Grammar in Use, Basic - Simple Present (I do, work, like, etc.)
Simple Present
I / You / We / They + do/read/like/have/watch
He / She / It + does
/reads
/likes
/has
/watches
Meaning
Simple present for things that are true in general.
The earth goes around the sun.
Simple present for things that happen sometimes or all the time
Tim works very hard.
Regular
He / She / It + verb + s
think -> thinks
, live -> lives
, remember -> remembers
Irregular
He / She / It + verb(-s/-sh/-ch/-x/-o) + es
pass
-> passes
, wash
-> washes
, finish
-> finishes
, watch
-> watches
, teach
-> teaches
,
go
-> goes
, do
-> does
He / She / It + verb(-y) + ies
try
-> tries
, marry
-> marries
, fly
-> flies
verb(-y)로 끝나도 -ay
/ -ey
/ -oy
/ -uy
로 끝나는 애들은 규칙 동사임.
, enjoy
-> enjoys
, stay
-> stays
, buy
-> buys
He / She / It + verb(-y) + ies
always / never / often / usually / sometimes + simple present
어릴 때 배웠던 조비 뒤 일 앞
이 적용되는 사례이다.
조동사 be동사 뒤에, 일반동사 앞에… 조비뒤일앞으로 외웠던 기억이 있다.
Sue always go to work early.
I never eat a cucumber.
I sometimes sleep early.
He usually play a piano.
My mother usually have breakfast.