Simple Present Tense

Simple Present Tense

By Yustina Fitriani

What is simple present tense?

It is used to talk about things that we do all the time

Frequency Adverb

• Always

  Usually

  Frequently

  Often

  Sometimes

  Occasionally

  seldom

  Rarely

  Never 

  
  

• Example: I always drink a bottle of water everyday

  
  

Formulas

1. S + TO BE (am, are, is) + C

Ex: I am student

2. S + V + C

Ex: I learn English

NOTE

1. Third person -S forms.

2. A few verbs add -es in the third person singular. They are: s , z , sh , ch , and x

3. If a verb ends in a consonant and -y, change the y to i before adding -es. If the verb ends in a vowel and -y, simply add s. 

 

Love : loves

Try : tries

Finish : Finishes

Laugh : Laughs

Fix : fixes

Play : plays

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Examples

- She loves my brother

- He plays football

EVALUATION:

Make a sentence using these words

1. Study

2. Say

3. Teach

4. Relax

5. Buy

Subject : I, They, He, You, She