Simple Present Tense

In Simple Present, the action is simply mentioned and there is nothing being said about its completeness. It is used to talk about an action which happens on a regular basis.

POSITIVE STATEMENTS

SUBJECT	VERB	REST OF THE SENTENCE
I	study	in Bal Bharti school.
You	study	in Bal Bharti school.
He	studies	in Bal Bharti school.
Mohan	studies	in Bal Bharti school.
The boy	studies	in Bal Bharti school.
She	studies	in Bal Bharti school.
Pooja	studies	in Bal Bharti school.
The girl	studies	in Bal Bharti school.
We	study	in Bal Bharti school.
You	study	in Bal Bharti school.
They	study	in Bal Bharti school.
The children	study	in Bal Bharti school.

Notice how we use ‘study’ for the subjects I, You, We, You and They and we use ‘studies’ for the subjects ‘He’ and ‘She’.

NEGATIVE STATEMENTS

SUBJECT	DON’T (DO NOT) / DOESN’T (DOES NOT)	VERB	REST OF THE SENTENCE
I	don’t	play	football.
You	don’t	play	football.
He	doesn’t	play	football.
Mohan	doesn’t	play	football.
The boy	doesn’t	play	football.
She	doesn’t	play	football.
Pooja	doesn’t	play	football.
The girl	doesn’t	play	football.
We	don’t	play	football.
You	don’t	play	football.
They	don’t	play	football.
The men	don’t	play	football.

Notice how we use ‘don’t’ for the subjects I, You, We, You and They

and we use ‘doesn’t’ for the subjects ‘He’ and ‘She’. The verb form remains the same for all subjects.

INTERROGATIVE STATEMENTS / QUESTIONS

DO / DOES	SUBJECT	VERB	REST OF THE SENTENCE
Do	I	sleep	in the afternoon?
Do	you	sleep	in the afternoon?
Does	he	sleep	in the afternoon?
Does	Mohan	sleep	in the afternoon?
Does	the boy	sleep	in the afternoon?
Does	she	sleep	in the afternoon?
Does	Pooja	sleep	in the afternoon?
Does	the girl	sleep	in the afternoon?
Do	we	sleep	in the afternoon?
Do	you	sleep	in the afternoon?
Do	they	sleep	in the afternoon?
Do	the men	sleep	in the afternoon?

Notice how we use ‘Do’ for the subjects I, You, We, You and They

and we use ‘Does’ for the subjects ‘He’ and ‘She’. The verb form remains the same for all subjects.

What is Simple Present Tense?

USE: We use PRESENT SIMPLE to talk about:

1) PERMANENT SITUATIONS: An action or a situation is generally or permanently true.

Example:

- We are English teachers at International School.

- Bopha lives in Cambodia.

- They have a lot of friends in the class.

2) ROUTINES: An action or something which we do regularly.

Example:

- Ratha always gets up at 5.30 and does exercises every morning.

- He goes to school by bicycle everyday.

- When he has free time, he plays football with his friends.

3) FACTS: Something which is in scientific.

Example:

- The earth moves round the sun.

- Spiders have eight legs.

- Aspirin is a medicine used to relieve headache.

4) PROGRAMS AND TIMETABLES: Something which is already prepared and organized with definite time expression in the schedule for the future action.

Example:

- The train to Sihanouk Ville leaves at 7.30 and gets in to the station at 10.30.

- The call in program starts at 8.25.

- My work starts at 7:00 a.m. and finishes at 5:00 p.m.

FORMULA

Positive Sentence₁:

Subject + bare infinitive + (object/complement)

Example:

- She cries.

- All Cambodian people are very friendly.

- Children eat ice-cream.

Positive Sentence₁:

Sub + modal verb + bare infinitive + (obj/comp)

Example:

- They can listen in English.

- You should study hard.

Negative Sentence₁:

Sub + be + not + obj/comp

Example:

- We are not students.

- That man is not happy.

Negative Sentence₂:

Sub + modal verb + not + bare infinitive + (obj/comp)

Example:

- It may not rain.

- Students should not do bad things.

- You cannot be happy.

Negative Sentence₃:

Sub + do/does + not + normal verb + (obj/comp)

Example:

- They do not laugh.

- Dara does not drink beer.

- Many people do not get up late.

Question₁:

Be + Sub + obj/comp ?

Example:

- Is Chenda a businesswoman?

- Are your students clever?

Question₂:

Modal verb + sub + bare infinitive + (obj/comp) ?

Example:

- Should you smile?

- Can Sitha speak English?

- May you move away from here?

Question₃:

Do/Does + sub + bare infinitive + (obj/comp) ?

Example:

- Do people have to marry?

- Does John teach English?

- Do you feel exhausted?

Related page

What is Tense? Definition of Tense.

What is the type of tense?

What Is the Past Tense?

What Is the Present Tense?

What is the Future Tense?

Structure of All Tense

Simple Present Tense

Present Continuous Tense

Present Perfect Tense

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Simple Past Tense

Past Continuous Tense

Past Perfect Tense

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

Simple Future Tense

Future Continuous Tense

Future Perfect Tense

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

All Tense with example

Table of English Tenses with example

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