Simple Present Tense
الأربعاء أبريل 14, 2010 10:10 pm
How do we make the Simple Present Tense?
There are three
important exceptions:
Look at these
examples with the main verb like:
How do we use the Simple Present Tense?
We use the simple
present tense when:
Look at these
examples:
Note
that with the verb to be, we can also use the simple present
tense for situations that are not general. We can use the simple present
tense to talk about now. Look at these examples of the verb "to
be" in the simple present tense - some of them are general, some
of them are now:
subject | auxiliary verb | main verb | ||
do | base |
important exceptions:
- For positive sentences, we do
not normally use the auxiliary. - For the 3rd person singular
(he, she, it), we add s to the main verb or es to the
auxiliary. - For the verb to be, we do not use an
auxiliary, even for questions and negatives.
Look at these
examples with the main verb like:
How do we use the Simple Present Tense?
We use the simple
present tense when:
- the action is general
- the action
happens all the time, or habitually, in the past, present and future - the
action is not only happening now - the statement is always true
John drives a taxi. | ||
past | present | future |
It is John's job to drive a taxi. He does it every day. Past, present and future. |
examples:
- I live in New York.
- The Moon goes round the
Earth. - John drives a taxi.
- He does not drive a bus.
- We
do not work at night. - Do you play football?
Note
that with the verb to be, we can also use the simple present
tense for situations that are not general. We can use the simple present
tense to talk about now. Look at these examples of the verb "to
be" in the simple present tense - some of them are general, some
of them are now:
Am I right? Tara is not at home. You are happy. | ||
past | present | future |
The situation is now. |
I am not fat. Why are you so beautiful? Ram is tall. | ||
past | present | future |
The situation is general. Past, present and future. |
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