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 ) + V1 ( First Form of Verb )
Subject ( He, She, It ) + VERB – S / ES / IES
NEGATIVE FORM (-) : Subject ( I, You, We, You, They ) + do not / don’t + V1 ( First Form of Verb )
Subject ( He, She, It ) + does not / doesn’t + V1 ( First Form of Verb )
QUESTION FORM (?) : Do + Subject ( I, You, We,You, They ) + V1 ( First Form of Verb )
Does + Subject ( He, She, It ) + V1 ( First Form of Verb )
NEGATIVE QUESTION FORM (?) : Do not ( Don’t ) + Subject ( I, You, We, You, They ) + V1 ( First Form of Verb )
Does not ( Doesn’t ) + Subject ( He, She, It ) + V1 ( 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 (?) |
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He starts | He does not (doesn’t) start | Does he start | Doesn’t he start |
She starts | She does not (doesn’t) start | Does she start | Doesn’t she start |
It starts | It does not (doesn’t) start | Does it start | Doesn’t it start |
I start | I do not (don’t) start | Do I start | Don’t I start |
You start | You do not (don’t) start | Do you start | Don’t you start |
We start | We do not (don’t) start | Do we start | Don’t we start |
They start | They do not (don’t) start | Do they start | Don’t they start |
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