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Present simple

Everyday facts, habits and routines — and the -s that goes with he, she and it.

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He, she and it The present simple form used with one person or thing: she works, it goes. 1 ruleI, we, you and they The base present-simple form used with plural subjects and I/you. 1 ruleFuture meaning When present simple can and cannot describe the future. 1 rule

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Foundation · first steps

Complete the gap using the correct form of “likes”. You may need more than one word. Do not write the whole sentence.

I blank music.

I music.

2.

Foundation · first steps

Complete the gap using the form of eat with he, she or it. Write only the missing word or words.

He blank bread.

He bread.

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  • A1

    Present simple: third-person -s

    With he, she, it, and singular subjects, add -s to the base verb in the present simple (he works, she goes).

  • A1

    Present simple: I/we/you/they + wrong -s

    With I, we, you, and they, use the base verb (I like, we go) — not the third-person -s form (likes, goes).

  • A2

    Present simple with future time

    Do not use present simple for non-scheduled verbs (like want, like, play) with future time words like tomorrow or next week.