Present simple tense — use?
Habitual actions, facts, scheduled events
Verb conjugation — add?
-s or -es for third person singular
Negative form — how?
Use 'do not'/'does not' + base verb
Question formation — structure?
Invert 'do/does' with subject
Third person singular — ending?
Adds -s or -es to base verb
Spelling change — -y verbs?
Change -y to -ies before adding -s
Irregular verbs — example?
Go → goes, have → has
Time expressions — common?
Always, usually, every day
Negative contraction — examples?
Don't, doesn't
Wh- questions — start with?
Who, what, where, when, why, how
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1. According to the course content, what does the present simple tense primarily describe?
2. In the typical sequence of learning verb conjugation rules in the present simple tense, which of the following is generally taught first?
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