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The Present Simple Tense, Made by Iryna Opareniuk - Coggle Diagram
The Present Simple Tense
Forming the Present Simple
I / You / We / They sleep late on Saturdays
He / She / It goes to the beach every weekend
Negative Sentences in the Present Simple Tense
I / You / We / They don't (do not) eat late at night
He / She / It doesn't (does not) watch TV every day
In the present simple 3rd person singular (he, she, it), add s, es, or ies to the base form of the verb.
To regular verbs just add an s - Ex: travel >travels, give > gives, play >plays
To verbs that end in s, ss, sh, ch, x, and o, add an es - Ex: wash > washes, mix > mixes, go >goes
Examples of the Present Simple
The sun sets in the west.
We produce lasers for cosmetic surgery.
The most common time expressions in the present simple are: usually, always, never, on Wednesdays, every Wednesday, twice a week, once a month, in general, every other day
We use the present simple tense to express the following ideas:
To state facts or general truths
To express habits or customs
To relate future plans (often regarding programs and timetables)
To tell jokes and stories or to report sporting events in real time.
Making a question
Do I / you / we / they drive to the city on Mondays?
Does he / she / it break down often?
Wh-Questions in the Present Simple
What do I / you / we / they want?
Why does he / she / it shout at you?
Made by Iryna Opareniuk