PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE SUMMARY TABLE NB1

"TO BE" STRUCTURES

"TO HAVE" STRUCTURES

+ST: Subject + am/is/are +

complements
+ I am your best friend.
+ She is your new classmate.
+ We are very happy.

+ST: Subject + have/ has +

complements
+ I have blue eyes.
+ She has got brown hair.
+ They have got two brothers.

-ST: Subj + 'm not/isn't/aren't +

complements
- I am not ('m not) very tall.
- She is not (isn't) English.
- They are not (aren't) at home.

-ST: Subject + have/ has+ not +

complements
- I have not (haven't) got any pets at
home.
- She has not (hasn't) got homework
today.
- They have not (haven't) got a new
bike.

Y/N ? ST: am/is/are + subject +

complements

Are you Italian?

Yes, I am // No, I am not.
Are you his brother?
Yes, I am// No, I am not.
Is She from Canada?
Yes, She is// No, she isn't.

W-Q ? ST: QW+ am/is/are+ subject

+ compl.

What is your name?

Where are you from?
When is your birthday?
Why are you sad?
How old are you?

Y/N ? ST: have/ has + subject +

complements
Have you got any scissors?
Yes, I have// No, I haven't.
Has she got a big house?
Have you got a dog?
Do you have a bike?*
Yes, I do//No, I don't
Does she have a computer?
W-Q ? ST: QW+ have/has+ subject
+ compl.

What have you got in your

pocket?

"PRESENT SIMPLE" STRUCTURES

OTHER VERBS
+ST: Subject + main verb+
complements
+ You often play football after school.
+ She usually runs three times a week.
(3rd p sing)
+ We always enjoy cooking paella on
Sundays.
+ She loves listening to classical
music.
ST: Subj+ don't/ doesn't+ MV+
complements
- They don't often go to the cinema at
night.
- She doesn't speak Chinese.
- They don't like eating Mexican food.
- She doesn't like dancing flamenco.
- She hates doing housework (!)
Y/N ? ST: Do/Does + subject + MV
+ compl.
Do you often read the
newspaper?
No, I don't// Yes, I do.
Does she usually go to work by
bus?
Do you like eating pasta?
Does she love travelling?
Yes, she does// No, she doesn't.
WQ ? ST: QW+ do/does+
subject+MV+ C ?

Who is your best friend?

Where has she got her school

bag?
When have you got classes?
Why do we have homework?*
How do they have the meat? well
done?*
Who do we have next? Maths
teacher?*

What do you normally do at the

weekends?
Where does she buy her clothes?
When do you like wearing smart
clothes?
Why does she love singing so much?
Who do you meet with after work?
How does she like driving her car?