Present tenses (1) Present Simple Tense

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:: Present tenses (1) Present Simple tense ::




Present Simple Tense

:Present Simple Tense

.Example: I sing

(The Present Simple Tense is the most basic tense in English and uses the base form of the verb (except for the verb be

.The only change from the base is the addition of s for third person singular

?Structure: how do we make the Present Simple -

?Use: how do we use the Present Simple -

.Present Simple quiz -

.Present Simple quiz - Answer Keys -

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?Structure: how do we make the Present Simple

?How do we make the Present Simple Tense

:There are two basic structures for the Present Simple tense

(1)
.Positive sentences
(subject + main verb (Present Simple

(2)
.Negative and Question sentences
(subject + auxiliary do (conjugated in Present Simple : do, does) + main verb (base

:Look at these examples with the main verb like

:In Positive sentences

subject / main verb

I, you, we, they/like /coffee
He, she, it/likes /coffee

:In Negative sentences

subject / auxiliary verb/main verb

I, you, we, they / do / not / like / coffee
He, she, it / does / not / like / coffee

:In Question sentences

subject / auxiliary verb/main verb

?Do / I, you, we, they / like / coffee
?Does / he, she, it / like / coffee

:From the above examples, notice the following points

:For positive sentences
.There is no auxiliary verb
.We conjugate the main verb by adding s to the third person singular

:For negative and question sentences
The auxiliary verb (do) is conjugated in the Present Simple: do, does
The main verb is invariable in base form: base
.For negative sentences, we insert not between the auxiliary verb and the main verb
.For question sentences, we exchange the subject and the auxiliary verb

:: Tip ::
Emphatic do
.Normally, for positive sentences we do not use the auxiliary verb do
.But if we want to emphasize (stress) something, we may use it
.For example, instead of saying "I like your dress", we could say "I do like your dress", just to show how much we like it

:Here are some more examples
.I do wish you'd stop
.I do apologize
.You do look smart today

:: Present Simple with main verb be ::

:The structure of the Present Simple with the main verb be is
(subject + main verb be ( conjugated in Present Simple : am, are, is


:Look at these examples with the main verb be

:In Positive sentences

subject / main verb be

I/ am /French
You, we, they/are /French
He, she, it/ is /French

:In Negative sentences

subject /main verb be

I/ am / not / old
You, we, they/are / not /old
He, she, it/ is / not /old

:In Question sentences

subject /main verb be

?Am / I / late
?Are / you, we, they / late
?Is / he, she, it / late

:From the above examples, notice the following points

.There is no auxiliary verb, even for questions and negatives
.The main verb (be) is conjugated in the Present Simple: am, are, is
.For negative sentences, we insert not after the main verb
.For question sentences, we exchange the subject and the main verb

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?Use: how do we use the Present Simple

?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

:: Present Simple for general time ::

:We use the Present Simple tense when

.the action is general -
.the action happens all the time, or habitually, in the past, present and future -
.the action is not only happening now -
.the statement is always true -

:For example

.John drives a taxi

.It is John's job to drive a taxi. He does it every day. Past, present and future

:Look at these examples

.I live in New York
.The Moon goes round the Earth
.John drives a taxi
.He does not drive a bus
.We meet every Thursday
.We do not work at night
?Do you play football

:: Present Simple for now ::

.For stative verbs, we can use the Present Simple to talk about now
.Stative verbs do not describe action. They describe state, and are verbs such as: like, sound, belong to, need, seem
.We can use these verbs with the Present Simple tense to talk about about a situation at the present time, not general

:For example

.I want a coffee
.That sounds interesting
?Do you need some help



.The situation is now

:: Present Simple for general time and now ::

.The verb be is always special. It is a stative verb
.And we use it in the Present Simple tense to talk about now situations and about general situations


: Look at these examples of the verb be in the Present Simple tense - some are general and some are now

.I am not fat
?Why are you so beautiful
.Ram is tall



.The situation is general. Past, present and future

?Am I right
.Tara is not at home
.We are hungry



.The situation is now

:: Tip ::
.This page shows the use of the Present Simple tense to talk about now and about general time
.But note that there are other uses for the Present Simple tense
.For example in conditional or if sentences, or to talk about the future. You will learn about those later

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Present Simple quiz

:: Present Simple quiz ::

(1)
?Do you ....... chocolate milk
A) like
B) likes
C) be like

(2)
.He ....... not want to go to the movies
A) do
B) does
C) is

(3)
.He ....... now
A) plays tennis
B) wants breakfast
C) walks home

(4)
.It ....... a beautiful day today
A) is
B) are
C) am

(5)
.Sorry, Lisa ....... not here at the moment
A) am
B) is
C) be

(6)
.They're not here. They ....... right now
A) go to school
B) swim at the beach
C) are on holiday

(7)
.Robert ....... not go to my school
A) is
B) does
C) are

(8)
.My parents ....... in a two-bedroom apartment
A) live
B) lives
C) are live

(9)
.We ....... European
A) do be
B) are
C) do are

(10)
!You ....... so happy today
A) looks
B) seem
C) be

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:: Present Simple quiz- Answer Keys ::

:: Present Simple quiz- Answer Keys ::

(1)
?Do you ....... chocolate milk
A) like
B) likes
C) be like

(2)
.He ....... not want to go to the movies
A) do
B) does
C) is

(3)
.He ....... now
A) plays tennis
B) wants breakfast
C) walks home

(4)
.It ....... a beautiful day today
A) is
B) are
C) am

(5)
.Sorry, Lisa ....... not here at the moment
A) am
B) is
C) be

(6)
.They're not here. They ....... right now
A) go to school
B) swim at the beach
C) are on holiday

(7)
.Robert ....... not go to my school
A) is
B) does
C) are

(8)
.My parents ....... in a two-bedroom apartment
A) live
B) lives
C) are live

(9)
.We ....... European
A) do be
B) are
C) do are

(10)
!You ....... so happy today
A) looks
B) seem
C) be