PRESENT TENSE SIMPLE - FORMATION

AFFIRMATIVE

S+VB (SHORT INFINITIVE)

For 1sg(I)/ 2sg(you) /1pl (we) /2pl(you) /3pl(they)

S+ VB (SHORT INFINITIVE) + S for 3sg (he/she/it)

S+VB (SHORT INFINITIVE) + ES for 3sg (he/she/it)

for 7 categories of verbs;
for verbs which end
in O e.g. he does/she goes; in X e.g. he fixes/she mixes;
in SS e.g. he kisses/she dresses; in consonant + Y – Y turns to I
in SH e.g. he finishes/it +es
vanishes; e.g. she cries/he tries/it carries/it
in CH e.g. she watches/he flies
catches;
in Z e.g. It buzzes (the bee/the
fly/the mosquito);

INTERROGATIVE

DO + S + VB (SHORT INFINITIVE) + ? (1, 2 SG/1,2,3, PL)

DOES+ S+ VB (SHORT INFINITIVE) +? (3SG)

NEGATIVE

S+ DO+ NOT (DON’T ) + VB (SHORT INFINITIVE) (1,2 SG/ 1, 2,

3 PL)
S+ DOES +NOT (DOESN’T ) +VB (SHORT INFINITIVE) (3SG)