現在簡單式
使用現在簡單式的情況：
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表達嗜好、真理、重複性的動作或不變的情況、情感和願望：
I smoke（嗜好）；I work in London（不變的情況）；London is a large city（真理） -
給予指令或指導：
You walk for two hundred meters, then you turn left. -
表達已敲定的安排，現在或未來的安排都可用現在簡單式來表達：
Your exam starts at 09.00. -
表達未來的時間，用於特定連接詞之後：after, when, before, as soon as, until
He'll give it to you when you come next Saturday.
但要注意！現在簡單式並不會用來表達現在正發生的事。
舉例
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嗜好
He drinks tea at breakfast.
She only eats fish.
They watch television regularly. -
重複的動作或事件
We catch the bus every morning.
It rains every afternoon in the hot season.
They drive to Monaco every summer. -
真理
Water freezes at zero degrees.
The Earth revolves around the Sun.
Her mother is Peruvian.
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指令或指導
Open the packet and pour the contents into hot water.
You take the No.6 bus to Watney and then the No.10 to Bedford. -
排定的事情
His mother arrives tomorrow.
Our holiday starts on the 26th March -
未來的建設
She'll see you before she leaves.
We'll give it to her when she arrives.
構成現在簡單式：以 to think 為例
| 肯定 | 疑問 | 否定 |
|---|---|---|
| I think | Do I think? | I do not think |
| You think | Do you think? | You do not think |
| He thinks | Does he think? | He does not think |
| She thinks | Does she think? | She does not think |
| It thinks | Does it think? | It does not think |
| We think | Do we think? | We do not think. |
| They think | Do they think? | They do not think. |
現在簡單式的小筆記：第三人稱單數
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在第三人稱單數時，動詞一律以 s 結尾：
he wants, she needs, he gives, she thinks. -
否定句和疑問句要用 Does（= 助動詞 Do 的第三人稱動詞變化）+ 不帶 to 的不定詞。
He wants ice cream. Does he want strawberry? He does not want vanilla. -
以 y 結尾的動詞：第三人稱動詞要將 y 改為 ies：
fly --> flies, cry --> cries
例外情況：字尾 -y 前面有母音：
play --> plays, pray --> prays -
當動詞原型字尾是 ss、x、sh、ch 時，就在字尾加 es：
he passes, she catches, he fixes, it pushes
舉例
- He goes to school every morning.
- She understands English.
- It mixes the sand and the water.
- He tries very hard.
- She enjoys playing the piano.