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The Present Simple - "I do."

 

We use the Present Simple tense to talk about regular or permanent actions.

Present Simple

In the third person (he, she, it) form, the verb takes an s. For example:-

I/we/you/they do have work read like eat drink
He/she/it does has works reads likes eats drinks

 

Things Mr Bean does every Monday morning.

wake up Every Monday Mr Bean wakes up at 6.00 am.
get up He gets up at 6.15 am,
bathroom and goes to the bathroom.
shower He usually has a shower,
shave/brush then he has a shave and brushes his teeth.
Eat breakfast 7:00 He eats breakfast at about 7.00 am.
read the newspaper After breakfast he reads the newspaper.
work At 7.30 am he goes to work.

Spelling Tip:

Words ending in -s / -sh/ -ch:-

es after -s / -sh/ -ch: for example toss > tosses - crash > crashes - scratch > scratches

Words ending in -y:-

-y becomes -ies : For example worry > worries - cry > cries

Also....

do > does - go > goes

Using a spell checker

Spell checker

Computers can correct spelling mistakes.

Many word processing programs contain a spell-check program, they are wonderful! Some programs can correct the spelling of up to 80,000 words and this can save you time and worry, but there are problems with computer spell-checkers.

  1. They only work if you can spell quite well already.
  2. They cannot correct mistakes which are just wrong words e.g. there/their - to/two/too etc.
  3. They can't check all foreign words, special invented words or unusual speech dialects e.g. bon appetite!