Present simple — everyday habits · 一般现在时 — 日常习惯
The tense you will use most
- The present simple is for things you do every day and facts.
- I get up at seven. The sun rises in the east.
- It's the tense you'll use most often.
I drink tea every day. The tea does not get a day off.
你最常用到的时态
- 一般现在时 (present simple) 讲你每天做的事和事实。
- 我I 起床get up 在at 七点seven.(我七点起床。)
- 这是你最常用的时态。
我每天喝茶。茶可没有休息日。
Base form, and -s for he / she / it
- I / you / we / they → the base verb: I play, we work.
- he / she / it → add -s: He plays. She works.
- go → goes, watch → watches, study → studies.
原形,he / she / it 加 -s
- I / you / we / they → 动词原形:I play、we work。
- he / she / it → 加 -s:他He 踢plays 足球football.(他踢足球。)
- go → goes,watch → watches,study → studies。
Does the verb need -s? · 动词要加 -s 吗?
Only he / she / it adds -s to the verb in the present simple. · 一般现在时里,只有 he / she / it 给动词加 -s。
Choose: He ___ football every day. · 选一选:He ___ football every day。
he / she / it → add -s: “He plays football.” · he / she / it → 加 -s:He plays football。
Complete: She ___ (go) to school by bus. · 填空:She ___ (go) to school by bus。
“go” ends in -o, so add -es: go → goes. · go 以 -o 结尾,加 -es:go → goes。
Translate into English: 我喜欢茶。 · 翻译成英语:我喜欢茶。
I → base verb: “I like tea.” (not “I likes tea”) · I → 动词原形:I like tea。(不是 I likes tea)
Negatives: don't / doesn't
- I / you / we / they → don't + base verb: I don't eat meat.
- he / she / it → doesn't + base verb: He doesn't like tea.
- After don't / doesn't, no -s.
否定:don't / doesn't
- I / you / we / they → don't + 原形:I don't eat meat.
- he / she / it → doesn't + 原形:He doesn't like tea.
- don't / doesn't 后面不加 -s。
Is this correct? “He doesn't likes tea.” · 这句对吗? “He doesn't likes tea.”
After doesn't, use the base verb: “He doesn't like tea.” · doesn't 后面用动词原形:He doesn't like tea。
Questions: Do / Does …?
- Do you …? · Does he …?
- Do you speak English? Does she live here?
- Short answers: Yes, I do. / No, he doesn't.
疑问:Do / Does …?
- Do you …? · Does he …?
- （助动词）Do 你you 说speak 英语English?(你会说英语吗?)
- 简短回答:Yes, I do. / No, he doesn't.
Common mistakes
- ❌ I very like English. → ✓ I like English very much. — never very + verb.
- ❌ He go to school. → ✓ He goes to school. — remember the -s!
- ❌ You like tea? → ✓ Do you like tea? — questions need do / does.
常见错误
- ❌ I very like English. → ✓ I like English very much。—— "很喜欢"不能直译成 very like。
- ❌ He go to school. → ✓ He goes to school。—— 第三人称 -s 最容易忘。
- ❌ You like tea? → ✓ Do you like tea?—— 疑问句要用 do / does 开头。
Match the verb to its he / she form. · 把动词和它的第三人称形式配对。
-ch / -o → -es (watches, goes); consonant + y → -ies (studies); most verbs just add -s. · -ch / -o 结尾加 -es(watches、goes);辅音 + y 变 -ies(studies);其余直接加 -s。
Which sentence is correct? · 哪个句子是正确的?
very never goes with a verb — say “like … very much”. · very 不能直接修饰动词,要说 like … very much。
- Present simple = habits + facts.
- he / she / it → verb + -s.
- Negatives & questions use do / does + base verb.
- 一般现在时 = 习惯 + 事实。
- he / she / it → 动词 + -s。
- 否定和疑问用 do / does + 动词原形。
Write one sentence about something you do every day. Use the present simple. · 用一般现在时写一句话,说说你每天做的一件事。
Example: “I get up at seven every day.” · 例如:I get up at seven every day。