Present Simple

Present Simple
(General truth and routine)

AFFIRMATIVE:

Subject    +     VERB    +    complement.

I                DRIVE         a car.
You              FLY           kites.
We               WATCH         TV.
They             EAT           pizza.

He               WASHES        the dishes.
She              STUDIES       English.
It               SLEEPS        on the rug.

NEGATIVE:

Subject  +  DO/DOES + VERB (base form) + complement.

I           DON'T     DRIVE              a car.
You         DON'T     FLY                kites.
We          DON'T     WATCH              TV.
They        DON'T     EAT                pizza.

He          DOESN'T   WASH               the dishes.
She         DOESN'T   STUDY              English.
It          DOESN'T   SLEEP              on the rug.

INTERROGATIVE:

DO/DOES +    subject +     VERB (base form)   +   complement?

DO             I           DRIVE                  a car?
DO             you         fly                    kites?
DO             we          WATCH                  TV?
DO             they        EAT                    pizza?

DOES           he          WASH                   the dishes?
DOES           she         STUDY                  English?
DOES           it          SLEEP                  on the rug?


THIRD PERSON SINGULAR -S RULES:

1. Add -S.
He walks
She runs
It jumps

2. Verbs ending in -ch, -sh, -s, -x, -o, -z: Add -ES.
He teaches          
She wishes          
It misses           
He fixes
She goes
It buzzes

3. Verbs ending in CONSONANT + -Y: Change -Y to -IES.
He studies  (study)
She cries   (cry)
It flies    (fly)