Simple Present Tense

Subject + verb (simple form)

I go to school everyday
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Structure:
Simple Present Tense is easy to form:

base form or base form s

walk walks
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Subject Verb Form

Pronoun/Person

I walk to school.
You walk to school
He/She/It walks to school
We walk to school
They walk to school
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When a verb ends in an s, sh, ch, x, or z, add es to the verb!
o He goes to work in the morning.
s John passes the street very carefully.

es sh
ch
Mary washes her car on Sundays.
Dave watches football with his friends.
x My sister boxes her Christmas gifts in December.
z He always buzzes me in.
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Examples:
I visit my grandma on weekends.
My friends learn English at RPI College.
He plays chess with his friends.
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Example:
The plane arrives at 08:00 tomorrow.
The museum opens this weekend. TIME EXPRESSIONS
She has English class in the evening.
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Adverbs of frequency are very common in Simple Present Tense.
Examples:
I always take a shower in the morning.
He often works late at night.
My friends sometimes invite me to their parties.
John never smokes cigarettes. Some adverbs of frequency have negative meanings.
seldom, never, rarely, hardly ever
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Negative Structure:

“do not” or “does not” base form of the verb

They do not He does not work on weekends.

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Examples:
I do not (don’t) like pop music.
John does not (doesn’t) live in Canada.
They don’t go on vacation this week.
David doesn’t eat ice-cream in winter.
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Yes/No Question Form:

“Do” or “Does” + Subject base form of the verb?

Does Sarah take the bus everyday?

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Examples:
Do you walk to work everyday?
Does your sister play the violin?
Do your parents live in the country?
Does Tom study English in university?
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Wh-Question Form:
what, when, where, who(m), why, how many/much, etc.

Question Word + “do” or “does” + Subject base form of the

verb

Where does David Study English?

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Examples:
Why do you like basketball?
Where does your teacher come from?
Who do you call every weekend?
What does Lucia have for breakfast everyday?