the simple present

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• Secundair onderwijs

The simple present

When to use?

- Routines: I bike to school every day

- General facts: The sun rises in the east.

How to form?

I                                                                                   In Ghent                                

You                                                                             In Ghent  

He/She/it                                                                In Ghent          

We                                                                              In Ghent  

You                                                                             In Ghent  

They                                                                           In Ghent  

!!!!!!Third person singular!!!!!

Verbs ending in -o? infinitive +  es

She goes to school every monday to friday

Verbs ending in a hissing sound? infinitive +  es

She misses her cat

Verbs ending in a consonant + y: y -> ies

She always tries her best

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Do you _____ chocolate milk?

1. like
2. likes
3. be like

He _____ not want to go to the movies.

1. do
2. does
3. is

My parents _____ in a two-bedroom apartment.

1. live
2. lives
3. are live

The stars __________ at night.

1. Shine
2. Shines
3. shining
4. shined

They _________ to school every morning.

1. goes
2. are going
3. go