Present simple tense

The present simple	(a)       Ann takes a shower every day. (b)      I usually read the newspaper in the morning. (c)       Babies cry.  Birds fly. (d)      NEGATIVE: It doesn’t snow in Bangkok. (e)       QUESTION: Does the teacher speak slowly?	The present simple expresses daily habit or usual activities, as in (a) and (b). The present simple expresses general statements of fact, as in (c). In sum, the present simple is used for events or situation that exsit always, usually, or habitually in the past, present, and future.
Statement	I-You-We-They      work. He-She-It                works.
Negative	I-You-We-They      do        not      work. He-She-It                does    not      works.
Quetion	Do        I-You-We-They      work? Does    He-She-It                works?
Contractions Pronoun + be	I                            +      am         =         I’m working. You, We, They     +      are         =         You’re, We’re, They’re working. He, She, It              +      is          =         He’s, She’s, It’s working.
do + not	Does   +     not     =      doesn’t              She doesn’t work. Do      +     not     =       don’t                 I don’t work.
be + not	Is          +       not         =       isn’t           He isn’t working. Are       +       not         =       aren’t        They aren’t working. (Am     +        not         =      am not        I am not working.)

Exercise

What's the best word to complete the sentence?

 

 Betty  Schrampfer  Azar.  Fundamentals of English GrammarThird Edition. The united states of America.

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1. The bank ________ at four o'clock.
   1.   close
   2.   closies
   3.   closes
2. Jo is so smart that she ________ every exam without even trying.
   1.   pass
   2.   passies
   3.   passes
3. She ________ in Florida.
   1.   live
   2.   lives
   3.   livees
4. We ________ to Spain every summer.
   1.   fly
   2.   flys
   3.   flies
5. My life is so boring -- I just ________ TV every night.
   1.   watch
   2.   watchies
   3.   watches
6. My best friend ________ to me every week.
   1.   write
   2.   writies
   3.   writes
7. It ________ almost every day in Manchester.
   1.   rain
   2.   rains
   3.   raines
8. John ________ very hard in class, but I don't think he'll pass the course.
   1.   try
   2.   trys
   3.   tries
9. My mother ________ eggs for breakfast every morning.
   1.   fry
   2.   frys
   3.   fries
10. I ________ in a bank.
1.   work
2.   works
3.   

Reference
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/pres1.htm