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Jan 2021
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Learn English Tenses: The Present Simple

BOB THE CANADIAN
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Welcome to this English grammar lesson about the present simple tense. This is also a very common English verb tense, and it is very useful to learn it. Once you master it you'll be able to talk about the things you love and like, your habits and routines, and how to state facts.  As a bonus you'll also learn the zero conditional!

I'll start by helping you learn how to form the present simple verb tense for spoken English using I, You, We, and They. I'll then make sure you know how to conjugate it with He, She and other nouns. I'll also make sure I help you understand how to use it in the negative, and how to form questions with this tense.

At the end of the lesson I'll give you an English practice tip you can use to help really learn this tense and never forget it! It is a very useful tense to learn for English conversation practice.

I hope you enjoyed this English lesson about the present simple tense!

Note: This is the audio portion of a Youtube English lesson which you can watch right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAz3UmAKvDU or find by searching Youtube for, "Bob the Canadian Present Simple"

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