Present Simple

We use Present Simple Tense:
-when we want to talk about fixed habits or routines;
ex: I always read before I go to bed.
     I like green apples very much.
- things which are always true;
ex: The Earth moves around the Sun.
- to talk about what happened in books, plays and movies;
ex: At the end of the movie, they remain together,

Adverbs of frequency for Present Simple: always, often, frequently, sometimes, occasionally, seldom, rarely, hardly ever, never.
*notice that the adverb comes before the main verb in the sentence.
ex: Michael frequently visits his family.
     Japanese people never wear shoes inside.

How to form Present Simple:
Affirmative: 
S+ V e/ es (III) - He lives in Budapest.
Negative: 
S+ Don't/ Doesn't+ Verb ( the verb doesn't change its form)- He doesn't live in Budapest.
Interrogative: 
Do/ Does+ S+ Verb (the verb doesn't change its form) - Does he live in Budapest?

a. We add an S to the verb at the 3.rd person
    she sings/ he eats/ it plays
b. If the verb ends in:  o, s, z, sh, ch, consonant+y, we add - ES
    Do- does, kiss- kisses, buzz- buzzes, push- pushes, catch- catches, try- tries. 
* The verbs Have and Be have different forms: Have- Has

Conjugation for Be: 

I am

You are

He is 

She is

It is

We are

You are

They are

* The verb CAN doesn't change!! 

* Some verbs, state verbs, are used only in Simple Tenses.

Here is a short list: 

like	know	belong
love	realise	fit
hate	suppose	contain
want	mean	consist
need	understand	seem
prefer	believe	depend
agree	remember	matter
mind	recognise	see
own	appear	look (=seem)
sound	taste	smell
hear	astonish	deny
disagree	please	impress
satisfy	promise	surprise
doubt	think (=have an opinion)	feel (=have an opinion)
wish	imagine	concern
dislike	be	have
deserve	involve	include
lack	measure (=have length etc)	possess
owe	weigh (=have weight)