Present Simple

(+) S + Infinitive *(-s)
(-) S + don’t / doesn’t + Infinitive
(?) Do / Does + S + Infinitive?

Uses:

 Habits and Routines
Jane always studies in the library

 To talk about true facts
Water boils at 100¨C

 Permanent situations
They don’t live in London any more.

 With State Verbs*
I don’t understand the text

 To form the 0 and 1st Conditionals
If she doesn’t come, we won’t go out.

 Timetables (SEE FUTURE)

Common words:

FREQUENCY ADVERBS: always, usually, normally, often, sometimes, occasionally, rarely, seldom, hardly ever, never

TIME EXPRESSIONS: nowadays, every day, once a week, from time to time, in summer, on Mondays, etc