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The Present Simple Tense (also called the Simple Present Tense)
Simple present tense with 'be': The verb ‘be’ is different from the other verbs in this tense. Let's look at ‘be’ first: Here’s thepositive form (positive means a normal sentence, not a negative or a question. This is sometimes called ‘affirmative’): Positive I am you are he is she is it is we are they are Positive Short Form I'myou're he's she's it's we're they're

For example: • I’m Scottish. • She’s hungry. • They’re always late. Next, here's the negative. It's very easy. You only add ‘not’: egative I am not you are nothe is not she is not it is not we are not they are not For example: • I’m not cold. • He isn’t from Spain. • We aren’t at home. egative short form I'm not you aren’t he isn't she isn’t it isn't wearen't they aren't

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Here's the 'yes / no' question form: Yes / o Questions am I ? are you ? is he ? isshe ? is it ? are we ? are they ? For example: • Am I next in the queue? • Are you from Tokyo? • Is he at the library at the moment? If you'd like to make a ‘wh’ question, you just put the questionword at the front: Wh Questions Where am I ? What are you ? Why is he ? Who is she ? When are we ? How are they ? For example: • Where are you from? • Who is that girl? • Why are they still at work?© 2012 www.perfect-english-grammar.com May be freely copied for personal or classroom use.

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Present simple tense with other verbs: With all other verbs, we make the present simple in the sameway. The positive is really easy. It's just the verb, with an extra ‘s’ if the subject is ‘he’, ‘she’, or ‘it’. Let's take the verb ‘play’ as an example: Positive (of 'play') I play you play he playsshe plays it plays we play they play For example: • I play tennis every week. • He likes chocolate. • They usually go to the cinema on Fridays. Don't forget the ‘s’! Even really advanced students...