Mastering the Present Simple Tense

What is the present simple tense used for?

• The present simple tense is used for hypothetical situations.

• The present simple tense is used for expressing emotions.

• The present simple tense is used for past actions.

• The present simple tense is used for habitual actions, general truths, and scheduled events.

How do you form the present simple tense for regular verbs?

• Use 'ed' for past tense

• Change the base form for plural subjects

• Base form for all subjects; add 's' or 'es' for third person singular.

• Add 'ing' for all subjects

Provide the present simple form of the verb 'to be' for all subjects.

• I is

• I am, you are, he is, she is, it is, we are, they are

• you am

• they is

What is the negative form of the present simple tense?

• Subject + did not + base form of the verb

• Subject + does not + past form of the verb

• Subject + do not + present participle of the verb

• Subject + do/does not + base form of the verb

How do you form questions in the present simple tense?

• Use 'is' + subject + verb + 'ing'.

• Use 'am' or 'are' + subject + verb.

• Add 'will' before the subject and verb.

• Use 'do' or 'does' + subject + base form of the verb.

Give an example of a sentence using the present simple tense.

• I was eating lunch.

• They will go to the park.

• He is running fast.

• She reads books every evening.

What are the spelling rules for adding -s or -es in the present simple?

• Change y to e and add -s for consonant + y

• Add -s for most verbs, -es for verbs ending in -s, -sh, -ch, -x, or -z, and change y to i and add -es for consonant + y.

• Add -es for all verbs

• Always add -s regardless of the ending

How do you use the present simple tense with adverbs of frequency?

• Use adverbs of frequency only at the end of the sentence.

• Adverbs of frequency should always come after the main verb.

• Place adverbs of frequency before the subject in present simple sentences.

• Use adverbs of frequency before the main verb or after 'to be' in present simple sentences.

What is the difference between the present simple and present continuous tenses?

• The present simple indicates uncertainty, whereas the present continuous shows certainty.

• The present simple tense is only used for future events, and the present continuous is for past actions.

• The present simple is used for routines and facts, whereas the present continuous is used for actions in progress.

• The present simple is used for actions in progress, while the present continuous describes routines.

Provide an example of a third-person singular present simple sentence.

• She walking to school every day.

• She walks to school every day.

• They walks to school every day.

• He walk to school every day.