Negatives and Questions in the Simple Present Tense

Introduction
In the simple present tense, negative and question forms are made using the auxiliary verb "do".
This page explains the rules.

Forming a negative
Negatives in the simple present are formed by adding don't or doesn't before the simple form of the
verb:

Subject Auxiliary Example

I don't I don't sing

You don't You don't sing

He doesn't He doesn't sing

She doesn't She doesn't sing

It doesn't It doesn't sing

We don't We don't sing

They don't They don't sing

In other words, only THIRD PERSON SINGULAR subjects (he, she and it) have DOESN'T -- the
rest have DON'T.

Forming a yes/no question

Yes/no questions are also created using the auxiliary do. This time, the auxiliary is placed before
the subject. Here are the rules:

Subject Auxiliary Example

I do Do I sing?

You do Do you sing?

 He does Does he sing?

She does Does she sing?

It does Does it sing?

We do Do we sing?

They do Do they sing?

Forming a WH- question

WH- questions (using words such as "what", "when", "where" etc.) are also created by putting the
auxiliary do before the subject. Then, you add the WH- word at the beginning. Here are some
examples:

Statement Yes/no question WH- question

I sing Do I sing? What do I sing?

You fight. Do you fight? Why do you fight?

He lives Does he live? Where does he live?

 Forming the Simple Present Tense

Introduction
The simple present tense is one of the most common tenses in English. This page will explain the
rules for forming the tense with regular verbs.

Forming the simple present tense

There are only two basic forms for the simple present tense; one ends with -s and the other doesn't.
Here are the rules, using the example verb "sing":

Subject Verb Form Example

I simple form I sing

You simple form You sing

He simple form + S He sings

She simple form + S She sings

It simple form + S It sings

We simple form We sing

They simple form They sing

In other words, only THIRD PERSON SINGULAR subjects (he, she and it) have to have a verb
with -S.

-S or -ES?
With most verbs, the third person singular form is created simply by adding -S. However, with
some verbs, you need to add -ES or change the ending a little. Here are the rules:

Verb ending How to make the 3rd person

Example
in... singular

s Add -ES He passes

 z Add -ES She dozes

sh Add -ES She wishes

ch Add -ES He watches

consonant + y Change Y to I, then add -ES It flies

[anything else] Add -S He sings

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