Present Simple

• We use the Present Simple to talk about our daily tasks, job duties, and general facts. It shows things that are always true or happen regularly in our IT jobs.
• Subject
• Positive Verb
• Negative Verb
• Example
• I / you / we / they
• work
• do not work (don't)
• We work in Boston.
• he / she / it
• works
• does not work (doesn't)
• She works in Boston.
• Questions
• Do (subject) work?
• Does (subject) work?
• Where do you work?
• Remember
• Add '-s' or '-es' to the verb for he, she, and it in positive sentences.
• Use 'do not' (don't) or 'does not' (doesn't) for negative sentences. The main verb does not have an '-s'.
• Use 'do' or 'does' before the subject to make questions.
• Examples
• I design websites for our clients.
• A project manager does not write code.
• Does the QA engineer test the app every day?
• Common mistakes
• He work as a DevOps engineer.
• He works as a DevOps engineer.
• She doesn't likes the new contract.
• She doesn't like the new contract.

Complete the sentences

• Emily (manage) ____ the Boston project.
• We (not use) ____ Python for the frontend.
• When (do) ____ he write code?
• A QA engineer (find) ____ bugs in the system.
• They (have) ____ a high salary in this company.
• Our new team lead (not like) ____ some meetings.

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