Simple Present

The Simple Present tense is used to express routine, habits events and facts in the present. 

1.Rotine:

• Ellen works from Monday to Friday.
• The children study English in the morning.
• I drive the kids to school.

2. Habits:

• I brush my teeth before breakfast.
• Sam and Carol take the bus at 8:15.
• They play soccer.

3. Events:

• The classes start at 7 am.
• We have an appointment at the dentist.
• The meeting is at 3 pm.

4. Facts or absolute truths:

• Lions eat meat.
• I am tall.
• Water boils at 100ºC.

Affirmative Sentences

The affirmative sentence starts with the subject, followed by the verb and then, the complement.

( SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT )

Negative Sentences

In negative sentences, it is necessary to use the auxiliaries “Do/Does”. the function of the auxiliary is to show that the sentence is in simple present form. therefore, the structure changes a little.:

( SUBJECT + DO NOT + VERB + COMPLEMENT )

Interrogative Sentences

The interrogative form starts with the auxiliary verb “Do/Does”. Which have the same function as in negative form.

( DO/DOES + SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT )

Do or Does?

What is the difference between Do and Does?

When the subject of the sentence is “He/She/It” the auxiliary is Does. Other rules:

Affirmative sentences:

1. If the verb ends in SS, SH, CH, X, Z, O we add “ES” to the end of the verb.

• Ana kisses her mom at night.
• He finishes his homework fast.
• Dad watches soccer at night.
• She mixes the flour and the egg slowly.
• He buzzes his mom for a cookie.
• My kid goes to swimming classes in the afternoon.

2. If the verb ends in consonant +“Y”, remove the Y and add “IES”

• Robert studies Chemistry at college.
• Sam tidies her room before breakfast.
• The baby cries when her mom leaves.

3. In all the other cases add Smto the verb.

• He drinks tea in the morning.
• It rains in spring.
• The movie starts at 8 pm.

In negative sentences:

In negative sentences, the verb stays in the infinitive form.

She doesn’t live in New York.

In interrogative sentences:

Start the sentence with Does if the subject is He/She /It, and start the sentence with Do if the subject is I/You/We/They.

Does she live in New York?

Do you live in New York?

Observe the subject of the sentence

The verb must agree with the subject.

Observe the sentences:

• I eat fish for lunch.
• She eats fish for lunch.

• Adam and I fly to Miami once a year.
• Adam flies to Miami once a year.

• They work on Saturdays.
• He works on Saturdays.

• Bill and Kelly go to the gym at night.
• Bill goes to the gym at night.

• I don’t eat fish for lunch.
• She doesn’t eat fish for lunch.

• Adam and I don’t fly to Miami once a year.
• Adam doesn’t fly to Miami once a year.

• They work on Saturdays.
• He doesn’t work on Saturdays.

• Bill and Kelly go to the gym at night.
• Bill doesn’t go to the gym at night.

• Do you eat fish for lunch?
• Does she eat fish for lunch?

• Do Adam and you fly to Miami once a year?
• Does Adam fly to Miami once a year?

• Do they work on Saturdays?
• Does he work on Saturdays?

• Do Bill and Kelly go to the gym at night?
• Does Bill go to the gym at night?

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