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Present Simple

Use and contractions of the present simple tense in affirmative, negative and interrogative form

01.structure Use and contractions affirmative form Interrogative form Negative form

Affirmative form of the present simple tense

Structure:Subject + Base Verb (+ s/es for third person singular) Examples: I work every day. He works in an office. Usage: To express habits or routines: She drinks coffee every morning. General truths or facts: The sun rises in the east. Fixed schedules: The train leaves at 8 PM. Contractions: Contractions are not commonly used in the affirmative form because the verb does not combine with the subject. However, pronouns often replace full nouns for conciseness: She works (instead of The woman works).

Interrogative Form

Structure:Do/Does + Subject + Base Verb Examples: Do you work every day? Does he work in an office?

Usage:To ask about habits or routines: Do they study English every day? To inquire about general facts: Does water boil at 100°C? Contractions: Contractions are not typically used in questions, but informal speech may shorten auxiliary verbs: Doesn't he work here? (informal negative question)’

Negative Form

Structure: Subject + Do/Does + Not + Base Verb Examples: I do not (don’t) work on Sundays. He does not (doesn’t) work in the morning. Usage: To negate habits or routines: She doesn’t eat meat. To refute general facts: The Earth doesn’t orbit the moon. Contractions: Do not → Don’t I don’t like coffee. Does not → Doesn’t He doesn’t play soccer.

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