PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE

PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE

We need to use the Present Simple a lot in English, so it's really important to understand it well. Many students have problems with the form (or how to make it)

How the simple present tense is formed?

• In this simple present tense, most regular verbs are conjugated with the infinitive or root form, excluded in the third-person singular which ends in –s.

• However, for some verbs, the third-person singular often ends with the –es instead of –s. In typical, these verbs have the final letters like o, ch, sh, th, ss, gh, or z.

Active: S+V

• S + tobe => I am… You/We/They are… He/She/It is…

• S + V => I/You/We/They: V (infinitive) He/She/It: V 

Passive: S + V

• To be:            S + am/is/are + NOT + O

• Regular verb: S + do/does + NOT + V _ inf

Question:

• To be:              Am/is/are + S + O?

• Regular verb:   Do/Does + S + V _ inf?

• For example:

  Are you from China? No, I’m not. (You cannot say: No, I'm not)

How do we use the Present Simple tense?

We use the Present Simple to talk about:

general time (action verbs), situations now (stative verbs), general time and situations now (verb be)