Present Simple
Present Simple
SIMPLE
TENSE
GRAMMAR PRESENTATION
WHEN TO USE?
We use Present Simple Tense to express
universal facts.
Example:
The Earth revolves around the Sun.
WHEN TO USE?
We use Present Simple Tense to express
permanent situations.
Examples:
I live in London.
She works in a restaurant.
WHEN TO USE?
We use Present Simple Tense to express
I LIKE MUSIC.
SHE LIKES PLAYING THE GUITAR.
I like music.
She likes playing the guitar.
Form: verbs in 3rd person singular
-s -es -ies
I swim.
You swim.
We swim.
Third person They swim.
singular He swims.
subjects take
-s, -es or -ies. She swims.
It swims.
Form: How do we make negative
sentences in the present simple?
I, you, we, they don’t
Do I sleep?
Do you sleep?
Do we sleep?
Third person Do they sleep?
singular Does he sleep?
subjects take
does. Does she sleep?
Does it sleep?
HOW TO FORM?
We form short answers like this: