Unite 2 Simple Present ( I do)

  A)  

   Study this example situation:

Alex is a bus driver, but now he is in bed asleep. So:

He is not driving a bus. (He is asleep.)  but He driver a bus. (He is a bus driver.)

drive(s) / work(s) / do(s), etc., is the simple present.

                         

I/we/you/they            drive/work/do,etc.

        he/she/it           drive/work/do,etc.

                                                                                                                                                             

B)

We use the simple present to talk about things in general. We use it say that something happens all the time or repeatedly or that something is true in general. It is not important whether the action is happening at the time of speaking:

• Nurses take care of patients in hospitals. 
• I usually leave for work at 8:00 A.M.
• The earth goes around the sun.

Remember that we say he/she/it -s. Don't forget the s:

• I work ...    but   He works ...        They teach ...       but My sister teaches...

                                                                           

C)

We use do/does to make question and negative sentences:

do     I/we/you/they                   work?                  I/we/you/they     don't                 work

does  he/she/it                         come?                 she/it/he              doesn't              come

                                           do?                                                                                do  

• I come from Canada. Where do you come from?
• "Would you like a cigarette?" "No, thanks. I don't smoke."
• What does this word mean? (not What means this word?)
• Rice doesn't grow in cold climates.

In the following examples do is also the main verb:

• "What do you do?"  ( = What's your job?) " I work in a department store."
• He's so lazy. he doesn't do anything to help me. (not He doesn't anything)

                                                                          

D)

We use the simple present when we say how often we do things:

• I get pu at 8:00 every morning. (not I'm getting)
• How often do you go to the dentist? (not How often are you going?)
• Julie doesn't drink coffee very often.
• In the summer John usually plays tennis once or twice a week.

Note the position of always/never/usually, etc. (before the main verb):

• Sue always look happy. ( not Sue looks always)
• I never drink coffee at night.
• What time do you usually get home after work?