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Simple Present Tense indicates an action which happens in the present, but it isnt necessary for actions
to happen right now. Simple present tense indicates, unchanging situations, general truths, scientific
facts, habits, fixed arrangements and frequently occuring events.
POSITIVE FORM (+) : Subject ( I, You, We, They ) + V1 ( First Form of Verb )
NEGATIVE FORM (-) : Subject ( I, You, We, They ) + do not / dont + V1 ( First Form of Verb )
QUESTION FORM (?) : Do + Subject ( I, You, We, They ) + V1 ( First Form of Verb )
NEGATIVE QUESTION FORM (?) : Do not ( Dont ) + Subject ( I, You, We, They ) + V1 ( First Form of Verb )
SHORT ANSWER FORMS ( + / ) : YES / NO + Subject ( I, You, We, They )+ do / do not (dont)
She starts She does not (doesnt) start Does she start Doesnt she start
You start You do not (dont) start Do you start Dont you start
They start They do not (dont) start Do they start Dont they start
Notes:
1. In Simple Present Tense, we add the suffix -s at the end of the verbs for the third singular subjects
( He, She, It ) . On the other hand, we use first forms of the verbs for other subjects ( I, You, We, You,
They).
2. Although we add the suffix -s at the end of the verb for the third singular subjects in possitive
sentences, We remove the suffix -s at the end of the verb in questions and negative sentences because
of being used does or doesnt as an auxillary verb.
Common tense markers:
Every day, week, month, night, year, summer, etc. / These days / Nowadays / Always / All the time /
Most of the time / Never / Often / Rarely / Sometimes / Usually
Examples:
Notes:
We use other question words ( Like Who, What, Why , How much / many, How often etc.) in present
tense.
Question Words (who, what, why, how much / many, how often etc.) + do / does + subject pronoun ( he,
she, it, I, you, we, they) + V1 ( First Form of Verb )
Examples:
Examples:
Nowadays, almost all of the children spend most of their day in front of television.
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4. Simple Present Tense is used for instantaneous situations ( like sports commentaries)
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Examples:
Pour the contents into a large container and mix with milk.
First of all, break the eggs and whisk with sugar.
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9. We often use present tense to talk about the future in clauses with time words ( like after, when,
before, as soon as, until)
Examples:
10. We can also use simple present tense with non- progressive or non-action verbs which do not receive
suffix ing and generally express the situation, emotion, desire, ownership and thought. They do not
include action ( like sitting, getting up, running, sleeping, drinking, eating).
We can add ing at the end of these verbs if these verbs include action.
Examples:
TIME EXPRESSIONS:
Mountly
ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY:
Always
Almost always
Usually
Generally
Normally
Very often
Often / frequently
Sometimes
Never
Notes:
In Simple Present Tense, we add the suffix s / -es / -ies at the end of the verbs for the third singular
subjects ( He, She, It )
1. If the verbs end with a consonant or a vowel, we generally add just s at the end of the verbs.
play plays
drink drinks
smell smells
pray prays
read reads
look looks
stay stays
buy buys
enjoy enjoys
help helps
smoke smokes
like likes
love loves
take takes
move moves
save - saves
make makes
die dies
see sees
come comes
2. If the verbs end with -ss, -x, -sh, -ch, and -o we add -es at the end of the verbs.
pass passes
miss misses
watch watches
catch catches
fix fixes
mix mixes
push pushes
wash washes
go goes
do does
3. If Verbs ends with a consonant + y, we remove the -y and add ies at the end of the verbs.
Examples:
fly flies
cry cries