INGLES EN VANGARDA

Present Simple Tense

(example : to play)

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Affirmative	Negative		Interrogative
	Long Form	Contracted Form
I play	I do not play	I don't play	Do I play?
You play	You do not play	You don't play	Do you play?
He/she/it plays	He/she/it does not play	He/she/it doesn't play	Does he/she/it play?
We play	We do not play	We don't play	Do we play?
You play	You do not play	You don't play	Do you play?
They play	They do not play	They don't play	Do they play?

The present simple tense is used :

§  To talk about regular activities :

§  Peter plays tennis on Wednesdays.

§  They start work at 8 a.m. every morning.

§  Mary goes to visit her grandmother on Sundays.

§  To talk about tastes :

§  Julian likes vegetarian food.

§  Julie doesn't like rock music.

§  Most children love sweets.

§  To talk about facts :

§  The sun rises in the east.

§  In Spain the the weather is cold in winter.

§  Writers write novels.