English Grammar: Present Simple Tense – Rules, Examples, and Exercises

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🧠 Lesson: The Present Simple Tense

🔹 1. Definition

The Present Simple Tense is used to talk about daily routines, habits, general facts, and permanent situations.

Examples:

• I study English every day.
• The sun rises in the east.

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🔹 2. Structure (Form)

✅ Affirmative (Positive)

Subject	Verb
I / You / We / They	play / work / study
He / She / It	plays / works / studies

Examples:

• I work every day.
• She works in an office.

🔸 Important:
With he / she / it, we add -s / -es to the verb.

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🔹 3. Spelling Rules (He / She / It)

Verb	Form
work	works
play	plays
go	goes
study	studies

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🔹 4. Usage (When to Use)

🕓 a. Daily routines and habits

I wake up at 7 a.m.
He drinks coffee every morning.

🕓 b. General facts and truths

Water boils at 100°C.
The earth goes around the sun.

🕓 c. Permanent situations

She lives in Algeria.
They speak English at work.

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🔹 5. Time Expressions

Common words used with the Present Simple:

• always
• usually
• often
• sometimes
• never
• every day / every week / every year

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🔹 6. Negative Form

Structure:
Subject + do not / does not + base verb

Subject	Auxiliary	Verb
I / You / We / They	do not (don’t)	play
He / She / It	does not (doesn’t)	play

Examples:

• I do not like coffee.
• She does not work on Sunday.

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🔹 7. Questions

Structure:
Do / Does + subject + base verb ?

Examples:

• Do you study English every day?
• Does he live here?

✅ Short Answers:

• Yes, I do. / No, I do not.
• Yes, he does. / No, he does not.

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🔹 8. Common Mistakes ❌➡️✅

❌ She work every day.
✅ She works every day.

❌ Does she works here?
✅ Does she work here?

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🔹 9. Exercises

A. Fill in the blanks:

1. She __________ (work) in a hospital.
2. They __________ (play) football every weekend.
3. He __________ (study) English every day.
4. We __________ (live) in Algeria.
5. My father __________ (go) to work at 8 a.m.

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B. Choose the correct answer:

1. He ___ coffee every morning.
   a) drink  b) drinks  c) drinking
2. ___ you like English?
   a) Do  b) Does  c) Did
3. She ___ not work on Sunday.
   a) do  b) does  c) did

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C. True or False:

1. The Present Simple is used for habits. (____)
2. We add “-s” with I and You. (____)
3. “Do” is used in questions with they. (____)

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🔹 10. Answers

A.

1. works
2. play
3. studies
4. live
5. goes

1. b) drinks
2. a) Do
3. b) does

C.

1. True
2. False
3. True

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🔹 11. Conclusion

The Present Simple Tense is the foundation of English grammar.
Remember:

• Add -s / -es with he, she, it
• Use do / does for questions and negatives

Practice it daily to speak English correctly and confidently 🌟