Simple Present Tense

Use it for : Facts, habitual actions, things that don’t/won’t change, describing yourself

Adverb of time : Usually, regularly, sometimes, never, always, often, everyday, every week once a week, habitually, frequently

Formula for verbal :

(+) S + V1/Vs/es + O 

(-) S + DON’T/DOESN’T + V1 + O 

(?) DO/DOES +S +  V1 + O

(WH QUESTION) WH QUESTION + DO/DOES +S +  V1 + O

Rules for he/she/it “

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        -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, -o = -es

Example :

I miss – he misses

I finish – he finishes

I watch – he watches

I mix – he mixes

I go – he goes             

·         
       A consonant + y = -ies

Example :

I study : he studies

I cry : he cries

·   
       A vowel + y = -s

Example :

I play : he plays

I eat : he eats

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Example :

(+) They take a bus to college with their teacher

      She takes a bus to college with her teacher

(-) They don’t take a bus to college with their teacher

     She doesn’t take a bus to college with her teacher

(?) Do they take a bus to college with their teacher? Yes/No

      Does she take a bus to college with her teacher? Yes/No

WH QUESTION :

1. “They take a bus to college with their teacher”

>>Who do take a bus to college with teacher?

2. “They take a bus to college with their teacher”

>>How do they go to college with their teacher?

>>What do they do to college with their teacher?

3. “They take a bus to college with their teacher”

>>Where do they go with their teacher?

4. “They take a bus to college with their teacher”

>>Whom do they take a bus to college?

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Formula for nominal :

(+) S + TO BE + O

(-) S + TO BE + NOT + O

(?) TO BE + S + O? Yes/No

Remember :

I : am

You : are

We : are

They : are

She : is

He : is

It : is

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Example :

(+) She is beautiful

      We are beautiful

(-) She is not beautiful

     We are not beautiful

(?) Is she beautiful? Yes/No

      Are we beautiful? Yes/No

EXERCISE

Complete these sentences

1. What ... she do?

2. I ... bread everyday

3. She ... volleyball once a week

4. ... they eat soup?

5. ... Bella cute?

6. Kevin ... not dilligent boy

7. .... Alex swim?

8. We ... read a newspaper

9. What ... you do?

10. I ... football