PRESENT SIMPLE

TENSE.
 The Present Simple Tense.

Let’s see how to use the present simple tense with more verbs, appart from the verb to be.
 Structure of a sentence in affirmative mode in present simple.

Subject + verb + objects and /or complements.

Examples:

I study English in the afternoons.

She studies French with her sister.
We like apples.
They seem tired.
 Structure for sentences in present simple tense Interrogative mode.

How do we form the structure of the interrogative?

How do we ask questions?

For:
Closed Questions: Auxiliary Verb + Subject + Main Verb + Objects/Complements?
Open Questions: Question/WH Word+ Auxiliary Verb + Subject+Main Verb+O/C?

Examples: Do you like apples?

How do you use this gadget?
Does he look happy?
Structure of the Present Simple tense Negative mode.

Subject + auxiliary verb+ NOT+ main verb+ O/C.

Examples:
I do not speak German.
She does not study French.
They do not look happy.
Let’s see all the structures together, so you can compare, contrast them and
understand them better.

Aff: I study English at home.

Interr: Do you study English at home? Where do you study?
Neg: I do not study German at home.

Present Simple with to be.

Aff: I am a student.
Int: Are you a student? What is your name?
Neg: I am not a student.
Conjugations in Present simple tense

Subj. + Verb+ Objects/Complements.

I speak English in class.
You speak English.
She speaks English.
He speaks English. 3rd. Person
Singular. + S
It speaks English.
We speak English.
You speak English.
They speak English.
As you can see the present simple tense has special characteristics .
- We have to use the auxiliary verb do/does to ask questions, to say no, to make
short answers and sometimes to emphasize.
- In the affirmative mode we only use one verb, the main one, that’s why is
“simple”, no auxiliaries.
- We normally do not use or mix other verbs and the verb to be in the present
simple, so do not write sentences like “I am watch the TV,” cause that’s
incorrect!
- Be careful when you use the auxiliary do/does in questions and negatives the
main verb remains in its simple or base or infinitive form, It is not conjugated,
what you need to conjugate in these cases is the auxiliary verb.
She does not play soccer. We do not say She does not plays soccer, that’s
incorrect!
As you can observe, the simple tense has a different conjugation for the 3rd, persons
singular: HE, SHE, IT. We add an S at the end of the verb to show that we are
talking about these persons.
With these persons we use the auxiliary verb DOES.
Spelling Rules for adding S.
- Normally we just add an S, like in speaks, eats, runs, loves, plays.
- We add ES when the verbs end in SS, SH, CH, X,O, like in kisses, washes,
watches, fixes, goes and does.
- When the Word ends in a Y that is preceded by a consonant we change the Y by I
and add es, like in study> studies.
So, I study English, Do I study English? I do not study English.
But, She studies English, Does she study English? She does not study English.
Be careful the S at the end of the verb does not mean plural but the contrary singular.
CONTRACTIONS.

In the Present Simple tense We use the

contractions with the auxiliary in the negative
mode: do not >don’t does not>doesn’t.
Uses and Functions of the Present Simple Tense.
We use the Present Simple Tense to talk about:
- Regular Actions. (routines and habits)
- General Truths. (facts)
- States (stative verbs normaly not used in the present continuous, like
seem)
- Verbs of senses, feeling, thinking or speaking.
- Long lasting situations.
- Jokes and stories in conversational English- Newspaper Headlines.
- Commentary
- Talking about future schedules.
- To see some examples and more details about uses follow the next
link.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFpEp83Vh3k