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Present Simple Tense Overview

This document provides examples of sentences in the present simple tense in English including affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms. It shows the basic structure of subject + verb + object/complement for affirmative sentences and includes examples. It also demonstrates the structures for negative sentences using auxiliary verbs like do/does + not and for yes/no interrogative sentences using auxiliary verbs and question marks. Finally, it illustrates wh- question words used to ask for information in interrogative sentences.

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Present Simple Tense Overview

This document provides examples of sentences in the present simple tense in English including affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms. It shows the basic structure of subject + verb + object/complement for affirmative sentences and includes examples. It also demonstrates the structures for negative sentences using auxiliary verbs like do/does + not and for yes/no interrogative sentences using auxiliary verbs and question marks. Finally, it illustrates wh- question words used to ask for information in interrogative sentences.

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AFFIRMATIVE The PRESENT SIMPLE tense NEGATIVE

SUBJECT PREDICATE
AUXILIARY DO / DOES
Pers. Pro./ Comp./object
Verb
Name…
I don’t study art. / He doesn’t play the guitar.

I study physics. I study art.


DO DON’T
YOU look happy. YOU look sad.

Sing.
HE plays the piano. HE play the guitar.
SHE works in a hospital. SHE DOES work in a pub. DOESN’T
NOT
IT orbits Earth. Plural IT orbit the moon.
WE like horror movies. WE like dramas.
YOU hate carrots. YOU DO hate onions. DON’T
THEY produce electricity. THEY extract oil.

INTERROGATIVE: Yes/No questions

I look fine? you you I


DO DO. DO DON’T
YOU study physics? I I I
HE play the tube? he he he
N
DOES SHE work in a pub? she DOES. she DOES she DOESN’T
IT orbit Earth?
YES,
it
NO,
it
O
T.
= NO,
it
WE like dramas? we we we
DO YOU hate onions? we DO. you DO you DON’T.
THEY play chess? they they they

INTERROGATIVE: Information questions


Affirmative sentence.

Who I look like? You look like your dad.


DO
Where YOU live? I live in Bariloche.
How HE go to work? He goes to work by bus.
What time DOES SHE get up? She gets up at 7.
What IT produce? It produces electricity.
How often WE meet? We meet three times a week.
Which DO YOU prefer? We prefer the blue one.
What THEY extract? They extract oil.

AFFIRMATIVE: Subject + Verb (aff.) + obj/comp. INTERROGATIVE (Yes/No): Aux. + Subject + Verb + obj/comp.?
NEGATIVE: Subject + Aux/NOT/verb + obj/comp. INTERROGATIVE (Info.): Q. W. + Aux + Subj. + Verb + obj/comp.?

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