Present Simple for Routines and Habits

• We use the present simple to talk about daily routines, habits, and facts in our jobs. It helps us describe what we do every day.
• Pronoun / Subject
• Affirmative (+)
• Negative (-)
• I / You / We / They
• work in Boston
• do not work in Chicago
• He / She / It
• sells software in New York
• does not sell hardware in Seattle
• Remember
• Add -s or -es to the verb for he, she, and it in affirmative sentences.
• Use do not (don't) with I, you, we, and they for negative sentences.
• Use does not (doesn't) with he, she, and it for negative sentences.
• Examples
• I call clients in Chicago every morning.
• Mark visits accounts in Dallas twice a week.
• We do not send quotes on Sundays.
• Common mistakes
• She sell software in Austin.
• She sells software in Austin.
• He doesn't works in Miami.
• He doesn't work in Miami.

Complete the sentences

• Sarah (to work) ____ as an account manager in Denver.
• We (not to buy) ____ products from suppliers in Phoenix.
• Kevin (to send) ____ new quotes to buyers in Portland.
• They (to visit) ____ corporate clients in Atlanta every month.
• Emily (not to call) ____ prospects in Baltimore on Fridays.
• You (to sell) ____ cloud solutions in Philadelphia.

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