Present Simple (Affirmative, Negative and Interrogative)

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What is the Present Simple Tense?

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The Present Simple Tense is used to describe habits, general truths, and repeated actions. It is formed using the base form of the verb for all subjects except for the third person singular, which adds 's' or 'es'.

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How do you form the Negative Simple Present Tense?

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To form the Negative Simple Present Tense, use 'do not' (or 'don't') for all subjects except for the third person singular, which uses 'does not' (or 'doesn't') followed by the base form of the verb.

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What is the structure of an Interrogative sentence in the Present Simple Tense?

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The structure is: Do/Does + subject + base form of the verb? For example, 'Do you like pizza?' or 'Does she play soccer?'

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Give an example of an Affirmative sentence in the Present Simple Tense.

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She plays the piano.

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What is the difference between 'doesn't' and 'don't'?

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'Doesn't' is used with third person singular subjects (he, she, it), while 'don't' is used with all other subjects (I, you, we, they).

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Rewrite the following in the Negative Simple Present Tense: 'He likes ice cream.'

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He doesn't like ice cream.

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Identify the tense: 'They do not go to school on Sundays.'

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Negative Simple Present Tense.

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What is the affirmative form of 'She does not eat meat.'?

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She eats meat.

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How do you ask a question in the Present Simple Tense?

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Start with 'Do' or 'Does', followed by the subject and the base form of the verb. For example, 'Do you understand this?' or 'Does he work here?'

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What is the third person singular form of the verb 'to run'?

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Runs.