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GRAMMAR TIPS
► Adjectives never take plural
► About a text:
The text deals with; the text reads; the text is about
► Modal verbs:
CAN/COULD/SHOULD/
MIGHT/MAY
+ INFINITIVE FORM

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Special Simple Present cases

The Simple Present Tense is used for everyday actions,likes and dislikes. You often use adverbs of frequence with it.
As you may know, you use the infinive with the subjects I, you, we, they. However, when the subjects of the sentence are 'he, she, it', the infinitive form takes an 's':

I always have breakfast at home.
They usually go to the cinema.
She rarely reads French literature.
Paul loves watching TV

BUT:

When the verb ends in 'o', 's', 'sh', 'ch', 'x' or 'z', 'ES' (instead of 's') are added:
Dad washes his car (to wash)
The students matches the sentences (to match)
The alarm clock buzzes at 9 o'clock every morning (to buzz)

ALSO, if the verb ends in 'y', you change the 'y' into 'i' and then 'ES' is added:

The girl cries when her mother leaves (to cry)
The boy studies german (to study)

Anyway, there are some exceptions:
To play - He/she/it plays
To pay - He/she/it pays

P: download a Powerpoint about Simple Present tense here.
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So, what do your friend/wife/husband does in everyday life?

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