Know Simple Present Tense with Ease: Formation and Examples
Original EnglishLamp lesson with a visual learning surface.
VISUAL EXPLAINER · SIMPLE PRESENT
A small verb change carries important meaning.
The simple present is commonly used for habits, facts and repeated actions. Watch what changes with the subject and when do or does enters the sentence.
01 · WHEN TO USE IT
Describe habits, facts and regular events.
The simple present is useful for routines, general truths, schedules and states that are presented as current.
EXAMPLEThe sun rises in the east. She walks to work every day.
02 · SUBJECT AGREEMENT
Watch the third-person singular.
With he, she, it or a singular noun, ordinary verbs usually add -s or -es in affirmative simple-present sentences.
EXAMPLEI work. She works. He watches.
03 · NEGATIVE
Use do not or does not.
For most main verbs, form negatives with do not or does not and keep the main verb in its base form.
EXAMPLEShe does not work on Sundays.
04 · QUESTION
Place do or does before the subject.
Use do or does to form many simple-present questions. The main verb stays in its base form after the auxiliary.
EXAMPLEDoes she work here?
05 · CHECK THE FORM
Do not add the ending twice.
When does carries the agreement, the main verb does not take -s. Some verbs describe states and are not normally used in continuous forms for the same meaning.
EXAMPLECorrect: Does she work? · Not: Does she works?
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Original EnglishLamp lesson•Reference learning mode
In the simple present tense, the verb describes the action of the present time. For this, first, you should go through the forms of a verb. In this tense, we should use a verb of base form that is in the present tense.
Now we shall see the formation of sentences in the simple present tense.
In some sentences, we use the only form of ‘to be’ and sometimes the main verb in present form.
But, first, let’s see how to form the sentences.
So the formation is as;
Subject + form of ‘to be’ (present)+ other words
Subject + base form of a verb + other words
Subject + ‘s’ or ‘es’ to the base form of a verb + other words
Formation using ‘to be’
First of all, we shall see the formation of sentences with irregular verbs in the simple present tense. ‘To be’ is an irregular verb. The forms of ‘to be’ in the present tense are ‘am, is, are’. We shall take some examples.
Have a look-
First person:
Singular number– I am a professor.
Plural number– We are science students.
Second person:
Singular number– You are so beautiful.
Plural number– All of you are clever.
Third person:
Singular number– He is an intelligent student.
She is an active girl.
It is a cat.
Plural number– They are lawyers of the Supreme Court.
