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Simple Present Tense: Form and Meaning
The simple present tense expresses the things that happen every day. The simple present tense expresses habits.
1ST PERSON 2ND PERSON
3RD PERSON
SINGULAR (1)
I walk you walk
he walks she walks it walks
PLURAL (2+)
we walk you walk
they walk
Verbs in sentences expressed in simple present tense are expressed in the same way for I, you, we and they.
The verb changes by adding a final -s when used in the 3rd person singular – he, she and it.
These sentences express habits. In (a) eating rice is a habit. It is an activity that happens every day, which refers to Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and so on. In (b)
we know that school is Monday through Friday or Saturday and the walk happens on those mornings. In (h) we understand the walk happens whenever there is school.
weekend = Friday afternoon, Saturday, Sunday weekday = Monday to Friday
(a) I eat rice every day.
(b) You walk to school in the morning.
(c) He plays soccer every weekend.
(d) She texts her friends every afternoon.
(e) It feels hot in the evenings.
(f) We sleep every night.
(g) You learn English every weekday.
(h) They ride bikes home after school.
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BENDING BAMBOO
The sun rises in the morning. It rises from the east.
It sets in the west.
The moon moves across the sky every night. We see a full moon once a month.
The moon affects tides on the Mekong River.