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The simple present tense is used to describe daily activities, routines, habits, and facts. It follows a basic subject-verb-complement structure, adding 's' to verbs in the third person. Exceptions include verbs ending in consonant+y, which drop the y and add ies. The simple present tense can be affirmative ("She works"), interrogative ("Does he work?"), or negative ("He does not work").

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Simple Present..

The simple present tense is used to describe daily activities, routines, habits, and facts. It follows a basic subject-verb-complement structure, adding 's' to verbs in the third person. Exceptions include verbs ending in consonant+y, which drop the y and add ies. The simple present tense can be affirmative ("She works"), interrogative ("Does he work?"), or negative ("He does not work").

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SIMPLE PRESENT

TENSE
WHAT IS SIMPLE
PRESENT TENSE?

The simple present tense in


English is used to describe
daily activities, routines,
habits and facts.
STRUCTURE

In general, in the third person we add 'S'.

Subject Verb Complement

I / you / we / they speak / learn English at home

he / she / it speaks / learns English at home


1. For verbs that end in -O, -CH, -
SH, -SS, -X, or -Z we add -
ES in the third person
( He, She and It)
go goes
catch catches
wash washes
kiss kisses
fix fixes
buzz buzzes
2. For verbs that end in a consonant + Y,
we remove the Y and add -IES.
marry marries
study studies
carry carries
worry worries

NOTE: For verbs that end in a vowel + Y,


we just add -S.
play plays
enjoy enjoys
say says
THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE
(Affirmative)

She works on her basket after


dinner every day.
THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE

AFFIRMATIVE: WORK

I
WORK
YOU

SHE
WORKS
HE
IT

WE
WORK
YOU
THEY
THE PRESENT SIMPLE
TENSE
(Interrogative)
DOES HE WORK in a hospital?

YES, HE DOES
THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE

INTERROGATIVE: WORK

I WORK?
DO YOU

SHE
HE
WORK?
DOES IT

WE
YOU WORK?
DO THEY
THE PRESENT SIMPLE
TENSE
(Negative)

HE DOESNT WORK in an office.


THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE

NEGATIVE: WORK

I
YOU
DO NOT WORK

DONT

SHE
HE
DOES NOT WORK

IT DOESNT

WE WORK
YOU
DO NOT
THEY DONT

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