Present Simple and

its usage
Made by: Nikola Toshev
Mentor: Nina Daskalovska
What is present simple?

 The simple present is a verb tense with two main uses. We use the simple
present tense when an action is happening right now, or when it happens
regularly (or unceasingly, which is why it's sometimes called present indefinite).
 Structure of present simple tense is: third person singular number + verb
in simple present form + s/es + . Subject (all other kinds) + verb in simple
present form .
 How to Form the Simple Present In the
simple present
Most regular verbs use the root form, except in the third-person singular (which ends in -s). First-person singular: I write
First-person plural: We are

Second-person singular: You write Second-person plural: You are

Third-person singular: He/she/it writes (note the ‑s) Third-person plural: They are

First-person plural: We write

Second-person plural: You write

Third-person plural: They write

The third-person singular ends with -es instead of -s. Typically, these are verbs whose root form ends in o, ch, sh, th, ss, gh, or
z.

First-person singular: I go

Second-person singular: You go

Third-person singular: He/she/it goes (note the ‑es)

First-person plural: We go

Second-person plural: You go

Third-person plural: They go For most regular verbs, you put the negation of the verb before the verb, e.g. “She won’t go” or “I
don’t smell anything.” (The verb to be is irregular)

First-person singular: I am

Second-person singular: You are

Third-person singular: He/she/it is

The present simple tense
is used for regular actions:
Actions that happen all the
time. -s or -es is added to
the end of the base verb for
he/she/it & singular subjects.

The formula for making a

simple present
 verb negative is do/does +
not + [root form of verb]. You
can also use the contraction
don't or doesn't instead of
do not or does not.
 You will see that we add “do” at
the beginning of the affirmative
sentence to make it a question.
We use Do when the subject is
I, you ,we or they.

When the subject is he, she or it, we add

DOES at the beginning to make the
affirmative sentence a question. Notice
that the letter S at the end of the verb in
the affirmative sentence (because it is in
third person) disappears in the question.
The next use is for habits or things
that we do regularly. We often use
adverbs of frequency (such as
'often', 'always' and 'sometimes') in
some cases expressions like 'every
Sunday' or 'twice a month'.
 For fixed arrangements

We use the present simple to talk

about the future when we are
discussing a timetable or a fixed
plan. Usually, the timetable is fixed
by an organisation, not by us.
Examples:School begins at nine
tomorrow.
What time does the film start?
The plane doesn't arrive at seven. It
arrives at seven thirty.
 

For repeated We catch the bus every morning.

It rains every afternoon in the hot season.
actions or events They drive to Monaco every summer.
For instructions or directions


Open the packet and pour the contents into hot water.
You take the No.6 bus to Watney and then the No.10 to Bedford.
 With future
constructions

She'll see you before she leaves.
We'll give it to her when she arrives.
Thank you for your
attention!