The Present Simple Tense

is used to talk about:

- repeated actions or habits

Every evening my parents stay at home and watch TV.

- permanent situations

Mr and Mrs Smith live in Bristol.

- general truth

The river Amazon flows into the Atlantic Ocean.

Positive forms

I

You

We live in Moscow.

They

He play s the guitar.

She studi es Computer Science.

It go es very well.

Exercise 1. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. I ________ to bed at 11.00 p.m. (go)

2. Jack ________ fluent French. (speak)

3. Her children _________ game shows and cartoons. (enjoy)

4. She _______ always funny jokes. (tell)

5. My sister and I often _____ __ to read newspapers in English. (try)

6. People_______ personal computers at home. (use)

7. It _ _____ _ him about half an hour to get home from college. (take)