Present simple: I do, I don’t, Do I?

Present simple: I do, I don’t, Do I?

Exercise 4

Fill in the gaps with the verbs in brackets in present simple affirmative or negative.

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Sara is my daughter. She has (have) two daughters; they are my granddaughters. Sara 1 (not have) much free time because she 2 (work) in a shop. In the week, she 3 (get up) very early and she 4 (go) to bed quite late every day. She 5 (love) Sundays because she 6 (not work) and she 7 (spend) the day with her family. On Sundays, they 8 (not get up) very late because they always 9 (go out). My granddaughters 10 (be) always sad on Sunday evenings because it's the end of the weekend.

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Present simple form

In present simple verbs, we need to use the verb do/does in questions and don’t/doesn’t in negatives.

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Our dictionary entry on do explains why ‘Does she works?’ is incorrect.

Spelling of he/she/it

The form is the same for all the other persons except he/she/it. The spelling for he/she/it is different.

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For common spelling errors such as ‘studys’ instead of ‘studies’, see our dictionary entry on spelling.

Present simple use

Habits or actions that happen regularly

We use present simple for habits or actions that we repeat regularly:

• I wash my hair every day.
• I never go to the library.
• I go to the library on Saturdays.

Permanent situations or things that are always or often true

• I don’t drink coffee.
• She’s very tall.
• I have two brothers.
• Water boils at 100 degrees.
• I like soup.