Simple Present Tense

Simple present tense

simple present tense

Simple present tense

We use the simple present tense to talk about things that are true now.

Simple present tense

We use the simple present tense to talk about feelings, opinions and preferences.

Simple present tense

We use the simple present tense to talk about things that we do regularly.

Simple present tense

• Positive statements

Subject

Verb

I/You/We/

They

Object

like

He/She/It

likes

chocolates.

Simple present tense

• Negative statements

Subject

Verb to do

I/You/ We/ They

do not/ don’t

Main Verb

(bare infinitive)

He/ She/It

Object

like

does not/ doesn’t

apples.

like

apples.

Simple present tense

How do we ask and answer questions in the simple present tense ?

Simple present tense

• We ask questions in the simple present tense like this:

Verb to do

Subject

Do

Main Verb

Does

I/you/ we/they

Object

like

he/she/it

apples?

Simple present tense

We answer questions in the simple present tense like this:

Yes ,

I/you/

we/they

do .

he/she/it

does .

No ,

I/you/

we/they

do not /

don’t .

he/she/it

does not /

doesn’t .

Simple present tense

Remember that we usually add ‘-s’ to the verb after ‘he’ , ‘she’ and ‘it’ . But be careful – there are exceptions!

Simple present tense

Subject

Verb Form

I

Example

simple form

You

simple form

I sing

He

You sing

simple form + S

She

simple form + S

It

He sings

She sings

simple form + S

We

simple form

It sings

They

We sing

simple form

They sing