We use the Present Simple

• for habits ((عاداتand actions that we do regularly(اعمال اعتيادية ):
• He visits his friends every Sunday.
• She goes to school by bus.
• • for facts and general truths (حقائق) :
• The sun rises in the East.
• • for permanent situations ((حالات دائمة:
• He lives in Athens.

Third person singular

• We add –s to the verb to form the third person singular (he, she, it). she eats – he drinks it runs.
• (He, She, It)—–verb +s
• BUT • We add –es to verbs that end in –ss, -sh, -ch, -x, -o. I watch – he watches
• • With verbs ending in consonant + y, we change the –y to –ies. I cry – he cries
• But with verbs ending in vowel + y, we just add –s as usual. I play – he plays
• Constant: ( S,D,T,H,,,, الحرف الساكن وهي كل حروف اللغة ما عدا حروف العلةمثل (
• Vowels: (A,O,E,U,I) حروف العلة

Expressions used with the Present Simple

• Frequency adverbs:
• always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never (they are placed before the main verb)
• Time expressions:
• every day / week / Friday… on Mondays / Sundays… at the weekend… in the morning / afternoon… in winter / spring… once a day / week…

Verb to be in present simple

• Pronouns                       verb to be
• I                                       am
• He                                     is
• She                                   is
• It                                      is
• We                                   are
• You                                  are 
• They                                are

Verb to do in present simple

• Pronouns                                     verb to Do
• I                                                   do don’t
• He                                                does/ doesn’t
• She                                              does/ doesn’t
• It                                                  does/ doesn’t
• We                                                 do/ don’t
• You                                                do/ don’t
• They                                              do/ don’t

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