Present Simple: SHIT-rule

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Present Simple

We use the Present Simple to talk about:

Present simple

Subject + verb (s)

I/you/we do 

He/she/it does                            I/you/we go 

                                                          He/she/it goes 

I/you/we have 

He/she/it has 

I .... pizza

1. love
2. loves
3. loveses

Patrick ..... English

1. teach
2. teaches
3. teachs

My parents .... two cars

1. own
2. owns
3. ownes

My brother .... a cat

1. have
2. haves
3. has

The plane .... to Ireland every Sunday

1. fly
2. flys
3. flies

Policemen ..... robbers

1. catch
2. catches
3. catchs

My dad .... the dishes every day

1. do
2. does
3. dos

My little sister always .... outside

1. play
2. plaies
3. plays

Peter and Miranda .... in Breda

1. live
2. lives
3. liveses

We .... to school from Monday to Friday

1. go
2. goes
3. gos

Pete always .... to Spain in the summer holiday

1. go
2. goes
3. gos

The students .... the English lessons

1. like
2. likes
3. likeses

Present simple - Negative

Subject + do/does + not + verb

We use DON'T and DOESN'T to make negative sentences! 

I/You/We/They don't (eat)

He/She/It doesn't (swim) 

I don't work on Saturdays. 

He doesn't eat bread everymoring.

Charlie ....... his room in the afternoon.
(tidy)

You and I .......... orange juice.
(drink)

Sarah ......... new clothes every month.
(buy)

My dog ........ in the park everyday.
(run)

His uncle ........ in the garden every week. (work)

Ann and Josh ........ swim very well.
(swim)

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