They read / He likes / I work etc = the present simple:
Remember:
He works / She lives / It rain etc.
* I work in a shop. My brother works in a bank. (not my brother work).
* Lucy lives in London Her parents live in Scotland.
* It rains a lot in winter.
I have -> He/She/Is has.
* Joe has a shower every day.
Spelling (-> Appendix 5):
-es after -s / -sh / -ch / -y / -> ies:
pass = passes.
study = studies.
do = does.
finish = finishes.
try = tries.
go = goes.
watch = watches.
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We use the present simple for thing that are true in general or for things that happen sometimes or all time.
* I like big cities.
* Your English is good. You speak very well.
* Tom works very hard. He starts at 7.30 and finishes at 8 o'clock in the evening.
* The earth goes round the sun.
* We do a lot of different things in our free time.
* It costs a lot of money to build a hospital.
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Always / never / often / usually / sometimes + present simple:
* Sue always gets to work early. (not Sue gets always).
* I never eat breakfast. (not I eat never).
* We often go away at weekends.
* Mark usually plays football on Sundays.
* I sometimes walk to work, but not very often.
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Verbs with -s or -es:
1. She reads.
2. He thinks.
3. It flies.
4. He dances.
5. She has.
6. It finishes.
The sentences about people:
1. He plays the piano.
2. They live in a very big house.
3. She eats a lot of fruit.
4. He plays tennis.
5. They go to cinema a lot.
6. He sleeps seven hours a night.
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