***PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE***
1. FORM

I We You They	like don't like	peaches
He She It	likes doesn't like	peaches

2. QUESTION

What do	I You We They	like?
What does	He She It	like?

3. SHORT ANSWER
a) Do they play football?
- Yes, they do.
- No, they don't.
b) Does he live in Japan?
- Yes, he does.
- No, he doesn't.

4. ENDINGS
a) I, you, we, they: we don't change anything in the spelling of a verb, it's still like an infinitive.
b) He, she, it: we add s in the end.

Ending	Change	I	he/she/it
-s/-ss/-x/-ch/-sh	verb+ -es	watch kiss	watches kisses
-(consonant)+y	-y change to -ie before -s	cry fly	cries flies
other	verb -s	cook show	cooks shows

5. USE

The Present Simple is used	to express a fact which is always true	to express a habit	to express a fact which is true for a long time
For example	Warsaw is a capital of Poland.	Tim goes to work at 8.00.	You work in school.

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