2. Present Simple (I do)

2. Present Simple (I do)

1. 2.1. MAIN STRUCTURE: AFFIRMATIVE

   • SUBJ + ((❌to) VERB (➕s/OR NOT))
   • I/We/You/They + drive/work/do
   • He/She/It + drives/works/does

2. 2.2. USES

   • IN
     • 1. Things that happens all the time or repeatedly
     • 2. True in general
     • 3. How often we do things ; to describe habits and routines.
     • 4. For permanent situations
     • 5. to refer to the future for the times of transport, meetings or events. "Our train leaves at 3pm"
   • WITH
     • ADJ: every morning, very often, two or three times a year
     • VERBS: "I promise...", "I suggest that...", "I apologise...", "I advise...", "I insist...", "I agree...", "I refuse..."
     • VERBS: see, hear, smell, taste
       • They are not used in Present Continuous, just in Present Simple
       • Often used with "can": Can you hear it?

3. 2.3. INTERROGATIVE

   • RELATIVE ADJ (OR NOT) + do/does + SUBJ + ( (to❌) VERB) ?
   • Where + do + I/We/You/They + come from ?
   • What + does + It/He/She + mean ?

4. 2.4. NEGATIVE

   • SUBJ + do/does + not + ( (to❌) VERB)
     • DO NOT = DON'T; DOES NOT = DOESN'T
   • I + do + not + go ...away very often
   • Rise + does + not + grow ...in cold climates

5. 2.5. IMPORTANT THINGS

   • How does it change? VERB + s?
     • 1. __s/ss/sh/ch/x ➡️ ➕ es ::: miss - misses; search - searches; wash - washes
       • Exception: do - does; go - goes
     • 2. __(consonant) + y = __by/ry/sy/vy ➡️ (y❌) ➡️ ➕ ie ➡️ ➕ s ::: study - studies; try - tries; apply - applies
     • NOT CHANGE IF:
       • __(vowel) + y = __ay/ey/oy/uy ::: play - plays; buy - buys

6. 2.5. INTERROGATIVE NEGATIVE

   • Do/does + SUBJ + not + ((❌to) VERB) ?
   • Do + we + not + dance ...in the pub?