Present Simple — время для описания постоянных фактов, привычек, законов природы и регулярных событий. Оно передаёт действия, которые происходят вообще, циклично или по графику, а не в момент речи. Распознать Present Simple помогают маркеры: always, usually, often, sometimes, never, every day, on Mondays.
Формы глагола, правила утверждений, отрицаний и вопросов, случаи употребления и маркеры времени
| Раздел | Лицо | Утверждение | Отрицание | Вопрос | Краткие ответы |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Формы | I | I work | I do not work | Do I work? | Yes, I do. / No, I don't. |
| You | You work | You do not work | Do you work? | Yes, you do. / No, you don't. | |
| We | We work | We do not work | Do we work? | Yes, we do. / No, we don't. | |
| They | They work | They do not work | Do they work? | Yes, they do. / No, they don't. | |
| He / She / It | He works She works It works | He does not work She does not work It does not work | Does he work? Does she work? Does it work? | Yes, he does. / No, he doesn't. | |
| Употребление | • Факты и истины — Water boils at 100°C | ||||
| • Привычки и регулярные действия — I work every day | |||||
| • Расписания и графики — The train leaves at 7 a.m. | |||||
| • Постоянные состояния — She lives in London | |||||
| Маркеры | always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never, every day / week / month, on Mondays, at weekends | ||||