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PRESENT SIMPLE
Group 1
English 10 grade
Definition
This is the tense which is used the most in life.
This tense has only one word
E.g: She goes to school.
Signal
Signal word: every (e.g: every morning, every month, every year, . . . )
Adverb of frequency:
Use between subject and verb.







Eg: I always get up at six o’clock.
He never goes to library.
Uses
Use 1: Repeated Actions

Express the idea that an action is repeated or usual. The action can be a habit, a hobby, a daily event, a scheduled event or something that often happens. It can also be something a person often forgets or usually does not do. Express perceptions, feelings, states and emotions in the present.
Eg: I�play�tennis.
She�does not play�tennis.
Does�he�play�tennis?



Use 2: Fact or Generalizations

The Simple Present can also indicate the speaker believes that a fact was true before, is true now, and will be true in the future. It is not important if the speaker is correct about the fact. It is also used to make generalizations about people or things. And it is used to describe the rule, definition.
Eg: Cats�like�milk.
Birds�do not like�milk.
Do�pigs�like�milk?


Use 3: Scheduled Events in the Near Future

Speakers occasionally use Simple Present to talk about scheduled events in the near future. This is most commonly done when talking about public transportation, but it can be used with other scheduled events as well.
Eg: The train leaves tonight at 6 PM.
The bus does not arrive at 12 AM, it arrives at 12 PM.
When do we board the plane?
Use 4: Now
(Non - Continuous Verbs)
Speakers sometimes use the Simple Present to express the idea that an action is happening or is not happening now. This can only be done with Non-Continuous Verbs and certain Mixed Verbs.
Eg: I am here now.
She is not here now.
Do you have your passport with you?





A) Affirmative form
I/ you/ we/ they + verb (bare-inf)
He/ she/ it + verb –s/es

Verb (bare-inf) in first and second person.
Verb –s/es in third person. (+es after verb has last word is o, sh, x, z, ch, s, . . .)
Eg: You speak English.
She washes dishes.

B) Negative form
Tobe verb
I + am not
You/ we/ they + are not
He/ she/ it + is not
Eg: I’m not in there now.
She isn’t a nurse.
Regular verb
Use the auxiliary verb don’t/ doesn’t
I/ you/ we/ they + don’t + verb (bare-inf.)
He/ she/ it + doesn’t + verb (bare-inf.)
Eg: They don’t live far away.
He doesn’t like baseball.
C) Interrogative form
Tobe
Put is/ are at the beginning of the sentence.
Are + You/ we/ they. . .?
Is + He/ she/ it. . .?
Eg: Are you a new student?
Is he a doctor?
Regular verb
Put do /does at the beginning of the sentence.
Do + You/ we/ they + verb (bare-inf.) ?
Does + He/ she/ it + verb (bare-inf.) ?
Eg: Do they study English well?
Does she live here?

Note:
She/ he/ it: add “s” to the verb.
Verbs ending in ch, sh, o, x, z, s, e.g. teach, wash, go, . . . Add “es” to the verb after he/ she/ it.
Verbs ending in consonant + y, e.g. cry, study, carry, . . . Change y -> i and add “es” to the verb after he/ she/ it.
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