SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

• Express an action, activity that is done repeatedly

STRUCTURE

• Affirmative
• S + Verb1(s/es) + O
• Negative
• S + do / does + not + verb 1 + O
• Interrogative
• Do / Does + S + verb 1 + O

AFFIRMATIVE

• S + Verb 1 + O
• Example
• I watch movie everyday
• You always play basket
• They often go to temple
• We buy a meal regularly
• She teaches English sometimes
• He usually goes to university

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• Verbs ending in x, s, ch, sh and o get es suffix
• Example
• Pass > passes
• Fix > fixes
• Teach > teaches
• Go > goes

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• Verbs ending y beginning with consonant will change to i and add es
• Fry > fries

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• Verbs ending in y beginning with vowels will add s
• Buy > buys

NEGATIVE

• S + do/does + not + ver1 + o
• Example
• I don't watch movie everyday
• You don't play basket regularly
• They usually don't go to temple
• We often don't buy a meal
• She doesn't teach english on Wednesday
• He usually doesn't go to university

INTERROGATIVE

• Do/ does + s + verb1 + o
• Example
• Do you often play basket?
• Do they go to temple every morning?
• Do we buy a meal every night?
• Does she teach English on Wednesday?
• Does he usually go to University?

FUNCTION

• Repeated or regularly activities
• Fact, general truth and common truth that happens continuosly
• Future events that are part of time table

ADVERB OF TIME

• Always
• Never
• Every
• Regularly
• Often
• Seldom
• Usually
• Sometimes
• Frequently
• Everyday