The Simple Present
This will focus on the use and Form of the Simple Present Tense - Affirmative ,3rd person singular , Negative and Interrogative forms
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Index
Contractions in Negative Statements
05
01
09
Using the Simple Present
Interrogative Statements
06
02
10
Positive Statements
Third-Person Singular (s/es)
07
03
08
04
Negative Statements
Using the Simple Present Tense
01
When do you use it?
The simple present tense is used when you use a verb to tell about things that happen continually in the present, like every day, every week, or every month. We use the simple present tense for anything that happens often or is factual.
I go to work everyday and i read many papers.
Positive Form of Simple Present
02
- First-person singular: I write.
- Second-person singular: You write.
- First-person plural: We write.
- Second-person plural: You write.
- Third-person plural: They write.
The positive or affimative form
The present simple tense can be expressed in three ways: positive, negative, or as a question. Conjugating the positive form is easy for the first- and second-person references such as "I" or "you." Just use the root form of the verb. The verb to be is a special verb has it has it's own forms. Click the +info button
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Third person S/ES
03
The 3rd person singular- he, she, it
- For a few verbs, the third-person singular ends with es instead of s. Typically, these are verbs whose root form ends in o, ch, sh, th, ss, gh, or z.
First-person singular: I go. Second-person singular: You go. Third-person singular: He/she/it goes. (Note the es.)
In the simple present, most regular verbs use the root form, except in the third-person singular (which ends in s). Third-person singular: He/she/it writes. (Note the s.) The verb to be is an exception. click the +info button
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Negative Statements
How to make the simple present negative
The formula for making a simple present verb negative is do/does + not + [root form of verb].
I do not go to work by bus
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Contractions of Negative Statements
05
Contractions of the negative
You can also use the contraction don’t or doesn’t instead of do not or does not. The verb to be has special ways to make contractions. click the +info button
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Click the vdeo to watch a detaled explantion of contractions
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Interrogative Statements
Does he like to eat pie?
The interrogative
Yes he does!
The formula for asking a question in the simple present is do/does + [subject] + [root form of verb] The verb to be does not need the auxilary click the +info button
Does she cook pie a lot?
No,s he does't
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The negative form
examples
- Pauline does not want to share the pie
- Her friends do not agree.
- I do not want pie anyway.
To make the verb to be negative, the formula is [to be] + not
- I am not a pie lover, but Pauline sure is.
- You are not ready for such delicious pie.
- He is not a apple pie fan.
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The Simple Present
This will focus on the use and Form of the Simple Present Tense - Affirmative ,3rd person singular , Negative and Interrogative forms
start!
Index
Contractions in Negative Statements
05
01
09
Using the Simple Present
Interrogative Statements
06
02
10
Positive Statements
Third-Person Singular (s/es)
07
03
08
04
Negative Statements
Using the Simple Present Tense
01
When do you use it?
The simple present tense is used when you use a verb to tell about things that happen continually in the present, like every day, every week, or every month. We use the simple present tense for anything that happens often or is factual.
I go to work everyday and i read many papers.
Positive Form of Simple Present
02
The positive or affimative form
The present simple tense can be expressed in three ways: positive, negative, or as a question. Conjugating the positive form is easy for the first- and second-person references such as "I" or "you." Just use the root form of the verb. The verb to be is a special verb has it has it's own forms. Click the +info button
+info
Third person S/ES
03
The 3rd person singular- he, she, it
- For a few verbs, the third-person singular ends with es instead of s. Typically, these are verbs whose root form ends in o, ch, sh, th, ss, gh, or z.
First-person singular: I go. Second-person singular: You go. Third-person singular: He/she/it goes. (Note the es.)In the simple present, most regular verbs use the root form, except in the third-person singular (which ends in s). Third-person singular: He/she/it writes. (Note the s.) The verb to be is an exception. click the +info button
+info
04
Negative Statements
How to make the simple present negative
The formula for making a simple present verb negative is do/does + not + [root form of verb].
I do not go to work by bus
+info
Contractions of Negative Statements
05
Contractions of the negative
You can also use the contraction don’t or doesn’t instead of do not or does not. The verb to be has special ways to make contractions. click the +info button
+info
Click the vdeo to watch a detaled explantion of contractions
Q2
Q1
06
Interrogative Statements
Does he like to eat pie?
The interrogative
Yes he does!
The formula for asking a question in the simple present is do/does + [subject] + [root form of verb] The verb to be does not need the auxilary click the +info button
Does she cook pie a lot?
No,s he does't
+info
Q1
This is the end of the presentation. You may close the window.
The negative form
examples
To make the verb to be negative, the formula is [to be] + not
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Lorem ipsum dolor
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod.