Simple present

Simple Present
FORM
[VERB] + s/es in third person
Examples:
• You speak English.
• Do you speak English?
• You do not speak English.
Complete List of Simple Present Forms
USE 1 Repeated Actions

Use the Simple Present to express the idea that an action is repeated or usual. The action can be a habit, a hobby, a daily event, a scheduled event or something that often happens. It can alsobe something a person often forgets or usually does not do.
Examples:
• I play tennis.
• She does not play tennis.
• Does he play tennis?
• The train leaves every morning at 8 AM.
• The train does not leave at 9 AM.
• When does the train usually leave?
• She always forgets her purse.
• He never forgets his wallet.
• Every twelve months, the Earth circles the Sun.
• Does the Suncircle the Earth?
USE 2 Facts or Generalizations

The Simple Present can also indicate the speaker believes that a fact was true before, is true now, and will be true in the future. It is not important if the speaker is correct about the fact. It is also used to make generalizations about people or things.
Examples:
• Cats like milk.
• Birds do not like milk.
• Do pigs like milk?
• Californiais in America.
• California is not in the United Kingdom.
• Windows are made of glass.
• Windows are not made of wood.
• New York is a small city. IT IS NOT IMPORTANT THAT THIS FACT IS UNTRUE.
USE 3 Scheduled Events in the Near Future

Speakers occasionally use Simple Present to talk about scheduled events in the near future. This is most commonly done when talking about publictransportation, but it can be used with other scheduled events as well.
Examples:
• The train leaves tonight at 6 PM.
• The bus does not arrive at 11 AM, it arrives at 11 PM.
• When do we board the plane?
• The party starts at 8 o'clock.
• When does class begin tomorrow?
USE 4 Now (Non-Continuous Verbs)

Speakers sometimes use the Simple Present to express the idea that an action is happening oris not happening now. This can only be done with Non-Continuous Verbs and certain Mixed Verbs.
Examples:
• I am here now.
• She is not here now.
• He needs help right now.
• He does not need help now.
• He has his passport in his hand.
• Do you have your passport with you?
ADVERB PLACEMENT
The examples below show the placement for grammar adverbs such as: always, only, never, ever,still, just, etc.
Examples:
• You only speak English.
• Do you only speak English?
ACTIVE / PASSIVE
Examples:
• Once a week, Tom cleans the car. ACTIVE
• Once a week, the car is cleaned by Tom. PASSIVE

Present Simple Verb Tense Chart

What is the structure of the Present Simple Tense?
Subject + Auxiliary Verb + Main Verb -
- do - does Verb in the base form (-s/-es -

Grammarrules for the present simple tense:
In positive sentences the auxiliary verb is not used.
In positive sentence the main verb changes form according to the subject.
In negative statements the auxiliary verb "do-does" is added after the subject.
In negative statements and questions the main verb stays in its base form.
In negative statements and questions but the auxiliary verb changes formaccording to the subject.
Present Simple Tense Chart
- Subject Auxiliary Verb - Main Verb -
+ I - live in New york.
We - play football.
She - plays outside.
- I do not live in New York.
You do not live in London
He does not live in a big house.
? Do I - make a lot of money?
Do you - learn English in school?
Does she - clean the house everyday or once a week?always (ólweis) - siempre
usually (iúshuali) - habitualmente
frequently (fríkuentli) - frecuentemente
often (ófen) - a menudo
sometimes (sámtáims) algunas veces
occasionally (okéishonali) - ocasionalmente
rarely (rérli) - casi nunca
seldom (séldom) - casi nunca
hardly ever (járdli éver) - casi nunca
never (néver) - nunca
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• I always have corn flakes for breakfast.
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