THE SIMPLE PRESENT

TENSE

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I walk to school everyday.

She works near here.

The Simple Present Tense describes:

a. Facts
b. routines c. both

In the 3rd person singular, we use:

a. the base form of the verb (walk, work)
b. the conjugated form of the verb (walks,
works)

THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

I dont walk to school everyday.

She doesnt work near here.

In the 3rd person singular, we use:

a. do
b. does

In the 3rd person singular, we use:

a. the base form of the verb (walk, work)
b. the conjugated form of the verb (walks,
works)

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Do you get up early?
Does he eat lunch at noon?

No, I dont.
No, he doesnt.

The structure for Yes/No questions is:

a. S + V + O
b. A + S + V + O

In Yes/No questions, we always use:

a. the base form of the verb (walk, work)
b. the conjugated form of the verb (walks,
works)

In short answers, we use:

a. the main verb
b. the auxiliary verb