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Present Simple PPT

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Present simple

Level: beginner

The present tense is the base form of the verb:

I work in London. 

But with the third person singular ( she / he / it ), we add an –s :

She works in London.

Present simple questions

Look at these questions:

Do you play the piano? Where do you live ? Does Jack play football? Where does he come from ? Do Rita and Angela live in Manchester? Where do they work ?

We use do and does to make questions  with the present simple. We use does for the third person singular ( she / he / it ) and do for the others.

We use do and does with question words like where , what and when :

Where do Angela and Rita live ? What does Angela do ? When does Rita usually get up ?

But questions with who often don't use do or does :

Who lives in London? Who plays football at the weekend? Who works at Liverpool City Hospital?

Here are some useful questions. Try to remember them:

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Present simple negatives

Look at these sentences:

I like tennis but I don't like football. (don't = do not) I don't live in London now. I don't play the piano but I play the guitar. They don't work at the weekend. John doesn't live in Manchester. (doesn't = does not) Angela doesn't drive to work. She goes by bus.

We use do and does to make negatives with the present simple. We use doesn't for the third person singular ( she / he / it ) and don't for the others.

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Present simple and present time

We use the present simple to talk about:

• something that is true in the present:

I 'm nineteen years old. I 'm a student. He lives in London.

• something that happens regularly in the present:

I play football every weekend.

• something that is always true:

The human body contains 206 bones. Light travels at almost 300,000 kilometres per second.

We often use adverbs of frequency  like sometimes , always and  never with the present simple:

I sometimes go to the cinema. She never plays football.

Here are some useful sentences. Complete them so that they are true for you and try to remember them:

Complete these sentences so that they are true for a friend and try to remember them:

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Level: intermediate

Present simple and future time

We also use the present simple to talk about:

• something that is fixed in the future:

The school term  starts next week. The train leaves at 19.45 this evening. We fly to Paris next week.

• something in the future after time words like when , after and before and after if and unless :

I'll talk to John when I see him. You must finish your work before you go home. If it rains we'll get wet. He won't come unless you ask him.

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Level: advanced

We sometimes use the present simple to talk about the past when we are: 

• telling a story:

I was walking down the street the other day when suddenly this man comes up to me and tells me he has lost his wallet and  asks me to lend him some money. Well, he looks a bit dangerous so I 'm not sure what to do and while we are standing there  …

• summarising a book, film or play:

Harry Potter goes to Hogwarts School. He has two close friends, Hermione and … Shakespeare's Hamlet is the Prince of Denmark. One night he sees his father's ghost. The ghost tells him he has been murdered  …

Simple present ' Do/Does ' is used as supporting verb to make positive sentences negative, yes/no questions, and wh- questions. But this does not happen with the verb ' to be. ', WHY? ' Am ' is used as main verb. Eg. I am. I am not. Am I? Am I not? Who am I? Who am I not? Please explain. 1) Why is it so? 2) is 'am' used as supporting verb? Yes? No? (Simple present)

KesariSir, Bharat

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Hello Prakash,

You're right that the verb 'be' is an exception to the normal rule. This is quite common in languages, in fact, and linguists believe it is because 'be' is such a common word that we learn it before we have internalised the grammatical system. In other words, we learn to use 'be' before we know any grammar patterns and it simply has its own very simple system (just add 'not').

The LearnEnglish Team

It happens with 'have'

You have not

Have you not?

What have you?

What have you not?

You had not

Had yoy not?

What had yoy?

What had yoy not?

Other verbs?

Hello again Prakash,

'Have' is also an extremely common verb and the explanation is the same. However, although the forms you give as examples are possible, we generally see them as old-fashioned in modern English and use some form of do to form negatives and questions. Thus don't you have? is much more common than haven't you? and you don't have... is more common than you have not... .

Please note that in all of this I am talking about have as a main verb , not as an auxiliary in perfect constructions or as a tag question created with have as an auxiliary verb.

You added, don't you have.

What is proper place of NOT 

don't you have, means

do not you have?

• Do you not have?
• Don't you have?
• Do not you have?

Don't you have... is a contracted form of Do you not have...

The uncontracted form sounds quite formal and is much less common.

Hello, Can you tell me why the present simple is used in the sentence below? I heard from David last night. He says hello.

Hello Khangvo2812,

You can use the past simple or present simple here. The past simple means 'He said hello to you when I spoke' while the present simple can be understood as 'He says hello to you through me right now.

Hello Peter I don't anticipate it stopping means : Most people consider a long time : a month or more than a month and Temporary: a few days or a few weeks can I use What most people consider ?

I'm afraid I don't understand what your question is. Could you please use inverted commas (') around the language that you're asking about? I think that would help me understand.

All the best, Kirk LearnEnglish team

Hello Peter example i study computer engineering i am studying computer engineering you have said before i use simple present if we do not except to change in the near future what does mean near future more than year i use simple present a year or less i use present continuous?

The near future is not a fixed time which we can describe in this way. It is a question of how the speaker sees the action or situation. If the speaker sees the situation as permanent or unlikely to change for what they consider a long time then the present simple will be used. If the speaker sees it as temporary then the present continuous will be used. Sometimes a temporary situation can last year if in the speaker's mind it is going to change at some point. It's not a question of how long but rather how the speaker sees things.

I can say 'I study physics' even though I know the course only lasts four years because I don't anticipate it stopping. I can say 'I'm living in London' even if I think I'll be in London for a decade because I don't see it as my home but rather a place I'm in for a certain time. It's a question of perspective and it's subjective.

In the Simple Present Tense, we often use 'do' and 'does' as auxiliary verbs to emphasize positive sentences and commands. For example, 'I do speak' and 'He does come' However, when 'do' is used as a main verb, can we also use 'do' or 'does' for emphasis in sentences like- I do do. He does do. And similarly, can we use 'do' for emphasis in commands like- Do do.

I'd like to understand if 'do' and 'does' can be used to emphasize when 'do' is functioning as a main verb, such as 'I do my homework' or 'He does the dishes.'

Is it common to use 'do' and 'does' for emphasis in such sentences?

Additionally, can they be used in commands like- Do do your work

I am aware that these sentences may not be typical in daily conversation, but I am inquiring about their grammatical usage.

Kesari Prakash, Maharashtra, India.

Hi Prakash,

Yes, it is grammatically fine, including in commands (imperatives). As you suspected, these sentences sound a bit unusual because of the double "do", but they are grammatical.

I should mention that "do" as a main verb requires an object or a complement, so the first set of sentences should be something like:

• I do do (well).
• He does do (a good job).
• Do do (that).

I hope that helps.

LearnEnglish team

Could you please explain the grammatical differences between the following sentences:

'It is a bus.' 'There is a bus.' 'There goes the bus!' Additionally, could you clarify the grammatical roles of the words 'there' and 'bus' in these sentences? Specifically, are they considered dummy subjects, subjects, adverbs of place, or nouns?

Hi Prakash,

Sure, I'll try to help.

It is a bus  - in this sentence, the speaker/writer is identifying something ("It"). "It" is a dummy subject.

There is a bus  - "There" is an adverb, introducing the subject of the sentence "a bus". The normal word order of the sentence is inverted.

There goes the bus  - "There" is an adverb of place. It indicates a particular place or space (while in the previous sentence, in the most common use of "There is", "There" indicates the existence of something, with a weaker meaning of pointing to a particular place or space). The normal word order is inverted too. The subject is "the bus".

Thank You Jonathan Sir

Hello, Which grammatical construction should I use in video tutorials? I mean knitting tutorials, where I show how to knit step by step. Is it correct to use Present Simple in tutorials and video instructions? For example: «I just cut it in two places, here and here, to have such tails, and after this I make 9 loops with the needles...» I've met people using Present Simple and/or Going To in their tutorials. Why nobody uses Present Continuous without Going To in the tutorials?

Hi chonburi,

Grammatically, there's no problem with using present continuous to explain what you are doing in that moment ( I'm cutting here ... I'm looping it ... ). The present continuous focuses on what's happening at a particular moment.

But since you probably have many steps to make the final product, it would be unusual to use the present continuous to focus on every single step. It's more usual to use the present simple to describe a sequence of actions like this. But, while mainly using the present simple, you can also use present continuous at particular times to emphasise important moments or actions.

Does that make sense?

Yes, that makes sense. Thank you very much for your help!

Can I use the present simple to describe what I see in an image? Not just the facts, but even the actions in progress at the time the photograph was taken?

Hello CarolinaRuiz,

My sense is that we typically use the present continuous to describe an image, unless we're using link or stative verbs.

Imagine an image of a family having a picnic on the grass in a park. We'd typically say things like 'The mother is giving the children some fruit', 'The father is arranging the blanket', 'The girl is drinking some water' to describe actions -- note all the present continuous forms here. But we do also use the present simple quite a bit, e.g. 'The boy looks hungry', 'The father is happy', 'The girl wants to play football', etc. These are all stative or link verbs.

But of course if we're talking about an image of a picnic we were at some time in the past, we'd probably use a range of past tense forms.

In a speaking exam where we're asked to speculate what will happen next in an image, we of course would use appropriate forms there as well.

Hope this answers your question. If not, please let us know.

Hello, Kirk.

Yes, it answered my question. Thank you!!

OK, thanks for confirming! Best wishes

Could you please help me with the following:

1. From today, they take their exams. (Their exams started today and will continue for about two weeks). Is Present Simple correct here? Or have I to day "From today, they have taken/have been taking their exams" or "From today they are taking their exams"?

2. I've seen the following sentence on BBC website: "Goalkeeper signs new three-and-a-half-year Bristol City deal". Could you please explain why Present Simple is used here? Is "will sign" or "is going to sign" possible here?

Thank you so much for your help! I appreciate it a lot! And I'm grateful for the answer to this post beforehand!

Hello howtosay_,

1. The present simple is fine here. The exams are a scheduled event and the present simple is appropriate for this. You could use other forms. Will be taking is often used for expected events or actions, and are taking is also possible for arrangements. Will take is possible but would suggest a decision being taken by the speaker rather than a description of the situation. The present perfect does not work here as it suggests an action which began in the past and continues to the present, not one beginning in the present and extending into the future.

2. The present simple is very common in news headline. If you look at the article you will see other verb forms used in the main body, such as present perfect and past simple.

Sir, could you please answer me which one is correct? 1.When I have breakfast, my mom prepares my lunch. 2.When I am having breakfast, my mom prepares my lunch. Is there have any difference? could you explain me, Sir?

Hello JameK,

The second sentence tells us that your mom prepares your lunch while you are in the process of eating breakfast.

The first sentence is ambiguous. It could mean that your mom waits until you have breakfast and then starts to prepare lunch. Maybe you prepare your breakfast and the kitchen is only available for her to prepare lunch once you sit down to eat, for example. Alternatively, it could mean that on certain days you don't have breakfast and on certain days you do and on the days when you have breakfast your mom prepares your lunch. Without any other context it's not clear.

Thank you Sir.

Hello Sir, thank you so much for your wonderful and practical explenation. I wanted to please ask you about the last part, where you explained about using "Present simple" \ "Present continuous" - when talking about the "past" - when you're telling a story and you want to pull the listener into the moment . In the example story you gave, you used both tenses.

My question is - how sould I know, in this case, when to use in the story the"Present simple" and when the "Present continuous"?

Great, I'm glad you found it useful :)

The present simple is used for the main sequence of events (i.e. the things that happened). The present continuous is used for events which are a background to others, as in the example above ("While we are standing there ..." - it seems that "standing there" was the background action to another action that happened). In that way, the use is similar to the use of the past simple and past continuous in a conventional past narrative.

The present continuous can also be used to heighten even further the effect of being in the moment. Adapting the example above, for example: "Well, he's looking a bit dangerous so I'm not feeling sure ..."

Sir I'm have some questions regarding simple present tense. For example Daniel goes to market or I don't like black coffee. These are simple present but what about these sentences like Tom does work everyday or I do work everyday. Can you explain do and does sentence ? Next one is about questions. For example where do you live ? or where she does live ? these sentences are easy because w form words are used in first place but the problem is with the sentences like. Do you know how to bake a cake ? In this w form word is used in between of the sentence. Sir can you explain this too ?

Hello AbdulBasit1234,

'do' and 'does' work as both auxiliary verbs and as main verbs. For example, in 'Tom does work every day', 'does' is a form of the verb 'do' -- it means to carry out an action. But in questions or negatives, 'do' and 'does' are auxiliary verbs: in 'He doesn't work on Monday', 'doesn't' is an auxiliary verb; 'work' is the main verb. It's also possible for 'do' to be both an auxiliary and a main verb in a sentence where the main verb is 'do': 'He doesn't do much work' ('doesn't' is auxiliary, 'do' is main).

I'm not sure I understand your second question. If you are asking about 'how', 'how to bake a cake' is simple a phrase. A phrase can take the place of a simple noun. For example, we could replace the phrase with a noun like 'Judy' ('Do you know Judy?') and the sentence structure is the same.

All the best, Kirk The LearnEnglish Team

I am a little bit confused about the present tense in short story.

Story: I was walking down the street the other day when suddenly this man comes up to me and tells me he has lost his wallet and asks me to lend him some money. Well, he looks a bit dangerous so I'm not sure what to do and while we are standing there …

I am confused about where it starts with "I was" and then turns to present tense.

Hope you can answer

Hi sxphia_jx,

This is actually quite common in spoken English. Normally, we use past forms for telling stories (narratives). In fact, the verb forms past simple, past continuous, past perfect simple and past perfect continuous are collective sometimes known as 'narrative tenses'. However, when we are recounting a story in a more informal setting (such as telling a joke or a sharing an anecdote), we can use present forms to give a sense of immediacy and to bring the story more to life. As you can see from this text, it's possible to begin with past forms and then switch to present forms for effect.

Present forms can even be used in this way in writing and even in novels. Some well-known examples include One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey), Bleak House (Charles Dickens) and The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins).

I have gone through the article on present simple. It is wonderfully written and has covered its different uses.

What I learnt is that it can be used to talk about the scheduled future events, for example: - 1. The school term starts next week. 2. The train leaves at 19:45 this evening. 3. We fly to Paris next week.

I would like to ask whether we can use simple future (instead of simple present) in these type of sentences like 1. The school term will start next week. 2. The train will leave at 19:45 this evening. 3. We will fly to Paris next week.

Is there any difference in the meaning of the above sentences due to replacement of present simple by future simple or do they mean exactly the same?

Hello Mohit,

I'm glad that you found the page useful. I think you'd find the Talking about the future page useful as well, as it compares the different forms most commonly used to speak about the future. It doesn't cover all possible uses, but is definitely quite useful.

In theory, the three sentences with 'will' could be correct in an appropriate situation, but I'm afraid I'm having a hard time thinking of an example for any of them. The present simple ones are much more commonly used.

If you have a specific situation in mind, please let us know.

Hi, I have questions about summarising. Is it possible to write a whole summary ( for example a book ) in past tenses? And why do we use present tenses + past tenses in a summary?

Hello IRaisa,

Yes, it's possible to use past tenses to summarise. People often use present tenses when telling a story because it makes the story seem more alive or more real. The present tense reflects the reality of the listener, who is finding out about the story in the moment they are hearing it.

In a summary, the present can have a similar sense, or it can also have the sense that the story (or film or whatever) is something that is kind of timeless since it can be told at any time. That is, you can read the book now or read it in the future, and other people read it in the past. It might help to think of the story as a building or the sunrise. Both existed yesterday, are happening today, and we expect them to exist or happen again tomorrow. Just as we say 'The sun rises in the morning', we can use a present simple form to tell or summarise a story.

I hope that's helpful (and not more confusing!). In any case, it's OK to use the past to make a summary of a story, but the present is quite commonly used as well.

Thanks, but I still have a question I read a lot of times when somebody connected Present tenses + past tenses for example Barbossa recruits Gibbs, who burns the charts, admitting he memorized every location. Harry deduces that Voldemort is hunting the Elder Wand, which had passed to Dumbledore after he defeated Grindelwald

What is the purpose of that?

In these cases, the past tense shows that those actions happened before the actions in present tense. The present tense is used to narrate the action or 'current' situation in the story, but, as you have noticed, other tenses can be used when it's necessary to refer to other times.

Hello Sir, I have a question – In the following sentence is there any error in 'made it clear' → 'made clear' OR 'poses' → 'pose ' ( as CLIMATE CHANGE and Continued Ecosystem Degradation two nouns are used so we should not add 's/es' in the main verb

Please make it clear Sorry sir, The sentence is: Science has made it clear the adverse impacts that climate change and continued ecosystem degradation poses for the physical world.

Hello Analiza,

The 'it' should be omitted and the verb should be plural: 'Science has made clear the adverse impacts that climate change and continued ecosystem degradation pose for the physical world.'

Sir, cold you explain me this sentence 'give me my book'. Why we use the present simple verb and in what category the verb 'give' belongs to.I mean,is it routine, habit, future, fact?

If this is the full sentence then it is an imperative form. The imperative is used when giving instructions or commands and it is the same as the base form:

Give me my book!

The negative is formed with don't :

Don't go in - the boss is in a meeting.

Don't do that.

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Let's say simple present tense is used to describe about the routine or habit of a subject. There is no subject present in the sentence you provided. It is not a sentence of simple present tense instead we can say that it is a sentence of present tense. Hindimadhyam.in

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Simple Present Tense

What is the simple present tense.

(1) Simple present tense to describe facts and habits.

• Alan walks the dog every morning.
• He plays chess.

(2) Simple present tense to describe scheduled events in the future.

• The train arrives at 5 o'clock.
• The plane lands in 5 minutes.

(3) Simple present tense to tell stories (particularly jokes).

• Sarah crosses the road and asks the policeman for directions.
• A horse walks into a bar, and the barman says , "why the long face?"

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(1) To describe facts and habits:

• I like chocolate. (Fact)
• Angela runs a youth club full of glue-sniffers. (Fact)
• I ride horses in the summer. (Fact and habit)
• It always snows here in January. (Fact and habit)
• Dawn plays chess in the evenings. (Fact and habit)

(2) To describe scheduled events in the future

• It is low tide at 0234.

(3) To tell stories (particularly jokes) to make your listener or reader feel more engaged with the story.

• There are two parrots sitting on a perch. One turns to the other and asks , "Can you smell fish?"
• We heard the helicopter overhead. Suddenly, the radio bursts into life.

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The Negative Version

• I do not like chocolate.
• Angela does not run a youth club full of glue-sniffers.
• I do not ride horses in the summer.
• It does not always snow here in January.
• Dawn does not play chess in the evenings.

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• Do you like chocolate?
• Does Angela run the youth club?
• Why does Tony talk so quickly?
• When do the farmers plant the corn?
• Does Mark sing or dance?
• Do they want hamburger or sausages?
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• fix > fixes
• fly > flies
• study > studies

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PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE

Aug 24, 2014

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PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE. We use the present simple : To talk about activities that repeat regularly (routines, habits) Peter goes to work by bus. My friends learn English. I drink coffee every morning. 2. To talk about permanent situations and states: I have two cats and a dog .

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We use the present simple : • To talk about activities that repeat regularly (routines, habits) Peter goes to work by bus. My friends learn English. I drink coffee every morning.

2. To talk about permanent situations and states: I have two cats and a dog. We like animals. The Smiths don't enjoy big parties.

3. To talk about general truths: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. If you mix yellow and blue, you get green. The earth is round.

4. To talk about future official events or timetables which we cannot change: The train leaves at 6.25.a.m. The lessons start at 8.a.m.

5. We often use the following time adverbials with the present simple: always, usually, regularly, every morning/night/ evening/afternoon, often,sometimes,occasionally, from time to time,twice a week,rarely,seldom, once a month,hardly ever,never

6. always,usually,regularly, rarely,seldom, often,occasionally, hardly ever,never appear between the subject and the verb : I always walk to school. He regularly swims and plays tennis. Some people never tell truth.

7. Other adverbials usually appear at the end or at the beginning of the sentence: I have a hair cut once a month. From time to time my family go for a picnic in the forest.

8. We use questions with How often ...? to ask about the frequency of something happening: How often do you go swimming? Once a week. How often does the manager go away? Twice a month. How often does she watch television? Every evening.

9. Present simple statements: I like English We like English You like English They like English He likes English She likes English It likes English

10. Present simple negatives I don’t like English We don’t like English You don’t like English They don’t like English She doesn’t like English He doesn’t like English It doesn’t like English

11. Present simple questions Do I like English? Yes, I do Do you Iike English ? No, I don’t Does she like English? Yes, she does Does he like English? No, he doesn’t Does it like English? Yes, It does Do we like English? Yes, we do Do they like English? Yes, they do

12. 3 rd person singular – y ending changes to - ies Study She studies hard Hurry He hurries home

Present simple for a present state and a regular activity: • I are/ am happy. • All my friends like/likes football. • My sister don’t like /doesn’t like school. • Is/ are business executive’s life stressful? • Do/does you have time for hobbies? • I have/has a sandwich for lunch every day. • Ginta play / plays the violin all day. • My parents don't listen to / doesn’t listen to rock music. • I don’t go/ doesn’t go to school by bus. • Do/ does Mary go parachuting with Mick?

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Present simple

Present simple is used: *To describe permanent situations: Jane lives in Canada

Present simple is used: *To describe repeated/habitual actions He wakes up at 7:00 every morning

Present simple is used: *To talk about general truths Water boils at 100°C

*To talk about future actions related to official programmes and timetables Our plane leaves at 10a.m. tomorrow

*To refer to the plot of a book, film, etc. Oliver Twist goes to the workhouse at the age of nine.

*In sport commentaries Messi shoots and he scores!!

I work from 9 to 5pmYou work ...He works ...She works...It works....we work..They work ...

Affirmative sentences

I don't workYou don't workHe doesn't workShe doesn't workIt doesn't workwe work / They work

Negative sentences

Do I work...?Do you work...?Does he work...?Does she work..?Does it work?Do we work?Do they work?

Interrogative form

Auxiliaries for present simple tense Do / Don't = Do not -----> I, You, We, They Does / doesn't = does not ------> He, She, It

When do you go on vacation? I go on vacation in the summer

Who do you live with? I live with my sister

Where does she live? She lives in Vancouver; Canada.

What do you have for breakfast? I usually have a sandwich and coffee for breakfast

Wh- question present simple

Simple Present Tense in English Grammar

Simple present vs. other present tenses, conjugation of english simple present tense, contractions.

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What is the simple present?

The simple present (also called present simple ) is the basic present tense in English.

It expresses facts, sequential and repeated actions and timetabled future events. It is one of the most commonly used tenses in the English language.

Read on to learn when to use the simple present and how to conjugate it, then practise using this tense in the exercises.

Colin likes football. He is a forward. A forward tries to score goals for his team.

Colin plays football every Tuesday. His training starts at five o’clock. After school Colin goes home, packs his bag, puts on his football shirt and then he goes to football training. He has to take the bus. The bus leaves at half past four.

We use the simple present tense for:

• events that take place regularly or habitually with signal words such as: always, never, rarely, often Example: He plays football every Tuesday.
• events that take place one after the other Example: After school Colin goes home, packs his bag, puts on his football shirt and then he goes to football training.
• facts, or things that are generally valid Example: A forward tries to score goals for his team.
• future actions that are planned and predetermined (e.g. by a timetable or programme) Example: The bus leaves at half past four. His training starts at five o’clock.
• stative verbs and verbs of thought/memory Example: Colin likes football. He is a forward.

Signal Words: English Simple Present Tense

The following are signal words for the simple present:

• always, normally, usually
• often, sometimes, seldom
• every day/week/month/…

In addition to the simple present, there are three more present tenses in English grammar: the present progressive, the present perfect and the present perfect progressive . Each one has a different function.

You can learn when to use which present tense over in Lingolia’s English Tense Comparison section:

• Tense comparison simple present – present progressive
• Tense comparison simple present – present perfect progressive
• Tense Comparison present perfect – present perfect progressive

The conjugation of English verbs in the simple present is relatively simple. We add an -s/-es to verbs in the third person singular (he/she/it), otherwise the verb does not change. In positive sentences , we use the verb in its present form. In negative sentences and questions , we use the auxiliary verb do . The main verb is used in the infinitive form.

Simple Present – Spelling Rules

To conjugate verbs in the third person singular in English grammar, we simply and an -s to the verb. However, there are a few exceptions to take note of:

• When the verb ends with an -o, -ch, -sh, we add -es . Example: do – he does wash – she washes
• When the verb ends with a consonant + y , we change the y to ie before adding the -s . However, verbs that end in vowel + y simply take -s . Example: wor ry – he worr ie s ( but : pl ay – he pla y s)
• Modal verbs such as can, may, might, and must never take an -s . They remain the same in all forms. Example: he can swim she must go

The Verbs be and have

The verb be is irregular in all its forms. In negative sentences and questions, we do not use it with an auxiliary verb .

have or have got

There are two versions of the verb have in the simple present: have and have got . They are conjugated differently in positive, negative and interrogative senteces.

Usage of have got

Have got expresses possession/belonging in British English. This form is uncommon in American English.

Contractions are a combination of certain pronouns , verbs and the word not . They are mostly used in spoken and informal written English. The table below provides an overview of contractions in the present simple using the verbs be, have and do .

In written English, the contracted form of are can only be used after pronouns, not after nouns, or names.

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