Simple Present (I do) (2)
A
Yume is a bus driver, but now she is in bed asleep. So : She is not driving a bus. (She is asleep.)
But She drives a bus. (She is a bus driver.)
Drive(s) / work(s) / do(does), etc is the simple present.
B
We use the simple present to talk about tings in general. We use it to say that something happens all the time or repeateldly or that something is true in general. It is not important whether the action is happening at the time of speaking :
Nurses take care of patients in hospitals.
I usually leave for work at 8:00 A.M.
The earth goes around the sun.
Remember that we say he/she/it-s. Don’t forget the s:
I work…but he works. They teach…but my sister teaches…
C
We use do/does to make questions and negative sentences :
Do I /we/you/they (work? / come? Do?)
He/she/it doesn’t (work/ come / do)
I come from Canada. Were do you come from?
“Would you like a cigarete?” “No, thanks. I don’t smoke.”
What does this word mean? (not What means this word?)
Rice doesn’t grow in cold climates.
In the following examples do is also the main verb :
“What do you do?” (=What’s your job>) “I work in a deaprment store.”
He is so lazy. He doesn’t do anything to help me.
D
We use the simple present when we say how often we do things :
I get up at 8:00 every morning. (not I’m getting)
How often do you go to the dentist? (not How foten are you going?)
Julie doesn’t drink coffee very often.
In the summer John usually palys tennis once or twice a week.
Note the position of always/never/usually, etc. (before the main verb) :
She always looks happy.
I never drink coffee at night.
What time do you usually get home after work?
