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I use the simple present with I, you, she, he, it, we, you and they. 

To speak about rights and duties in school, I use: To have in the simple present.

Example: I have the right to play.

To express my duties in school, I use the simple present.

Example: I keep my classroom clean.

To express my duties in school, I use the simple present with don't.

Example:  I don't arrive late at school.

We don't shout in class.

To locate places on a map, I use next to, at the corner, on the right, between, near

Example:  The canteen is next to the staff room.

To describe actions in progress, I use the present continuous with the three forms and the time marker now.

Examples: -What is Soraya doing now?

 She is arranging the tables. 

Are the pupils practising sport?

No, they are not

I use the possessive adjectives our and their to express possession. Examples: - Our school is beautiful.

My classmates do their homework on time.

We form the present tense using the infinitive (without TO). In the third person 

If verbs end in -0, -CH, -SH, -SS, -X, we add -ES in the third person.

do - does

watch - watches

wash - washes

kiss - kisses

fix - fixes

If the verb ends with a consonant+Y, we delete the Y and add -IES.

study - studies

carry - carries

when a verb ends with a vowel + Y, we add -S.

play - plays

Affirmative form:

I speak English.

My mother speaks Arabic.

My grand parents speak Tamazight. 

Negative form:

I do not speak Chinese. My mother does not speak English

My grandparents do not speak English.

Interrogative form

Do you speak English ? - Yes, I do.

Does your mother speak Arabic? - Yes, she does.

Do your grandparents speak Chinese ?

No, they don't. They speak Tamazight.