do
 you 
play
 chess?
He - She - It
  
Do
es
 he 
make
 jokes?
  
Do
es
 she 
live
 near you?
 
 
Be careful !
Notice
 how in 
he-she-it
 the
helping verb 
do
 has the final 
-s
from the verb now.
 
There is no 
-s 
in the verb anymore!
 
Remember
 the spelling rules,
when a verb ends in 
–o 
we add 
es
.
The Simple Present 
– Short answers
To give a short answer in the 
Simple Present:
 
For 
I - You - We – They
  Do you play chess?
Yes, 
I do
.  -   No,
 I don’t
.
He - She - It
  
Does he make jokes?
 Yes, 
he does
. No, 
he
 
doesn’t
.
 
The Simple Present 
- Negative
To form a negative in the 
Simple Present,
again
 
we need the help of the verb 
do
and the word 
not
:
 
For 
I - You - We – They
  We 
do
 
not
 
like
 rain.
He - She - It
  He 
do
es
 not 
wear
 glasses.
  She 
do
es
 not 
cook
.
 
 
The Simple Present -
 I
 
 cook
You
 
 cook
He
 
 cook
s
She
 
 cook
s
It
 
 cook
s
We
 
 cook
You
 
 cook
They
 
 cook
 
 
Do
         I        cook?
Do 
      you     cook?
Do
es
   he
 
 cook?
Do
es
   she
 
 cook?
Do
es
   it
 
 cook?
Do
      we
 
 cook?
Do
      you
 
 cook?
Do
      they
 
 cook?
 
 
 I        
don’t
       cook
You    
don’t
       cook
He     
do
es
n’t
    cook
She    
do
es
n’t
    cook
It        
do
es
n’t
    cook
We     
don’t 
      cook
You
 
don’t
       cook
They
 
don’t 
      cook
 
 
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Explore the Simple Present Tense through daily routines, affirmative statements, formation rules for different pronouns, spelling guidelines for adding final -s, and forming interrogative sentences. Understand how to express habits, truths, and routines in English using clear examples and explanations.


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  1. The Simple Present

  2. My Day I get up at 7:00 and get ready for school. I have breakfast and then I brush my teeth. At 7:30 I walk to school with my brother. School starts at 8:00 a.m. and finishes at 13.30 in the afternoon. My brother and I walk home, and we have lunch with our grandparents. In the afternoon I do my homework and then I play board games with my grandpa, or I read comic books. After that, I take a shower and then I have dinner. At 9.30, I brush my teeth and then I go to bed! Alex, 10, Athens

  3. The Simple Present - Affirmative We use the Simple Present to talk about: daily habits. ( ) You brush your teeth every morning. states and general truths. ( ) I have two sisters. He lives in Athens.

  4. How to form I - You - We - They To form the Simple Present Affirmative, you need a noun or pronoun and the verb . I walk You walk We walk They walk Remember A noun is an object or the name of a person, place etc. (ex. George, Ms Harrison, Paris) A (personal) pronoun is I, You, He, She, It, We, You , They

  5. How to form He - She - It To form the Simple Present Affirmative, you need a noun or pronoun, the verb, and AND a final -s. He walks She walks It walks

  6. The Simple Present - Affirmative I You walk He walks She walks It walks We walk You walk They walk walk

  7. Spelling Rules for adding final -s When a verb ends in -sh, -ch, -x, -ss or -o we add es Ex. wash + s = washes go + s = goes When a verb ends in y and the letter before it is a consonant ( ), drop the y and add ies Ex. study + s = studies BUT if the letter before y is a vowel ( ), just add s Ex. stay + s = stays

  8. Spelling Rules for adding final -s In any other case just add -s Ex. make + s = makes start + s = starts stop + s = stops

  9. The Simple Present - Interrogative To form a question in the Simple Present we need the help of the verb do: Be careful ! Notice how in he-she-it the helping verb do has the final -s from the verb now. There is no -s in the verb anymore! For I - You - We They Do you play chess? He - She - It Remember the spelling rules, when a verb ends in o we add es. Does he make jokes? Does she live near you?

  10. The Simple Present Short answers To give a short answer in the Simple Present: For I - You - We They Do you play chess? Yes, I do. - No,I don t. He - She - It Does he make jokes? Yes, he does. No, hedoesn t.

  11. The Simple Present - Negative To form a negative in the Simple Present, againwe need the help of the verb do and the word not: Note! There is also a short version of the negative: I don t like, he doesn t like Tip! Write the two words as one and instead of the o use an apostrophe: I donot = I don t He doesnot = He doesn t For I - You - We They We donot like rain. He - She - It He does not wear glasses. She does not cook.

  12. The Simple Present - I You cook He She It We You cook They cook cook Do I cook? Do you cook? Does he Does she cook? Does it Do we Do you Do they cook? I don t cook You don t cook He doesn t cook She doesn t cook It doesn t cook We don t You don t cook They don t cooks cooks cooks cook cook? cook? cook? cook? cook cook

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