LinguaPresent Simple for routines and facts
We use the present simple with I, you, we, they to talk about habits, routines, and facts. The base verb stays the same: I work, we study, they live. Use it for things that happen often or are generally true.
I work every day.
| Subject | Verb | Example |
|---|---|---|
| I | work | I work at home. |
| you | study | You study English. |
| we | live | We live in a city. |
| they | start | They start at nine. |
Time phrases in daily life
Time phrases help you say when something happens. Common phrases are every day, in the morning, at night, and on Mondays. They often go at the end of the sentence.
We study in the morning.
Negatives with don't
To make the present simple negative with I, you, we, they, use don't + base verb. Do not change the main verb: I don't work, they don't study. This means the action is not part of the routine or is not true.
They don't work at night.
| Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|
| I work | I don't work |
| You live here | You don't live here |
| We study on Mondays | We don't study on Mondays |
| They start early | They don't start early |
Yes/no questions with do
To ask a yes/no question, use Do + subject + base verb...? For short answers, say Yes, I do / No, I don't and the same pattern with you, we, they. The main verb stays in the base form.
Do you work on Mondays?
| Question | Short answer |
|---|---|
| Do I work here? | Yes, you do. / No, you don't. |
| Do you study at night? | Yes, I do. / No, I don't. |
| Do we start at nine? | Yes, we do. / No, we don't. |
| Do they live nearby? | Yes, they do. / No, they don't. |
Words in this lesson
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| work | work | I work every day. |
| study | study | We study English in the morning. |
| live | live | They live in a big city. |
| start | start | You start at nine. |
| every day | every day | I walk to school every day. |
| in the morning | in the morning | We drink coffee in the morning. |
| at night | at night | They don't study at night. |
| on Mondays | on Mondays | I work at home on Mondays. |
| don't | don't | We don't live near the school. |
| Do you ...? | Do you ...? | Do you work on Saturdays? |
Exercises
This lesson has 10 exercises in the app:
- multiple choice: 3
- fill the gap: 3
- match the pairs: 1
- build the sentence: 1
- translate the sentence: 1
- listen and type: 1
Try the first one
Choose the correct sentence for a routine.
The answer, the other exercises, the audio and your progress are in the app – free at A0 and A1.