Simple Present
Build confident sentences about routines, habits, and facts.
Mission brief
Talk about what happens regularly
Use the simple present for routines, habits, repeated actions, and facts. Your key mission is to match the verb to the subject.
Big idea
When do we use the simple present?
I wake up at 6:30 every day.
Look for time clues that show a usual or repeated pattern.
He usually reads before bed.
Look for time clues that show a usual or repeated pattern.
They play football on Saturdays.
Look for time clues that show a usual or repeated pattern.
Water boils at 100°C.
Look for time clues that show a usual or repeated pattern.
How it works
Basic formula
Subject + base verb
Subject + verb-s/es
Remember: one he, she, it, Amir, or the cat usually needs -s or -es on the verb.
Verb transformation
The -s / -es / -ies rule
See it in action
Frequency words and time expressions
She usually walks to school. · We play badminton every Friday.
Negative structures
Do not / does not
don't + base verb
doesn't + base verb
Question structures
Do / Does + subject + base verb?
Do they play?
Yes, they do. · No, they don't.
Does she play?
Yes, she does. · No, she doesn't.
Compare it
Routine vs right now
I play football every Saturday.
routine / repeated action
I am playing football right now.
happening now
I/you/we/they → play · he/she/it → plays. You will master the full rule in Mission 08.
Common mistakes
Error detector
She play badminton every day.
He don't like Maths.
Does Amir plays football?
Real-life English
After school
Aina What do you usually do after school?
Haziq I usually go home first. Then I play badminton.
Aina Does your brother play every day too?
Haziq No, he doesn't. He usually plays on Fridays.
Test yourself
Quick check
Revision map
Mission summary
Use it for
routines · habits · repeated actions · facts
Positive
base verb · he/she/it adds s or es
Negative
don't / doesn't + base verb
Questions
Do / Does + subject + base verb?
Exam booster: check every he/she/it subject. After does or doesn't, return the main verb to its base form.
Mission review point
Simple Present complete
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