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hello, and welcome to six minute grammar.
With me, Catherine and me, Finn.
Hello.
In this program we're talking about present tenses.
Now let's get started.
The first thing we need to know is that the present simple tense is mainly for facts, habits and truths.
Now, Catherine, give me a true fact about you.
A true fact about me is that I like gardening.
Oh, wow.
Yeah, great.
Love it.
Thanks, Catherine.
And can you tell me one of your habits?
I drink a cup of coffee every morning.
I drink one at home and I drink another one when I get to work.
So far so good.
We make the present simple with a subject and base verb, and we add s to the verb for he, she and it.