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Which is correct, "Simple Present Tense", "Present Simple Tense" or "both"?
What is present simple tense?
How do we make the present simple tense?
What are the types of present simple tense?
    Positive
    Negative statements
    Questions
    Negative questions
    Conditional
    Compound declarative sentences
    Complex declarative sentences
    Compound complex declarative sentences
    Imperative
    Exclamatory
In what situations or purpose do you use present simple tense?
What are the English grammar rules to make present simple tense?
How do we make a positive simple declarative sentence in present simple tense?
What are examples of positive, simple declarative sentences in present simple tense?
Simple declarative sentences
Present simple tense affirmative sentences with main verb, without verb be, do, have, or modal verbs.
What are examples of present simple tense affirmative sentences with main verb, without verb be, do, have, or modal verb?
Present simple tense simple declarative sentence with 'to have.'
What are examples of the present simple tense positive declarative sentence with the verb 'to have'?
Present simple tense simple declarative sentence with 'to be.'
What are the types of present simple tense positive declarative sentences?
What are examples of the present simple tense positive declarative sentence with the verb 'to be'?
Present simple tense simple declarative sentence with modal verbs.
What are examples of the present simple tense positive declarative sentence with modal verbs?
Compound declarative sentences
Complex declarative sentences
Compound complex declarative sentences
How do we make a negative simple declarative sentence in present simple tense?
What are the examples of negative declarative sentences in present simple tense?
What are examples of present simple tense negative declarative sentences with modal verbs?
What are examples of the present simple tense negative declarative sentence with the verb 'to have'?
What are examples of the present simple tense negative questions with the verb 'to be'?
What are examples of the present simple tense negative declarative sentence with the most main verbs?
What are examples of the present simple tense negative declarative sentence with the verb 'to be'?
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How do we make a question in present simple tense?
What are examples of questions in present simple tense?
What are various types of questions in present simple tense?
1. Present simple tense questions that begin with do or does.
2. Present simple tense 'be' questions that begin with am, is, and are.
What are examples of the present simple tense questions with the verb 'to be'?
3. Present simple tense questions that begin with question words without multiple choices.
4. Present simple tense tag questions.
5. Present simple tense questions that begin with question words with multiple choices.
6. Present simple tense choice questions.
7. Present simple tense questions that begin with modal verb or descriptive answer.
What are examples of present simple tense questions with modal verbs?
What are examples of present simple tense questions with the verb 'to have'?
Present simple tense questions that begin with prepositions.
In what situations or for what purpose do you use present simple tense?
What English grammar rules are applicable to present simple tense questions that begin with prepositions?
What are examples of present simple tense negative questions with the verb 'to have'?
What are examples of present simple tense negative questions with modal verbs?
What are examples of the present simple tense negative questions with the most main verbs?
Is 'have' used as auxiliary or main verb in present simple tense?
What are the types of present simple tense sentences you follow?
How will you use the word "work" in different verb tenses?
Why do we use the present simple to express events happening according to a timetable?
Can we use the auxiliary do in the present simple tense in affirmative sentences?
What is the difference between the sentences He always speaks very loudly and He is always speaking very loudly?
What is the difference between the sentences I work as a __________ and I am working as a __________?
Can action verbs be used in the present simple tense? How about state verbs?
Is this sentence incorrect: What are you thinking about his plans?
What is the difference between the sentences He wrote ten novels and He has written ten novels?
What do we mean by an incomplete period of time?
Can we use the past simple for an action happening in an incomplete period of time?
Which tense is used with the time expression just now?
What is the difference between these two sentences: I have called him today and I've been calling him all day?
What are examples of present simple tense questions with the most main verbs?
There are at least 24 types of present simple tense.
Many more combinations are possible.
Present Simple Tense Quiz
BE Verb

Most Verbs

Most verbs conjugate like the verb "run" below. Notice how you add an "s" to third-person forms. Third-person negative forms and third-person questions are made using "does."

Positive Negative Question
  • I run.
  • You run.
  • We run.
  • They run.
  • He runs.
  • She runs.
  • It runs.
  • I do not run.
  • You do not run.
  • We do not run.
  • They do not run.
  • He does not run.
  • She does not run.
  • It does not run.
  • Do I run?
  • Do you run?
  • Do we run?
  • Do they run?
  • Does he run?
  • Does she run?
  • Does it run?

Instead of "s," "es" is added to positive, third-person forms of verbs ending with the following sounds: s, z, sh, ch, j or zs (as in Zsa Zsa). These special "es"-forms have been marked below with an asterisk*.

3 For positive sentences, we do not normally use the auxiliary.
4 For the 3rd person singular (he, she, it), we add s to the main verb or es to the auxiliary.

Look at these examples with the main verb like:

  subject auxiliary verb   main verb  
+ I, you, we, they   like coffee.
He, she, it   likes coffee.
- I, you, we, they do not like coffee.
He, she, it does not like coffee.
? Do I, you, we, they   like coffee?
Does he, she, it   like coffee?
5. For the verb to be, we do not use an auxiliary, even for questions and negatives.

Look at these examples with the main verb be. Notice that there is no auxiliary:

  subject main verb    
+ I am   French.
You, we, they are   French.
He, she, it is   French.
- I am not old.
You, we, they are not old.
He, she, it is not old.
? Am I   late?
Are you, we, they   late?
Is he, she, it   late?
Positive Negative Question
  • I run.
  • You run.
  • We run.
  • They run.
  • He runs.
  • She runs.
  • It runs.
  • I do not run.
  • You do not run.
  • We do not run.
  • They do not run.
  • He does not run.
  • She does not run.
  • It does not run.
  • Do I run?
  • Do you run?
  • Do we run?
  • Do they run?
  • Does he run?
  • Does she run?
  • Does it run?

Instead of "s," "es" is added to positive, third-person forms of verbs ending with the following sounds: s, z, sh, ch, j or zs (as in Zsa Zsa). These special "es"-forms have been marked below with an asterisk*.

Positive Negative Question
  • I rush.
  • You rush.
  • We rush.
  • They rush.
  • He rushes. *
  • She rushes. *
  • It rushes. *
  • I do not rush.
  • You do not rush.
  • We do not rush.
  • They do not rush.
  • He does not rush.
  • She does not rush.
  • It does not rush.
  • Do I rush?
  • Do you rush?
  • Do we rush?
  • Do they rush?
  • Does he rush?
  • Does she rush?
  • Does it rush?

To Have

The verb "have" is irregular in positive, third-person forms. This irregular form has been marked below with an asterisk*.

Positive Negative Question
  • I have.
  • You have.
  • We have.
  • They have.
  • He has. *
  • She has. *
  • It has. *
  • I do not have.
  • You do not have.
  • We do not have.
  • They do not have.
  • He does not have.
  • She does not have.
  • It does not have.
  • Do I have?
  • Do you have?
  • Do we have?
  • Do they have?
  • Does he have?
  • Does she have?
  • Does it have?

To Be

The verb "be" is irregular in the Simple Present. It also has different question forms and negative forms.

Positive Negative Question
  • I am.
  • You are.
  • We are.
  • They are.
  • He is.
  • She is.
  • It is.
  • I am not.
  • You are not.
  • We are not.
  • They are not.
  • He is not.
  • She is not.
  • It is not.
  • Am I?
  • Are you?
  • Are we?
  • Are they?
  • Is he?
  • Is she?
  • Is it?

Modal Verbs

Modal verbs behave differently from other verbs. Notice that they do not take "s" in the third person - there is no difference between first-person, second-person or third-person forms. Like the verb "be" described above, modal verbs also have different question forms and negative forms in Simple Present.

Positive Negative Question
  • I should go.
  • You should go.
  • We should go.
  • They should go.
  • He should go.
  • She should go.
  • It should go.
  • I should not go.
  • You should not go.
  • We should not go.
  • They should not go.
  • He should not go.
  • She should not go.
  • It should not go.
  • Should I go?
  • Should you go?
  • Should we go?
  • Should they go?
  • Should he go?
  • Should she go?
  • Should it go?
Examples
    Subjects followed by verb in base form:

    I like rice.

    You look nice.

    They think twice.

    We throw dice.

    Chefs use spice.

    The boys ring the doorbell.

    Children sing on special occasions.

    Some people bring gifts to parties.

    Bees sting when they are disturbed.

    		Subjects with verb in ?s form:

    She makes toys.

    He rakes leaves.

    It takes time.

    Mom bakes pies.

    Water slakes thirst.

    Jill loves dates.

    Mr. Smith fills crates.

    _________ washes plates.

    The dog jumps gates.

    Spelling for Present Tense Verbs

    When a verb is used with I, We, You or They or plural nouns the spelling is not changes.

    Examples:

    I enjoy cooking.
    We live in Illinois.
    They work in the _____.
    Cows eat grass.

     

    When a verb is used with the pronouns he, she, and it and with singular nouns, we may change the spelling of the verb.

    For some verbs, we add an s at the end of the verb.

    Examples:

    He sings well.
    She likes to dance.
    It moves very quietly.
    Susan enjoys cooking.

     

    For verbs that end with o, s, z, sh, ch or x, we add es to the end of the verb.

    Examples:

    Mary goes to the market every week.
    My dad sometimes does the shopping.
    She misses her mother.
    He brushes his teeth every morning.
    Joe polishes his shoes every day.
    A plumber is a person who fixes pipes.
    He watches television every night.

     

    For verbs that end with a y. If there is a consonant before the y, we drop the y and add an ies. If there is a vowel before the y, we add an s before after the y.

     

    Consonant + y

    carry

    carries

    fry

    fries

    copy

    copies

    bury

    buries

    cry

    cries

    try

    tries

    fly

    flies

     

    Vowel + y

    buy

    buys

    stay

    stays

    say

    says

    obey

    obeys

    play

    Exercise on Form with 'have' + auxiliary 'do' Exercise on Form with 'have got'

    enjoy

    enjoys

    sway

    sways
    http://www.studyenglishtoday.net/present-simple-tense.html
    http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/tensesimpres.htm