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The document provides information and examples about forming sentences in the simple present tense in English. It explains that for positive sentences the auxiliary verb is not used, for third person singular the main verb ends in "s", and the verb "to be" is not accompanied by an auxiliary verb. Examples are given of sentences using common verbs like "like", "be", and questions/negatives are demonstrated. The simple present tense is used to describe habitual or repeated actions.

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Present Simple

The document provides information and examples about forming sentences in the simple present tense in English. It explains that for positive sentences the auxiliary verb is not used, for third person singular the main verb ends in "s", and the verb "to be" is not accompanied by an auxiliary verb. Examples are given of sentences using common verbs like "like", "be", and questions/negatives are demonstrated. The simple present tense is used to describe habitual or repeated actions.

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Simple Present Tense

I sing

How do we make the Simple Present Tense?


subject + auxiliary verb do There are three important exceptions: For positive sentences, we do not normally use the auxiliary. For the 3rd person singular (he, she, it), we add s to the main verb or es to the auxiliary. For the verb to be, we do not use an auxiliary, even for questions and negatives. Look at these examples with the main verb like: subject + I, you, we, they He, she, it - I, you, we, they He, she, it ? Do Does do does I, you, we, they he, she, it not not auxiliary verb main verb like likes like like like like coffee. coffee. coffee. coffee. coffee? coffee? + main verb base

Look at these examples with the main verb be. Notice that there is no auxiliary: subject +I You, we, they He, she, it - I You, we, they He, she, it ? Am main verb am are is am are is I not not not French. French. French. old. old. old. late?

Are Is

you, we, they he, she, it

late? late?

How do we use the Simple Present Tense?


We use the simple present tense when: the action is general the action happens all the time, or habitually, in the past, present and future the action is not only happening now the statement is always true John drives a taxi. past present future

It is John's job to drive a taxi. He does it every day. Past, present and future. Look at these examples: I live in New York. The Moon goes round the Earth. John drives a taxi. He does not drive a bus. We meet every Thursday. We do not work at night. Do you play football?

Put in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use the Simple Present. Watch the punctuation and form sentences or questions. Example: ____ she ____ books? (to read) Answer: Does she read books?

1) They________________ hockey at school. (to play) 2) She_________________ e-mails. (not/to write) 3)_______________ you English? (to speak) 4) My parents ___________________fish. (not/to like) 5)__________________ Anne any hobbies? (to have) 6) Andy's brother_________________ in an office. (to work) 7) Leroy_______________________ very fast. (can/not/to read) 8) Jim and Joe____________________ the flowers every week? (to water) 9) Yvonne's mother___________________ a motorbike. (not/to ride) 10)_______________________ Elisabeth cola? (to drink)

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