Mariposario

Simple present
We use the present simple tense when:

* the action is general
* the action happens all the time, or habitually, in the past, present and future
* the action is not onlyhappening now
* the statement is always true

form
subject | + | auxiliary verb | + | main verb |
  |   | do |   | base |

VERB] + s/es in third person
There are three importantexceptions:
1. For positive sentences, we do not normally use the auxiliary.
2. For the 3rd person singular (he, she, it), we add s to the main verb or es to the auxiliary.
3. For the verb to be,we do not use an auxiliary, even for questions and negatives.

Positive sentence
  | subject | | main verb | |
| I, you, we, they | | like | coffee. |
| He, she, it | | likes | coffee. |Negative sentence
subject | aux | not | verb | |
I, you, we, they | do | not | like | coffee. |
He, she, it | does | not | like | coffee. |

yes / no questions
aux | subject | verb| |
Do | I, you, we, they | like | coffee? |
Does | he, she, it | like | coffee? |

Simple present, third person singular
Note:
* he, she, it: in the third person singular the verb alwaysends in -s:
he wants, she needs, he gives, she thinks.
* Negative and question forms use DOES (=the third person of the auxiliary'DO') + the infinitive of the verb.
He wants. Does he want? Hedoes not want.
* Verbs ending in -y : the third person changes the -y to -ies:
fly flies, cry cries

Exception: if there is a vowel before the -y:
play plays, pray prays
* Add -es to verbsending in:-ss, -x, -sh, -ch:
he passes, she catches, he fixes, it pushes

Practice
Form of Affirmative Sentences
Put the verbs into the correct form.
1. I (to like) _________ lemonade verymuch.
2. The girls always (to listen) _________ to pop music.
3. Janet never (to wear) _________ jeans.
4. Mr Smith (to teach) _________ Spanish and French.
5. You (to do)...