Positive Negative QuestionI playYou playHe playsShe playsIt playsWe playYou playThey play

I don’t playYou dont’ playHe doesn‘t play She doesn’t playIt doesn’t playWe don’t playYou don’t playThey don’t play

Do I play?Do you play?Does he play?Does she play?Does it play?Do we play?Do you play?Do they play?

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Present Simple TenseExplanation and Rules

How to use Present Simple Tense

1. We use Present Simple Tense for things that are always or generally true.

• The sun rises in the East. • Vegans don’t eat meat. • Ice melts under the sun. • People need oxygen.

2. We use Present Simple Tense for things that we do all the time. They don’t need to be scienti�c but they are the things that we always do.

• I go to school. • She lives in Paris. • We work at Apple. • He loves animals.

3. We use Present Simple Tense for habits or the things that we do regularly.

• She doesn’t smoke. • We visit our grandparents every weekend. • I sometimes go out with my friends. • He reads books every night.

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4. We use Present Simple Tense when we talk about �xed plans or schedules.

• The movie starts at seven. • The train leaves at nine. • What time does the plane land? • She arrives home around eight.

5. We use Present Simple Tense when we talk about a joke, story or a sporting event.

• Three vampires walk into a bar. The �rst one says, "I'll have a pint of blood." The second one says, "I'll have one, too." The third one says, "I'll have a pint of plasma." The bartender says, "So, that'll be two Bloods and a Blood Lite?" • Michael takes the ball, starts running and passes it to his teammate.