PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE
1. Form
A. Affirmative Sentences
🔹 Structure:
➡ Subject + main verb (base form) (+ -s for third-person singular)
Subject Verb "to work" (work) Verb "to go" (go)
I work go
You work go
He/She/It works goes
We work go
You work go
They work go
📌 Rule for adding -s in the third-person singular:
✅ Regular verbs → +s
She reads a book.
✅ Verbs ending in -ch, -sh, -x, -o, -ss → +es
He watches TV.
She goes to school.
✅ Verbs ending in a consonant + y → -y → +ies
He studies English. study - studies
She tries hard. (suglasnik + y – onda brisemo y pa dodajemo ies) try - tries
!!!!!!!!!! He plays (vokal + y – dodajemo samo s)
B. Negative Sentences
🔹 Structure:
➡ Subject + do/does + not + main verb (base form)
Subject Negative form of "to work" (work)
I do not (don’t) work
You do not (don’t) work
He/She/It does not (doesn’t) works
Subject Negative form of "to work" (work)
We do not (don’t) work
You do not (don’t) work
They do not (don’t) work
📌 Examples:
✅ I don’t like coffee.
✅ She doesn’t work on Sundays.
✅ They don’t play football.
C. Interrogative Sentences
🔹 Structure:
➡ Do/Does + subject + main verb (base form)?
Question Answer (Yes) Answer (No)
Do you work here? Yes, I do. No, I don’t.
Does she play tennis? Yes, she does. No, she doesn’t.
📌 Examples:
✅ Do you like ice cream? Yes, I do
✅ Where does he live? He lives in Switzerland
✅ Do they speak English? No, they do not.
2. Usage
✅ Habits (navika) and routines (uz often, usually, sometimes…)
I wake up at 7 AM every day.
She drinks coffee in the morning. (every morning)
✅ General truths and facts
The sun rises in the east.
Water boils at 100°C.
✅ Permanent situations and states (TRAJNE/STALNE)
She lives in Belgrade.
They work in a hospital.
I like drinking coffee.
I don’t belong here.
✅ Schedules and timetables (trains, movies, classes, etc.)
The train leaves at 6 PM. The train will leave at 6 PM
The movie starts at 8 o’clock.