Present Simple

subject	+	auxiliary verb	+	main verb
		(do or does)

There are three important exceptions:

1. For positive sentences, we do not normally use the auxiliary.
2. For the 3rd person singular (he, she, it), we add s, es to the main verb or es to the auxiliary.
3. For the verb to be, we do not use an auxiliary, even for questions and negatives.

Look at these examples with the main verb like:

	subject	auxiliary verb		main verb
+	I, you, we, they			like	coffee.
	He, she, it			likes	coffee.
-	I, you, we, they	do	not	like	coffee.
	He, she, it	does	not	like	coffee.
?	Do	I, you, we, they		like	coffee?
	Does	he, she, it		like	coffee?

Look at these examples with the main verb be. Notice that there is no auxiliary:

	subject	main verb
+	I	am		French.
	You, we, they	are		French.
	He, she, it	is		French.
-	I	am	not	old.
	You, we, they	are	not	old.
	He, she, it	is	not	old.
?	Am	I		late?
	Are	you, we, they		late?
	Is	he, she, it		late?

Examples of present simple:

Positive:

I work here
He lives work

Negative:

I don't (do not) work here
He doesn't (does not) work here

Interrogative:

Do you work here?
Does he work here?

Instructions:

Use the words in brackets ( ) to complete each of the following. Write your answers in comments... Are you ready?

Example:

He (not/live) in London.

1. I (not/like) travelling.

2. Tom (speak) six languages.
   

3. I (speak) three languages.

4. She (live) in Birmingham.

5. Where (she/live) ?

6. Where (they/live) ?

7. How often (you/travel) abroad.

8. Michael (have) two dogs and a cat.

9. Michael have any more animals?

10. you have a lot of hobbies?