Present simple

 

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- What time do you wake up?

- I wake up at 9.30 am

 

Main uses: permanent situations, regular habits and daily routine; feelings

Syntax: In the positive form, add an 's' to the base form of the 3rd person singular. If the verb ends in -y preceded by a consonant, change the -y to -ies

Example:

I wake up

You wake up

He/She/It wakeS up

We wake up

You wake up

They wake up

 

Negative:Conjugate 'do' + not (don't and doesn't) + the base form of the verb to make negatives.
I don't wake up at 9.30 am
She doesn't wake up at 9.30 am

 

Question: Conjugate 'do' (do or does) + the base form of the verb in question forms.
Do you wake up at 9.30?
Does she wake up at 9.30?

 

Answers:

Do you wake up at 9.30 ?

Long answer: Yes, I wake up at 9.30 No, I don't wake up at 9.30
Short answer: Yes, I do. No, I don't.

 

Test

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Courses (begin) the third of September.

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He (get up) early on Mondays.

I (not/believe) in witches.

The Sun's rays (take) eight minutes to reach the Earth.