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    The simple present tense in English is used to describe regular or habitual actions in the present. It is formed by using the base form of the verb. For third person singular, 's' is added to the base form, except for verbs ending in -o, -ch, -sh, -ss, -x, or -z, which take -es, and verbs ending in a consonant + y, which take -ies. The simple present tense is used for repeated actions, facts, habits, and generally true statements.

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    The simple present tense in English is used to describe regular or habitual actions in the present. It is formed by using the base form of the verb. For third person singular, 's' is added to the base form, except for verbs ending in -o, -ch, -sh, -ss, -x, or -z, which take -es, and verbs ending in a consonant + y, which take -ies. The simple present tense is used for repeated actions, facts, habits, and generally true statements.

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    The simple present tense in English is used to describe regular or habitual actions in the present. It is formed by using the base form of the verb. For third person singular, 's' is added to the base form, except for verbs ending in -o, -ch, -sh, -ss, -x, or -z, which take -es, and verbs ending in a consonant + y, which take -ies. The simple present tense is used for repeated actions, facts, habits, and generally true statements.

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    The simple present tense in English is used to describe regular or habitual actions in the present. It is formed by using the base form of the verb. For third person singular, 's' is added to the base form, except for verbs ending in -o, -ch, -sh, -ss, -x, or -z, which take -es, and verbs ending in a consonant + y, which take -ies. The simple present tense is used for repeated actions, facts, habits, and generally true statements.

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    Simple present tense

    The simple present tense in English is used to describe an action that is regular, true or
    normal.
    We use the present tense:
    1. For repeated or regular actions in the present time period.
     I take the train to the office.
     The train to Berlin leaves every hour.
     John sleeps eight hours every night during the week.
    2. For facts.
     The President of The USA lives in The White House.
     A dog has four legs.
     We come from Switzerland.
    3. For habits.
     I get up early every day.
     Carol brushes her teeth twice a day.
     They travel to their country house every weekend.
    4. For things that are always / generally true.
     It rains a lot in winter.
     The Queen of England lives in Buckingham Palace.
     They speak English at work.

    Verb Conjugation & Spelling


    We form the present tense using the base form of the infinitive (without the TO).
    In general, in the third person we add 'S' in the third person.
    Subject Verb The Rest of the sentence
    I / you / we /
    speak / learn English at home
    they
    he / she / it speaks / learns English at home

    The spelling for the verb in the third person differs depending on the ending of that
    verb:
    1. For verbs that end in -O, -CH, -SH, -SS, -X, or -Z we add -ES in the third person.
     go – goes
     catch – catches
     wash – washes
     kiss – kisses
     fix – fixes
     buzz – buzzes
    2. For verbs that end in a consonant + Y, we remove the Y and add -IES.
     marry – marries
     study – studies
     carry – carries
     worry – worries
    NOTE: For verbs that end in a vowel + Y, we just add -S.
     play – plays
     enjoy – enjoys

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