THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE

The Present Simple Tense
is used to describe
1.Facts which are always true – general truths, e.g. facts in science and geographical descriptions.
2.   Actions that happen regularly (Habitual actions). A frequency adverb is often used.
3. Opinions, likes and feelings.
TIME EXPRESSIONS:
FREQUENCY ADVERBS:
ALWAYS, OFTEN, GENERALLY, USUALLY, NORMALLY, SOMETIMES, NEVER

3rd person singular - spelling:
In general, the third person singular is formed by adding an s to the base verb.
      work                He works

 2. Verbs ending in ss,x,ch,sh,o add “es” to the third person           singular.
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      dress             She dresses
      fix                   He fixes
      watch             She watches T.V.
      wash              She washes
      go                   It goes !

  3. Verbs ending in consonant + y, changes the y to i and add “es”
       Consonant + y ž i + es: cry – cries, fly – flies, terrify - terrifies