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Present simple
Positive forms : I work on the reception desk.
She enjoys her job very much.
Our employees Love helping visitors.
Negative forms : I don't [do not] work for Lowis Engineering .
This visitor doesn't [does not] have a security card.
We don't allow pets in the company.
Questions: Does she work for Lowis Engineering?
Where do you come from?
Long answers: Yes. she does work for Lowis Engineering .
No. she doesn't work for Lowis Engineering.
Short answers : Yes, I do.
No, I don't.
Yes, she does.
No, she doesn't.

This tense is used to express facts:
• Jasmine works at Lowis Engineering in London but she Lives in Wimbledon.
• The office is on the corner of Wardour Street and Oxford Street.
• Diane works in London but she comes from Ireland .
and for actions that are regular activities or routines:

• I check my emails every day.
• The postman brings the post before lunch .

It is also used in with timetables and schedules:
• The canteen opens at 12 o'clock.
The company closes at midnight.

It is also used in clauses with if, when, until, as soon as and after:
She'll give you her address when she telephones.
• I'll help yo u after I finish this report.
• We 'll start the meeting as soon as the boss arrives.
• Let's wait until Paul gets here.
Words that often take the present simple are: often, seldom, usually, never, always,
normally, rarely:
• It often rains a lot in April.
• We never close .
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