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Simple Present
Simple Present Uses
Simple Present: Affirmative Form
Simple Present 3rd Person Singular
Simple Present—Affirmative Form Exercise
Simple Present: Negative Form
Simple Present — Negative Form Exercise
Simple Present: Question Form
Simple Present — Question Form Exercise
See Also

Simple Present Uses

Rules

Simple Present: Uses

Moments dans la vidéo :

00:00-Simple present uses
00:22-Repeated actions & events
00:59-Facts & generalizations
01:27-Planned events

The simple present is used for:

Repeated actions, such as:
- habits
- routines
Facts & generalizations, such as:
- truths
- facts
- generalizations
Planned events, such as:
- schedules
- timetables
- fixed events

Examples

Routines

Astronaut Bob drives the moon rover every day.

Habits

Facts

Astronaut Bob drinks coffee before work.

Astronaut checking if earth is still round.

The Earth is round.

Generalizations

Fixed event

Astronauts drive carefully — except for Bob.

The eclipse begins in 10 minutes.

Tips

Simple Present Keywords

A word	A word combination
A word	on:	every:	after:	once/twice/3 times/…:
always never usually sometimes often rarely weekly	on weekdays on weekends on Mondays on occasions on school nights	every day every week every year every month every weekend every night	after school after work	once in a while twice a week 3 times a day 10 times a year

For Advanced Users: More Simple Present Uses

Simple Present: Affirmative Form

Rules

Points to remember when forming affirmative sentences in the simple present:

The simple present conjugation rules are:

use verbs in their base form
3rd person singular takes an s
to be uses a different form
to have uses a different 3rd person form

	to be	to have	to take	to go
I	am	have	take	go
you	are	have	take	go
he/she/it	is	has	takes	goes*
we you they	are	have	take	go

*Some verbs take -es in the 3rd person singular.

Examples

"I am lost."

Astronaut complimenting another astronaut on his top hat.

“You have a nice hat!”

He has a pet rhinoceros.

Simple Present 3rd Person Singular

Simple Present 3rd Person Singular add S

Moments dans la vidéo :

00:22-Rule for adding -s in the 3rd person singular

Simple Present 3rd Person Singular add ES

Moments dans la vidéo :

00:37-Rule for adding -es in the 3rd person singular
00:56-Add -es after these sounds

Simple Present 3rd Person Singular : O & Y

Moments dans la vidéo :

00:38-Rule for verbs ending in -o
01:04-Rule for verbs ending in -y

Rules

When using the simple present in the 3^rd person singular:

verb + s in most cases:		sounds
verb + s in most cases:		listens
verb + es after:	s	passes
	sh	pushes
	ch	watches
	x	fixes
	z	buzzes

ending in o:	when consonant + o ➞ add es	does
	when vowel + o (rare) ➞add s	woos
ending in y:	when consonant + y ➞ change y to ies	tries
	when vowel + y ➞add s	says

Examples

Adding s

Astronaut Bob sings very well.

The robot writes interesting poetry.

My cat sleeps all the time.

Adding es

He also teaches Klingon.

Sometimes, he dresses very well!

A hot bath relaxes the body so much.

Verbs ending in o

He never does the dishes.

My cat goes to the dentist every year.

That cow moos* at the moon.

*vowel before o → o + s

Verbs ending in y

Astronaut Bob carrying a cat in a backpack.

Astronaut Bob carries his cat in a backpack.

That robot flies like a brick.

My sister Sally plays quidditch with Astronaut Bob.

Simple Present—Affirmative Form Exercise

Simple Present: Negative Form

Rules

Points to remember when forming negative sentences in the simple present:

With the verb to be

Use the verb to be as the main verb.
Place the function word not after to be.

Simple present negative form with to be.

With other verbs

Use the auxiliary do/does.
Place the function word not between do/does and the verb.
Use the base form of the verb.

The negative is often used with contractions.

To be
I'm not
you're not	you aren't
he's not she's not it's not	he isn’t she isn’t it isn’t
we’re not you’re not they’re not	we aren’t you aren’t they aren’t

Other verbs
I don’t you don’t	+	verb base form
he doesn’t she doesn’t it doesn’t
we don’t you don’t they don’t

Examples

He’s not/is not//isn't very good at darts

Astronaut driving without looking where he’s going.

Simple Present — Negative Form Exercise

Simple Present: Question Form

Simple Present Yes/No Questions

Moments dans la vidéo :

00:36-Yes/No question form for the verb to be
01:11-Yes/No question form for other verbs

Simple Present: Information Questions

Moments dans la vidéo :

00:40-Question words
01:03-Information questions for the verb to be
01:35-Information questions for other verbs

Yes/No Questions

answered by yes or no

Information Questions

answered with information
never answered by yes or no
use question words

Rules

Points to remember when forming questions in the simple present:

Question form with to be

Start yes/no questions with to be.

For information questions only:
Place a question word before to be.

Question forms with other verbs

Start yes/no questions with the auxiliary do/does.
Place the verb after the subject.

For information questions only:
Place a question word before do/does.

Examples

Yes/no questions with to be

To be	Subject	Object*
Are	you	crazy?
Is	the Moon	interesting?

Yes/no questions with other verbs

Do Does	subject	Verb	Object*
Do	you	like	sushi?
Does	it	hurt?

Information questions with to be

Question word	To be	Subject	Object*
How	are	you	today?
Where	is	the Moon?

Information questions with other verbs

Question word	do does	Subject	Verb	Object*
When	do	we	eat	sushi?
Where	does	it	hurt?

*The object is only used when necessary.

Simple Present

Simple Present Uses

Simple Present: Uses

The simple present is used for:

Simple Present Keywords

For Advanced Users: More Simple Present Uses

Simple Present: Affirmative Form

Simple Present 3rd Person Singular

Simple Present 3rd Person Singular add S

Simple Present 3rd Person Singular add ES

Simple Present 3rd Person Singular : O & Y

Adding s

Adding es

Verbs ending in o

Verbs ending in y

Simple Present—Affirmative Form Exercise

Simple Present: Negative Form

With the verb to be

With other verbs

+

Simple Present — Negative Form Exercise

Simple Present: Question Form

Simple Present Yes/No Questions

Simple Present: Information Questions

Yes/No Questions

Information Questions

Question form with to be

Question forms with other verbs

Simple Present — Question Form Exercise

See Also