Present

Simple
Tense
To form
the Present
Simple Tense we
use the verb's base
form (go, work,
speak, study). In
3
rd
person singular
(he, she, it), the
base form of the
verb takes -
s/es. (Auxiliary
verbs "be," "do,"
"have", which can
also be used as
main verbs, are
exceptions.)
Afrmative form
I
you work
we
they
he/she/it works /
-s/
go goes /-es/
watch
watches /-es/
play plays /-s/
study
studies /-es/
Negative form
I
you D NT
/don!t/
we W!"
they
he#she#it D"S
NT
#doesn't #
W!"
$.
%he doesn!t often
go to the &inema.
'. I don!t get
up early at the
weekend.
3. They don!t
speak (nglish very
well.
#nterrogative
form
I
D you W
!")
we
they
D"S he#she#it
W!")
$.Do they speak f
oreign languages)
'. Do you want a
banana)
3. Does your
sister play the
piano)
$uestions and
short answers%
Do you like spagh
etti)
*es, I do.
+o, I don!t.
Does she know ,
ulgarian)
*es, she does.
+o, she doesn!t.
&"'"'("& )
if the verb ends
in -ss, -sh, -*h,
-+ or -o, add -es to
the base form-
kiss .
kisses, /nish .
/nishes, wat*h .
wat&hes, mi+ .
mi0es, go . goes
If the verb ends
in *onsonant 1 y
&hange y to i and
add -es-
study .
studies, &opy .
&opies, try .
tries, &arry . &arrie