Simple Present

Simple Present(I start)

1. We form the Present Simple in this way:

POSITIVE
I/You/We/They	start at eight o'clock.
He/She/It	starts at eight o'clock.

NEGATIVE
I/You/We	do not/don't	start at eight o clock.
They/He/She/It	does not/doesn't	start at eight o'clock.

QUESTIONS
Do	I/you/we/they	start at 8?
Does	he/she	start at 8?

2. With he/she/it we add -s to most verbs:

walk → walks	get → gets	leave → leaves

But there are some exceptions:

• We add -es to verbs which end with -sh, -ch, -ss or -o:

finish → finishes	catch → catches	do → does	go → goes

• We change some verbs that end with -y in this way:

cry → cries	worry → worries	study → studies

• But we add -s to verbs that end with -ay, -ey, -oy or -uy:

pay → pays	play → plays	buy → buys｜

3. We use the Present Simple for facts:

Secretaries work in offices.

Ruth does all her work very well.

It doesn't snow in this country.

4. We use the Present Simple for repeated actions (e.g. habits, and events on a timetable):

I usually play tennis at weekends.

Lessons start at 9 o'clock every morning.

Other Source

• Englispage Simple Present
• English Grammar Database Present Simple