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Meaning One Example

Example 1	Jane teaches at a private school. She teaches science to secondary school students.
Meaning Explanation	Note: The words in bold indicate the present simple. This meaning shows that Jane teaches (this is her job). It doesn't mean that she is teaching at this moment. This is something that happens regularly (she teaches regularly). She isn't teaching right now, but she teaches at a private school.

Meaning Two Example

Example 2	The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
Meaning Explanation	Note: The words in bold indicate the present simple. This meaning shows Factual information: the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. This is always true and is Factual.

Positive, Question and Negative Form

Positive		Question			Negative
I	work.	Do	I	work?	I	do not (don't)	work.
You			you		You
We			we		We
They			they		They
He	works.	Does	he	work?	He	does not (doesn't)	work.
She			she		She
It			it		It

Another way to write:

Affirmative	I/you/we/they eat	he/she/it eats
Negative	I/you/we/they don’t eat	he/she/it doesn’t eat
Question	Do I/you/we/they eat?	Does he/she/it eat?
Short answers	Yes, I/you/we/they do. No, I/you/we/they don’t.	Yes, he/she/it does. No, he/she/it doesn’t.

Positive Structure

l/we/you/they + basic verb

He/she/it + basic verb + s

Example:

I walk home from work every day.

 He walks very quickly.

Negative Structure

l/we/you/they + don't + basic verb

He/she/it + doesn't + basic verb

Example:

They don't watch television very much.

 She doesn’t play outside too often.

Question Structure

Do + l/we/you/they + basic verb

Does + he/she/it + basic verb

Example:

Do they usually work hard?

Does he often go to the park?

Things to Note

For the present simple meaning one (things that happen regularly) we often use words and phrases to say how often we do things.

Phrases such as every day, twice a week, once a year, very often etc.

Things to Note

For example:

Jane teaches at the school five days a week.

I visit my parents once a month.

Sam goes to France very often for his job.

 

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