Present simple: habits and facts
Learn when to use the present simple and how the verb changes with he, she and it, with original examples and practice.
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Subject, verb and object in statements
A simple English statement puts the person or thing doing an action before the verb and places its object after the verb.
Read and practiseEnglish object pronouns: me, him, her and them
Use English object pronouns after a verb or preposition and distinguish forms such as I and me, she and her.
Read and practiseFrequency adverbs: always, usually and often
Describe how often something happens and place always, usually, often, sometimes and never in simple sentences.
Read and practisePresent simple negatives: do not and does not
Make negative present simple sentences with do not and does not, and understand why the main verb remains in its base form.
Read and practisePresent simple questions: do and does
Ask yes-or-no questions in the present simple with do and does, and practise the order of subject and main verb.
Read and practiseAm, is and are: negatives and questions
Negative statements and yes-or-no questions with present be help you say where people are and ask how things are.
Read and practisePresent continuous: actions happening now
Build the present continuous with am, is or are and an -ing form, and use it to describe actions happening at the moment.
Read and practisePresent simple or present continuous?
Compare regular habits with actions in progress using the present simple and present continuous, with clear time cues.
Read and practiseCountable and uncountable nouns
Distinguish countable nouns such as tickets from uncountable nouns such as rice and information, and practise quantities.
Read and practiseSome and any: quantities and offers
Use some and any with plural and uncountable nouns in everyday statements, questions, negatives and offers.
Read and practiseMuch, many and a lot of
Ask about amounts and quantities using much, many and a lot of with countable and uncountable nouns.
Read and practiseThird-person singular endings in the present simple
With a third-person singular subject or thing, the present simple verb changes spelling: practise the common endings in short sentences.
Read and practiseCan and cannot: ability, permission and requests
Use can and cannot to talk about ability and ask for help or permission, with clear examples and short exercises.
Read and practiseAdding -ing to verbs: spelling rules
A final e, a short vowel or the ending ie can change how a verb is spelled before ing. See common patterns and practise them.
Read and practiseThere is and there are: saying what exists
Choose there is or there are for singular, plural and uncountable nouns, then practise questions about what is present.
Read and practisePlace prepositions: in, on, at and under
Describe where things are with in, on, at, under and next to. Compare an enclosed space, a surface and a place.
Read and practiseEnglish imperatives: clear instructions and requests
Give instructions with a base verb, form negatives with don't and choose a considerate way to address the listener.
Read and practiseAdding -ed to verbs: regular past spelling
Regular past forms change their spelling after final e, consonant plus y, or a short stressed vowel followed by a consonant.
Read and practiseSuggestions with let's and let's not
Invite someone to do something together with let's, suggest avoiding an action with let's not, and use the base verb.
Read and practiseEveryday English contractions
Apostrophes mark missing letters in common short forms used in everyday English writing and conversation.
Read and practiseAt, on and in for English time expressions
Match clock times, days and months with at, on and in, and recognise the British and American ways to talk about weekends.
Read and practiseJoining ideas with conjunctions
Addition, contrast and choice each need a different connector when you join simple English words or statements.
Read and practisePossessive apostrophes: a teacher's desk and parents' garden
Show who something belongs to with 's or a final apostrophe, including singular owners, regular plurals and irregular children.
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