2. Grammar - Simple present

Simple Present Einfache Gegenwart

📝 rule:

You use simple present when you talk about habits and things that happen regularly.
Das Simple Present benutzt du, wenn du über Gewohnheiten sprichst oder wenn etwas regelmäßig stattfindet.


💡 form:

I verb
you
we
you
they

he verb +s
she
it


✏️ example:

I play football every week. Ich spiele jede Woche Fußball.
You play tennis on Sundays. Du spielst sonntags Tennis.
We play cards every evening. Wir spielen jeden Abend Karten.
You play computer games every weekend. Ihr spielt an jedem Wochenende Computerspiele.
They do their homework every day. Sie machen jeden Tag ihre Hausaufgaben.

📌 Remember!

He, she, it - the "-s" must fit.
He, she, it das "-s" muss mit.

He plays the guitar every day. Er spielt jeden Tag Gitarre.
She plays football every Monday. Sie spielt jeden Montag Fußball.
It plays with a ball. Es spielt mit einem Ball.


⚠️ Watch the spelling!

1. If the verbs ends with "-ch" or "-sh", you must add "-es" after he, she, it.
Endet das Verb auf "-ch" oder "-sh", hängst du bei he, she, it ein "-es" an.

We watch TV. He watches TV.
I wash the car. She washes the car.


2. The verbs do and go change into "does" and "goes".
Die Verben do und go werden zu "does" und "goes".

They do their homework. She does her homework.
You go shopping. He goes shopping.


3. If the verb ends with a consonant+ -y, it changes into "-ies".
Endet das Verb auf consonant+ -y, lautet die Endung "-ies".

I tidy up the room every evening. She tidies up the room every evening.
You never empty the dishwasher. He never empties the dishwasher.


💥 Signal words:

every week, in the morning, every Sunday, on Mondays, never, always, ...