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Every Day

Present Simple

Use the present simple to talk about activities or routines which take place on a regular basis.

Example:

The Executive Committee usually meets on Tuesdays at seven o'clock.

The expatriates from Japan don't visit the consulate on Saturdays.

How often do you alter your accounting policy?

Phillip usually focuses on issues involving ethnicity.

Positive Sentences

Subject + verb + objects

Phillip usually focuses on issues involving ethnicity.

Negative Sentences

Subject + do not + verb + objects

The expatriates from Japan don't visit the consulate on Saturdays.

Question Form

Wh? + do + subject + verb ?

How often do you alter your accounting policy?

Present Simple with Adverbs of Frequency

Use adverbs of frequency such as 'usually', 'often', 'sometimes', etc. with the present simple to express how often you perform a routine or activity.

Example:

We regularly update our bylaws.

The ticket taker constantly stopped in the projection booth.

The business-friendly international NGO rarely criticizes the WTO.

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