Beginner 📐 Grammar · #18 of 305

Present Simple: Affirmative

Use for habits, facts and routines; add -s for he/she/it.

Examples

  • I walk to school.
  • He plays football.

Key rules

  • Use it for habits, routines and facts
  • Add -s or -es to the verb with he, she, it
  • Other subjects use the base verb
  • Time words: every day, usually, on Mondays

Common mistakes

  • He work here → He works here
  • The sun rise in the east → The sun rises in the east
💡 Tip: Remember the third person -s: he works, she works, it works.
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Add -s to most nouns; add -es after s, x, ch, sh.

Irregular Plurals

Some nouns change form instead of adding -s.

Countable and Uncountable Nouns

Countable nouns can be counted; uncountable ones cannot take a/an or plural.

Proper and Common Nouns

Proper nouns name specific things and start with a capital letter.

Subject Pronouns

I, you, he, she, it, we, they replace the subject.