Rule: Present Simple ShowHide

Positive

For things that happen again and again: habits, routines and facts.

• I / you / we / they: Tigers eat meat.
• he / she / it + -s: Jane likes carrots.
• -es after o, sh, ch, ss, x: goes, finishes, watches
• -ies after a consonant + y: fly → flies, study → studies

Negative

• don't + verb: We don't drink lemonade.
• doesn't + verb: My brother doesn't swim in the sea.

After doesn't the verb has no -s: she doesn't like, not doesn't likes.

Questions

• Do I / you / we / they …? Do you make cakes?
• Does he / she / it …? Does the cat eat fish?

Does she swim? – Yes, she does. / No, she doesn't.

always · usually · often · sometimes · never · every day · on Mondays · at 7 o'clock

Games on Present Simple

Ready-made games on this topic. Open one on the board and play in teams.

Open the Box · 15 boxesPresent Simple team gameA team game for Primary: open a box and complete the sentence in the Present Simple.Play

Flashcards · 24 cardsPresent Simple verb formsPrimary grammar cards: say the missing Present Simple form, then flip the card to check.Play