We use the present simple to talk about habits, routines and timetables.

You can also use it to talk about facts.

Affirmative

Notice the third-person singular (he/she/it). An S is added in the end of the verb.

Third-person singular rules (he/she/it)

• General rule: verb + s - ex. work/works; run/runs; live/lives.

• Verbs ending in vowel + y: verb + s - ex. buy/buys; enjoy/enjoys.

• Verbs ending in ch, o, sh, ss, x, z,: verb + es - ex. match/matches, go/goes; wash/washes; mess/messes; mix/mixes; frizz/frizzes.

• Verbs ending in consonant + y: verb + ies - ex. fly/flies; study/studies; try/tries; reply/replies.

Negative

To make the negative form we use the auxiliary verb do.

Notice the third-person singular (he/she/it): the auxiliary verb changes, not the main verb.