We use the present simple to talk about things that happen all the time: routines and general truths.
• I get up at 7 o'clock.
• I like pizza.
• Water freezes at 0 degrees Celsius.
Remember: "He, she, it, das "s" muss mit!":
• Harry gets up at 7 o'clock.
• Sally likes pizza.
|
Singular |
Plural |
| 1st person |
I go |
we go
|
| 2nd person |
you go |
you go |
| 3rd person |
he, she, it goes |
they go |
We form questions and negative sentences with the helping verb do.
|
Singular |
Plural |
| 1st person |
I do / don't |
we do / don't |
| 2nd person |
you do / don't |
you do / don't |
| 3rd person |
he, she, it does / doesn't |
they do / don't |
Sometimes I'll use symbols to help you learn. Here, for example, the "?" means that this is how we make a question. The "+" means that this is a positive sentence, and the "–" means that this is a negative sentence:
? Do you like pizza?
+ Yes, I like pizza.
– No, I don't like pizza.
Now try the exercise on the next page.
Dagmar Taylor
