SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
Suhaiza Binti Mohamad Salleh Sheikh Muhamad Shamil Bin Sheikh Zainal Muhammad Syarifuddin Bin Azman.
THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
Affirmative
We use this tense to talk about habits Ben lifts weights every day.
e.g.
SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT
1 2 3 7 8
9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Ben
28 29 30
May
e.g.
Maggie
SUN MON TUE
WED THUR FRI
SAT
1 7 14 21 28 8 15 22 29
2 9 16 23 30
3 10 17 24
4 11 18 25
5 12 19 26
6 13 20 27
November
Maggie works late on Mondays and Thursdays.
Maggie works late every Monday and Thursday
We use this tense for things
that are always true.
e.g.
Stones are hard.
We use this tense to talk about things that always, usually, often, sometimes, or never happen
e.g.
SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT
1 7 14 21 8 15 22
2 9 16 23
3 10 17 24
July
4 11 18 25
5 12 19
6 13 20
Tim Sally
26 27
28
29 30
Tim and Sally sometimes play cards
The words always, usually, often, sometimes, or never show how often things happen.
How often You use
100 % always
usually often
Examples
Dad always cooks the dinner.
Mum usually gets up early. Cindy often surfs the Net. Tim sometimes bangs the door.
50 %
sometimes
never
Bob never goes to school late.
This tense has only one word.
e.g.
Candy likes flowers.
The flowers smell good.
e.g.
Mimi sings well. Mimi is good at singing.
We add s or es to the verb when
the subject is he, she or it.
Subject
He She It I You We They
Verb
likes
Things
eating fish.
like
playing football.
+ s
Mary feeds her dog. (feed) Peter enjoys the food. (enjoy)
Tim always cooks the dinner. (cook)
+ es y
Tim watches TV every night. (watch) May usually dresses in pink. (dress) Bob never washes his car. (wash)
ies The baby cries loudly. (cry)
Peter carries a heavy bag. (carry)
Tina dries the dishes every night. (dry)
to be I You He She It am are is
to do
to have I You He She It have
I
You
do
He does She It
We You They do
has
We You are They
We You have They
Questions We use do or does to make questions. Dont change the verb after do or
does.
What time do you go to school?
Does your dad like music?
Question Forms of the Simple Present Tense.
Action verb
SUBJECT
Singular subject for eg. he, she, it
YES/NO QUESTION
Does+subject+ base form verb
EXAMPLES
Does he run very fast?
RESPONSE
1) Yes, he does. 2) No, he does not Or No, he doesnt. 1) Yes, they do. 2) No, they do not. Or No, they dont.
Plural subject for eg. they, we, you
Do+subject+ base verb form
Does they drink tea?
SUBJECT
WHQUESTIONS FORM
EXAMPLES
RESPONSE
Singular subject for eg. he, she, it
Wh+does+ subject+base form verb
Why does he run very fast?
He run very fast because a fierce dog is chasing him. They drink tea because they are thirsty.
Plural subject for eg. they, we, you
Wh+do+ subject+ base verb form
Why do they drink tea?
Non Action verb.
SUBJECT Singular subject for eg. he, she, it
YES/NO QUESTION Is+subject+ ..
EXAMPLES Is he sad?
RESPONSE 1) Yes, he is. 2) No, he is not Or Yes, I am No, Iam not.
Am+subject+ Am I sad? Plural subject for eg. they, we, you Are+subject+ .....
Are they late? 1) Yes, they are. 2) No, they are not. Or No, they arent.
SUBJECT
WHQUESTIONS FORM Wh+is+ subject+ .
EXAMPLES
RESPONSE
Singular subject for eg. he, she, it
Why is he sad?
He is sad because he cannot find his wallet. I am sad because I cannot find my wallet. They are late because they missed the bus..
Wh+am+ subject+
Why am I sad?
Plural subject for eg. they, we, you
We+are+ subject+
Why are they late?
Negative sentences
We add do not or does not to make
the sentences negative. Dont change the verb after do or does.
Mimi likes
singing.
+ not
Mimi does not like singing.
ACTION VERB
SUBJECT
Singular subject for eg, he, she, it Singular subject for eg, I
NEGATIVE FORM
Does not + base form verb Example: does not run Do not + base form verb, Example: do not sleep Do not + base form verb Example: do not drink
SHORTENED NEGATIVE FORM doesnt
EXAMPLE
He does not run fast. OR He doesnt run fast. I do not sleep late OR I dont sleep late. They do not drink tea. OR They dont drink tea.
dont sleep
Plural subject for eg, they, we, you
Dont drink
Non action verb SUBJECT Singular subject for eg. he, she it NEGATIVE FORM SHORTENED NEGATIVE FORM isnt lazy EXAMPLE
is+ not
The boy is not lazy. OR The boy isnt lazy.
Singular subject for eg. I
am+not
Im not well
I am not well OR Im not well
They are not late OR They arent late.
Plural subject Are+not for eg. they, we, you
arent late