- Simple Present Tense is used to describe habitual action (I eat rice)
- Simple Present Tense is often used with adverbs or adverb phrase (always, usually, often, sometimes, never, every day, every week, twice a day, once a month, on Friday, occasionally)
- Simple Present Tense is also used to express universal truths, facts or ideas (human being need eating)
- Simple Present Tense is used to refer to actions or states (I am a student, He is my teacher)
Affirmative
Subject
+ Verb 1
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I/
you/ they/ we study English
He/she/my
friend/it studies English
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Negative
Subject
+ do not/ does not + verb 1
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I/
you/ they/ we do not study English
He/she/my
friend/it does not study English
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Interrogative
Do/
does + subject + verb 1
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Do
I/ you/ they/ we study English?
Does
He/she/my friend/it study English?
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Negative
interrogative
Do
not/ does not + subject + verb 1
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Do
not I/ you/ they/ we study English?
Does
not He/she/my friend/it study English?
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Important note:
- If the subject of the sentence is singular third person, then the verb is added with “s” (works, reads, drinks)
- If the subject of the sentence is singular third person and the verb ends with “o” then the verb is added with “es” (does, goes)
- If the subject of the sentence is singular third person and the verb ends with “sh” then the verb is added with “es” (washes, brushes)
- If the subject of the sentence is singular third person and the verb ends with “y” and before “y” is consonant, then the “y” is changed into “I” and added with “es” (studies, flies, cries)
Simple
Present
Tense
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Question
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Short Answer
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Complete Answer
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Do
you like English?
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Yes
I do
No,
I don’t
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Yes
I like English
No,
I don’t like English
|
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Does
he like English?
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Yes
he does
No,
he doesn’t
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Yes
he likes English
No,
he doesn’t like English
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