The Present Simple Tense

by | Apr 2, 2022 | Grammar

The Present Simple Tense is used to talk about something in general. We usually use this tense to describe something and to say how often things happen.

Examples:

  • The Earth goes round the Sun.
  • People like to relax on Sundays.
  • This restaurant opens at 7am.
  • We go on holiday in June.
  • I often drink coffee in the morning.

FORMATION:

Affirmative:

  1. I go . 1. We go
  2. You go 2. You go
  3. He/She/It goes 3. They go

Negative:

  1. I don’t go 1. We don’t go
  2. You don’t go 2. You don’t go
  3. He/She/It doesn’t go 3. They don’t go

Interrogative:

  1. Do I go? 1. Do we go?
  2. Do you go? 2. Do you go?
  3. Does he/she/it go? 3. Does he/she/it go?

As you probably noted, we use the auxiliary verb DO to form questions and negatives in the past simple tense. However, sometimes the verb DO can also be the main verb. For example:

  • What do you do? (What is your profession?)
  • My brother is very lazy. He doesn’t do anything the whole day.

There are three auxiliary verbs in English language that are used in forming tenses: BE, DO and HAVE.

Please note: The verb TO BE uses different forms when it comes to forming questions, affirmatives and negatives.

Affirmative:

  1. I am 1. We are
  2. You are 2. You are
  3. He/she/it is 3. They are

Questions:

  1. Am I? 1 . Are we?
  2. Are you? 2. Are you?
  3. Is he/she/ it? 3. Is he/she/it?

Negatives:

  1. I am not /’m not 1. We are not/aren’t
  2. You are not/aren’t 2. You are not/aren’t
  3. He/she/it is not/isn’t 3. They are not/aren‘t

The Present Simple Tense – Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZTb7lK6eJg

The Present Simple Tense Online Exercises:

  1. The Present Simple Tense 1
  2. The Present Simple Tense 2
  3. The Present Simple Tense 3
  4. The Present Simple Tense – Third Person Singular exercise
  5. The Present Simple Tense -s/-es forms
  6. The Present Simple Tense – game
  7. The Present Simple Tense – quiz 1
  8. The Present Simple Tense – quiz 2
  9. The Present Simple Tense – quiz 3
  10. The Present Simple Tense – quiz 4
  11. The Present Simple Tense – test
  12. The Present Simple Tense- Word document
  13. The Present Simple Tense – reading
  14. The Present Simple Tense – reading comprehension
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