Simple Present Tense

 

Simple Present Pattern:

1. Nominal:

         (+) She is a nurse.

                         S  + To be + Compliment

            (-) He is not a teacher.

                        S  + To be + not + Compliment

            (?) Are they students?

        To be  +   S   +  Compliment + ?

When using word questions (W/H questions such as What, Who, When, Why, Where, Which, How), we simply put the question word in the beginning of the sentence and followed by the form of question pattern above.

            Example:

                  Why  is  she  angry?

    W/H question + to be  +   S   +  Compliment + ?

2. Verbal:

            (+)  S + Verb₁ -s/es + O / C / adv    

           I  study English every day.

           He  plays  basketball every Tuesday and Thursday.

            (-)  S + Do/Does+not+Verb₁ + O / C / adv

                        They do not eat meat.

           She does not borrow comics everyday.

            (?)  Do/Does+ Subject + Verb₁ + O / C / adv

                        Do you drink beer?

           Does she understand the lesson?

Spelling of third person singular forms

Most verbs: Add -s to infinitive	work ® works drink ® drinks meet ® meets
Verbs ending in consonants + y: Change y to I and add -es	Fly ® flies Cry ® cries Rely ® relies
Verbs ending in -s, -z, -ch, or -x : Add -es to infinitive	Miss ® misses Buzz ® buzzes Watch ® watches Push ® pushes Fix ®fixes
Exceptions:	Have ® has go ® goes do ® does