ING 9002

Present Simple

We use Present Simple (most of the times) to describe

things that are happening now, as well as to express habits,
truths, emotions and/or repeated actions. The verb To Be
is used, along with conjugated verbs depending on the
subject/pronoun.

To Be
 Am

“Am” is the conjugation of the To be verb, exclusively paired

with the pronoun “I”. See below:

I am happy
I am a good person

 Are

“Are” is the conjugation of the To be verb, used with the

pronouns “You”, “We” and “They”. See below:

You are young

We are in college today
They are 20 years old
  Is

“Is” is the conjugation of the To be verb, paired with the

pronouns “He”, “She” and “It”. See below:

She is tall
He is a very opinionated person
It is a big house

Positive
 I, you, we, they

For this set of pronouns, the verb stays the same in positive
sentences. This is, basically, the mixture of the To be verb
+ the actual verb:

Pronoun + base verb + Complement

Here, some examples:

I have a lot to do today

My mom and I (We) play chess every Friday
They learn how to swim in their classes
You cook very good meals
  He, She, It

For this set of pronouns, the verb gets conjugated, and you
usually add an “s” to it. This is, basically, the mixture of
the To be verb + the actual verb:

Pronoun + conjugated verb + Complement

Down below, examples:

He likes (like + is) cats and dogs

My aunt (she) takes (take + is) a shower every morning
It seems (seem + is) like a good idea

Negative
 I, you, we, they

In this case, we add the auxiliar “don’t”, which is the

negative form of “do” (or “do not”, contracted). It goes
between the pronoun and the verb:

Pronoun + don’t + base verb + Complement

Now, some examples:

I don’t like the way you’re talking to me

We don’t think that’s the best idea
They don’t know how to make the presentation
  He, She, It

For this set of pronouns, we use the auxiliar “doesn’t”,

which is the negative form of “does” (or the contraction
or “does not”). In this case, the verb stays the same, as the
auxiliary verb is already conjugated:

Pronoun + doesn’t + base verb + Complement

Again, some examples:

He doesn’t love Stacy as he loves Diane

She doesn’t run very fast in the races
It doesn’t seem like a bad idea either

Questions
 I, you, we, they

In this case, we add the auxiliar “Do” at the beginning,

then the pronoun, and finally the base verb. Check it out:

Do + Pronoun + base verb + Complement + ?

See some examples:

Do I need something special for this course?

Do we have to leave now?
Do they walk this path back home too?
  He, She, It

For this set of pronouns, we use the auxiliar “Does”, in the

same order as the pronouns seen above. In this case, the
verb stays the same, as the auxiliary verb is already
conjugated:

Does + Pronoun + base verb + Complement

Again, some examples:

Does he want to work in an office?

Does she get a few weeks off this year?
Does It look like I want to be here?