Present Tense Simple: Does She Eat Bread For Breakfast Every Morning? (Daily Routine)

PRESENT TENSE SIMPLE
We use the present simple :

 for permanent states, repeated actions and daily routines
She works as a nurse. (permanent state) I swim every summer.(repeated action)
Does she eat bread for breakfast every morning?(daily routine)
 for general truths and laws of nature
The sun sets in the west. It doesn't snow in summer. Water freezes at 0° C.
 for official programmes and timetables (trains, planes etc)
The train leaves at 6 o'clock. The bus arrives at 10 o'clock.
 for proverbs and sayings
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. Count your blessings.
A stitch in time saves nine.
 for instructions or directions (the imperative or instead of the imperative)
Pour some milk, add flour and mix well.(instructions-imperative)
You go straight ahead and then you turn left.(directions- instead of the imperative)
 for sports commentaries
Beckham kicks the ball and scores.
 for narration
The princess asks the prince for help. Then the prince gets on his horse and rides
away.
 for reviews
Angelina Jolie acts brilliantly in this film.
Time words:
 every day/ week/ month/ year  at day/ night/ midday/ noon/ midnight/
weekends
 in the morning/ afternoon/ evening  on Monday/ Sunday
 in spring/summer/ autumn/ winter  once/ twice a week
 in March/ October  three/ four times a week
Adverbs of frequency:
 always  sometimes
 never  rarely
 ever  seldom
 usually  frequently
 often  normally
 Never, seldom and rarely have a negative meaning and are used with a positive verb:
I never drink alcohol. ( NOT: I don't never drink.) She rarely shouts at people.
 The adverbs of frequency are used before the main verb (BUT after the verb “to be”):
She always learns. I usually swim. BUT: They are sometimes late.
 In the negative statements or questions the adverbs also go before the main verb:
I don't normally buy sweets. Do you ever travel by boat?
 Adverbs of frequency go after modal verbs (but before the auxiliary verb in short answers)
He can rarely sleep before 12 o'clock at night.
Do you buy expensive clothes? No, I never do.
AFFIRM. NEGATIVE QUESTIONS
S+V S + do not (don't) + V Do + S + V?
S+V+s/es/ies S + does not (doesn't) + V (3rd pers. sg) Does + S + V ? (3rd pers. sg)
(3rd pers. sg)
LONG FORM SHORT FORM QUESTIONS ANSWERS
I work I do not know I don’t know Do I live here? Yes, you do. / No, you don’t.
You work You do not know You don’t know Do you live here? Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
He works He does not know He doesn’t know Does he live here? Yes, he does ./ No, he doesn’t.
She works She does not know She doesn’t know Does she live here? Yes, she does/No, she doesn’t.
It works It does not know It doesn’t know Does it live here? Yes, it does. / No, it doesn’t.
We work We do not know We don’t know Do we live here? Yes, you do. / No, you don’t.
You work You do not know You don’t know Do you live here? Yes, we do. / No, we don’t.
They work They do not know They don’t know Do they live here? Yes, they do./ No, they don’t.
The -s /-es/ -ies endings are used for the third person singular (he, she, it) in the following
manner:
 -s: when the verb ends in : - a consonant: drink- he drinks ; sleep- she sleeps
- “e”: make- she makes ; dance- he dances ; take- it takes
- vowel + “y”: play- she plays ; buy- he buys
 -es: when the verb ends in : - “o”:go- she goes; do- he does
- “sh”: wash- she washes; brush- he brushes
- “ch”: watch- she watches; match- he matches
- “ss”: miss- he misses; kiss- he kisses; hiss- it hisses
- “x”: box- he boxes; fix- she fixes
 -ies: when the verb ends in a consonant + “y”: fly- it flies; cry- he cries; fly- she flies
The ending of the third person singular is pronounced:
 / s /- when the verb ends in a / f /, / k /, / p / or / t / sound

laughs, drinks, hates, sleeps, stops, sits
 / iz / when the verb ends in a / s /, / z /, /dʒ / /,/
/ sound
misses, wishes, rises, kisses, arranges, matches
 / z / when the verb ends in any other sound
begins, stays, swims, dreams, saves, stands

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PRESENT TENSE SIMPLE

We use the present simple :

 / s /- when the verb ends in a / f /, / k /, / p / or / t / sound

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