Simple Present Tense
Simple Present Tense
In Simple Present, the action is simply mentioned and there
is nothing being said about its completeness. It is used to talk about an
action which happens on a regular basis.
POSITIVE STATEMENTS
SUBJECT
|
VERB
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
I
|
study
|
in Bal Bharti school.
|
You
|
study
|
in Bal Bharti school.
|
He
|
studies
|
in Bal Bharti school.
|
Mohan
|
studies
|
in Bal Bharti school.
|
The boy
|
studies
|
in Bal Bharti school.
|
She
|
studies
|
in Bal Bharti school.
|
Pooja
|
studies
|
in Bal Bharti school.
|
The girl
|
studies
|
in Bal Bharti school.
|
We
|
study
|
in Bal Bharti school.
|
You
|
study
|
in Bal Bharti school.
|
They
|
study
|
in Bal Bharti school.
|
The children
|
study
|
in Bal Bharti school.
|
Notice how we use ‘study’ for the subjects I, You, We, You and
They and we use ‘studies’ for the subjects ‘He’ and ‘She’.
NEGATIVE STATEMENTS
SUBJECT
|
DON’T (DO NOT) / DOESN’T (DOES NOT)
|
VERB
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
I
|
don’t
|
play
|
football.
|
You
|
don’t
|
play
|
football.
|
He
|
doesn’t
|
play
|
football.
|
Mohan
|
doesn’t
|
play
|
football.
|
The boy
|
doesn’t
|
play
|
football.
|
She
|
doesn’t
|
play
|
football.
|
Pooja
|
doesn’t
|
play
|
football.
|
The girl
|
doesn’t
|
play
|
football.
|
We
|
don’t
|
play
|
football.
|
You
|
don’t
|
play
|
football.
|
They
|
don’t
|
play
|
football.
|
The men
|
don’t
|
play
|
football.
|
Notice how we use ‘don’t’ for the subjects I, You, We, You and
They
and we use ‘doesn’t’ for the subjects ‘He’ and ‘She’. The verb
form remains the same for all subjects.
INTERROGATIVE STATEMENTS / QUESTIONS
DO / DOES
|
SUBJECT
|
VERB
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
Do
|
I
|
sleep
|
in the afternoon?
|
Do
|
you
|
sleep
|
in the afternoon?
|
Does
|
he
|
sleep
|
in the afternoon?
|
Does
|
Mohan
|
sleep
|
in the afternoon?
|
Does
|
the boy
|
sleep
|
in the afternoon?
|
Does
|
she
|
sleep
|
in the afternoon?
|
Does
|
Pooja
|
sleep
|
in the afternoon?
|
Does
|
the girl
|
sleep
|
in the afternoon?
|
Do
|
we
|
sleep
|
in the afternoon?
|
Do
|
you
|
sleep
|
in the afternoon?
|
Do
|
they
|
sleep
|
in the afternoon?
|
Do
|
the men
|
sleep
|
in the afternoon?
|
Notice how we use ‘Do’ for the subjects I, You, We, You and They
and we use ‘Does’ for the subjects ‘He’ and ‘She’. The verb form
remains the same for all subjects.
What is Simple Present Tense?
USE: We use
PRESENT SIMPLE to talk about:
Example:
- We
are English teachers at International School .
- Bopha
lives in Cambodia
- They
have a lot of friends in the class.
Example:
- Ratha
always gets up at 5.30 and does exercises every morning.
- He
goes to school by bicycle everyday.
- When
he has free time, he plays football with his friends.
Example:
- The
earth moves round the sun.
-
Spiders have eight legs.
-
Aspirin is a medicine used to relieve headache.
Example:
- The
train to Sihanouk Ville leaves at 7.30 and gets in to the station at 10.30.
- The
call in program starts at 8.25.
- My
work starts at 7:00
a.m. and finishes at 5:00
p.m.
Positive
Sentence1:
Subject + bare infinitive +
(object/complement)
|
Example:
- She
cries.
- All
Cambodian people are very friendly.
-
Children eat ice-cream.
Sub + modal verb + bare infinitive +
(obj/comp)
|
Example:
- They
can listen in English.
- You
should study hard.
Sub + be + not +
obj/comp
|
Example:
- We
are not students.
- That
man is not happy.
Sub + modal verb +
not + bare infinitive + (obj/comp)
|
Example:
- It
may not rain.
-
Students should not do bad things.
- You
cannot be happy.
Sub + do/does + not + normal verb + (obj/comp)
|
Example:
- They
do not laugh.
- Dara
does not drink beer.
- Many
people do not get up late.
Be + Sub + obj/comp ?
|
Example:
- Is
Chenda a businesswoman?
- Are
your students clever?
Modal verb + sub + bare infinitive +
(obj/comp) ?
|
Example:
-
Should you smile?
- Can
Sitha speak English?
- May
you move away from here?
Do/Does + sub + bare infinitive + (obj/comp) ?
|
Example:
- Do
people have to marry?
- Does
John teach English?
- Do
you feel exhausted?
Related page
What is Tense? Definition of Tense.
What is the type of tense?
What Is the Past Tense?
What Is the Present Tense?
What is the Future Tense?
Structure of All Tense
Simple Present Tense
Present Continuous Tense
Present Perfect Tense
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Simple Past Tense
Past Continuous Tense
Past Perfect Tense
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
Simple Future Tense
Future Continuous Tense
Future Perfect Tense
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
All Tense with example
Table of English Tenses with example
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