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3. programmes and timetables. For example,
• Our flight lands at 6 p.m.
• The play ends at 10 p.m.

We also use the simple present tense with time expressions like
♦ in the morning, in the evening, in September, etc. For example,

• The sea route to Santorini is closed in December.
• I like to have a cup of tea while sitting in the morning sun.

♦ on Friday mornings, on weekends, etc. For example,
• I go out for a long walk on Friday evenings.

• On alternate weekends, I visit Grandpa and Granny at their house.
♦ With adverbs of frequency such as always, usually, never, sometimes, etc.

For example,
• I sometimes go up to the terrace at night to stare at the moon.
• I am always up at 6 in the morning.

Let’s now study these tenses in detail.

Simple present
• for repeated actions and habits • for facts • for time tables
• for instructions and directions

Interrogative sentences
Affirmative Negative sentences
sentences With question
word

I sing. I do not/don’t sing. Do I sing? What do I sing?
You sing. You do not/don’t sing. Do you sing? What do you sing?

He does not/doesn’t
He sings. Does he sing? What does he sing?
sing.
She does not/doesn’t What does she
She sings. Does she sing?
sing. sing?

It sings. It does not/doesn’t sing. Does it sing? What does it sing?

We sing. We do not/don’t sing. Do we sing? What do we sing?

They sing. They do not/don’t sing. Do they sing? What do they sing?

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