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title: PRESENT SIMPLE

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# PRESENT SIMPLE
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&emsp;&emsp;:bulb: THE **PRESENT SIMPLE** IS USED TO SPEAK ABOUT:
- To expresses **events** or **situations** that **exist always, usually, habitually;** they **exist now**, they **have existed in the past**, and **probably will exist in the future**.
- Repeated actions that happen in the present
- Actions that happen in general in the present
- Set events that will happen in the near future
- Current facts
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### Affirmative form:

```

| I, You, We, They         | V          |
| He, She, It              | V s(es)    |

```

### Question form:

```

When        |                           | usually ride a bike ?
Where       |  do + I, we, you, they    | often run ?
Why         |  does + he, she, it       | sometimes speak English ?
What        |                           | always drink in the morning ?

```

**Examples:**

***Who*** **cooks** on Sunday ? --- My mom **does.**

***What is the Time Now ?***
- It's six o'clock a.m. (6:00)
- It's eleven o'clock p.m. (23:00)
- It's ten minutes **to** three. **OR:** It's two fifty (2:50)
- It's five minutes **past** twelve. **OR:** It's twelve five (12:05)
- It's a **quarter to** five. **OR:** It's four forty-five (4:45)
- It's a **quarter pass** four. **OR:** It's four fifteen. (4:15) 
- It's **half past** two. **OR:** It's two thirty. (2:30)
- It's **half past** six. **OR:** It's six thirty. (6:30)
> **quarter:** 1/4 (60 min -- quarter 15 [15 + 15 + 15 + 15 = 60])
> **half:** 1/2 (60 min -- half 30 [30 + 30 = 60])

**Example Interrogative form:**
- __Do__ you often __read__ books at the weekend ?
- __Does__ he often __read__ books at the weekend ?
- __Do__ your friends __go to__ the cinema ?
- __Does__ your sister __go to__ the cinema ?

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- I *often* ***read*** books at the weekend
- My friends *sometimes* **go** to the cinema.
- あだら先輩　*sometimes* **goes** to the karaoke.
- He *often* **reads** books at  the weekend.
- My sister *sometimes* **goes** to the cinema.
- It **snows** in Alaska.
- I **watch** twitch everyday.
- I **visit** my cousin all the time.

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- I go to football practice on Mondays.
  (it's a repeated action that happens every Monday)
  key terms to look for: on the weekends, every month, Friday nights...
- They usually come to watch my games.
  (it's something that they do in general)
  key terms to look for: usually, sometimes, never, often, frequently...
- My next game starts on Saturday at 6 pm.
  (it's a set event in the near future)
- I am the team captain.
  (it's a current fact)
