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work → I / he
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I work · he works (add -s for he/she/it)
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live → you / she
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you live · she lives
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play → we / they / he
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we play · they play · he plays (vowel + y keeps -s)
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study → he / she
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he studies · she studies (consonant + y → -ies)
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go → he / it
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he goes · it goes (-o takes -es)
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watch → she
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she watches (-ch takes -es)
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have → he / she / it
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he has · she has · it has (irregular)
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Make it a question: 'She works here.'
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Does she work here? — use 'does' + the base form (no -s on the verb).
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Make it negative: 'He likes tea.'
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He doesn't like tea. — 'doesn't' + the base form 'like'.
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When do you use the present simple?
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For habits, routines, general facts, permanent situations and timetables.
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When do you add -s to a present-simple verb?
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Only for the third person singular: he, she, it (and singular nouns).
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Why is 'Does she works?' wrong?
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'Does' already carries the -s, so the main verb stays in the base form: 'Does she work?'
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Where does an adverb of frequency go?
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Before the main verb (I always read) but after the verb 'to be' (I am always late).
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Present simple vs present continuous?
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Present simple = habits/facts (I work every day); present continuous = action now (I am working now).
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