Simple Present Tense in English



Simple Present Tense in English




Simple Present Tense indicates an action which happens in the present, but it isn’t necessary for actions to happen right now. Simple present tense indicates, unchanging situations, general truths, scientific facts, habits, fixed arrangements and frequently occuring events.


POSITIVE FORM
(+) :
  Subject ( I, You, We, You, They ) + V( First Form of Verb )

Subject ( He, She, It ) + VERB – S / ES / IES

NEGATIVE FORM (-) :  Subject ( I, You, We, You, They ) + do not / don’t + V( First Form of Verb )

Subject ( He, She, It ) + does not / doesn’t + V( First Form of Verb )

QUESTION FORM (?) :  Do + Subject ( I, You, We,You, They ) + V( First Form of Verb )

Does + Subject ( He, She, It ) + V( First Form of Verb )

NEGATIVE QUESTION FORM (?) : Do not ( Don’t ) + Subject ( I, You, We, You, They ) + V( First Form of Verb )

Does not ( Doesn’t ) + Subject ( He, She, It ) + V( First Form of Verb)

SHORT ANSWER FORMS ( + / – ) : YES / NO + Subject ( I, You, We, You, They )+ do / do not (don’t)

( + / – ) : YES / NO + Subject  ( He, She, It ) + does / does not (doesn’t)




POSITIVE(+)NEGATIVE(-)POSITIVE QUESTION (?)NEGATIVE QUESTION (?)
He startsHe does not (doesn’t) startDoes he startDoesn’t he start
She startsShe does not (doesn’t) startDoes she startDoesn’t she start
It startsIt does not (doesn’t) startDoes it startDoesn’t it start
I startI do not (don’t) startDo I startDon’t I start
You startYou do not (don’t) startDo you startDon’t you start
We startWe do not (don’t) startDo we startDon’t we start
They startThey do not (don’t) startDo they startDon’t they start

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