Present Simple Tense

Simple Present Tense or Present Simple Tense is used when discussing general truths, scientific facts, habits, fixed arrangements, unchanging situations, and frequently occurring events.

We use only the base form (i.e. simple form) of the verb (v1) in the Present Simple Tense. Look at the following sentences:

1. We go to the office regularly.
2. Parents work very hard.
3. We respect teachers.

The verbs in the above sentences have been used in simple forms i.e. v1 or verb base form or infinitive. We have added nothing to the base forms, nor have we changed them in any way.

Now, look at the following formulas for Present Simple.

Sub+V1 (s/es/ies)+ Object+ Other

V1=Base form of a Verb

PERSON	SINGULAR	verb	PLURAL	Verb
1st Person	I	V1	WE	V1
2nd Person	YOU	V1	YOU	V1
3rd Person	He, She, It	V1+s/es (Affirmative) Does (Integrative) Does not (Negative)	They	V1

Having seen the PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE structure or formula you must have understood that if the subject of the sentence is in the third person singular number (he/she/it/the girl/Advaith/etc), we add —s or –es to the base of the verb:

Remember, if a verb ends with “y” having a vowel (a,e,i.o,u) before it, we usually add an ‘-s’ in the third person singular. Examples: Buy=buys, lay=lays, say=esays. In other cases ‘y’ changes to ‘-ies’. Examples: try=tries, dry=dries, fly=flies

Present Simple Tense Sentence Structure

Present Simple or Simple Present has 04 types of sentences namely

1. Affirmative Sentence

2. Negative Sentence,

3. Interrogative Sentences, and

4. Interrogative and Negative Sentence

All Present Simple Sentences structure with Formula

1. Affirmative Sentence

Affirmative Sentence = Sub + V₁(s/es) + Obj. + Others.

1. I write.
2. We write.
3. You write.
4. You write.
5. He writes. (3rd Person Singular)
6. She writes. (3rd Person Singular)
7. It writes. (3rd Person Singular)
8. Advaith Writes. (3rd Person Singular)
9. They write.

2. Negative Sentence,

Negative Sentence = Sub+ do/does +not+ V1+Obj.+ Others.

1. I do not write.
2. We do not write.
3. You do not write.
4. You do not write
5. He does not write. (3rd Person Singular)
6. She does not write. (3rd Person Singular)
7. It does not write. (3rd Person Singular)
8. Advaith does not write. (3rd Person Singular)

3. Interrogative Sentences, and

Interrogative Sentence = Do/Does+Sub+V1+Obj.+Others?

1. 1. Do I write?
   2. Do we write?
   3. Do you write?
   4. Do you write?
   5. Does he write? (3rd Person Singular)
   6. Does she write? (3rd Person Singular)
   7. Does it write? (3rd Person Singular)
   8. Does Advaith write? (3rd Person Singular)
   9. Do they write?

4. Interrogative and Negative Sentence

Negative and Interrogative Sentence = Do/Does+ +Sub+ not +V1+Obj.?

1. Do I not write?
2. Do we not write?
3. Do you write?
4. Do you write?
5. Does he not write? (3rd Person Singular)
6. Does she not write? (3rd Person Singular)
7. Does it not write? (3rd Person Singular)
8. Does Advaith not write? (3rd Person Singular)
9. Do they not write?

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