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    This document provides information about forming and using the simple present tense in English. It discusses: 1. The function of the simple present tense is to describe habitual or repeated actions that happen now or regularly. 2. To form the simple present, most verbs use the base form except for third person singular which typically adds -s or -es. Irregular verbs like "to be" have unique forms. 3. To make sentences negative, "do/does" is used with "not" before the base verb form. The verb "to be" uses "is/am/are" with "not". 4. Questions are formed using "do/does" before the subject and

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    This document provides information about forming and using the simple present tense in English. It discusses: 1. The function of the simple present tense is to describe habitual or repeated actions that happen now or regularly. 2. To form the simple present, most verbs use the base form except for third person singular which typically adds -s or -es. Irregular verbs like "to be" have unique forms. 3. To make sentences negative, "do/does" is used with "not" before the base verb form. The verb "to be" uses "is/am/are" with "not". 4. Questions are formed using "do/does" before the subject and

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    This document provides information about forming and using the simple present tense in English. It discusses: 1. The function of the simple present tense is to describe habitual or repeated actions that happen now or regularly. 2. To form the simple present, most verbs use the base form except for third person singular which typically adds -s or -es. Irregular verbs like "to be" have unique forms. 3. To make sentences negative, "do/does" is used with "not" before the base verb form. The verb "to be" uses "is/am/are" with "not". 4. Questions are formed using "do/does" before the subject and

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    English

    Public Education Department

    Simple Present Tense


    Compiled by
    Dea Silvani, S.Pd., M.Pd.

    081329865508 [email protected]
    Pre-activities
    Listen to this video from the link below:
    Forming the Present Simple tense in
    English
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9AWrJnhsRI
    FUNCTION
    Simple Present
    Tense
    HOW TO FORM THE SIMPLE PRESENT 

    HOW TO MAKE THE SIMPLE PRESENT NEGATIVE

    HOW TO ASK A QUESTION

    COMMON VERBS IN THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE


    1. FUNCTION
    We use the simple present tense when an
    01 action is happening right now, or when it
    happens regularly (or unceasingly, which is
    02 To talk about habitual actions or occurrences.

    why it’s sometimes called present


    EXAMPLE:
    indefinite).
    ⮚ Pauline practices the piano every day.
    ⮚ Ms. Jackson travels during the summer.
    • Depending on the person, the simple present ⮚ Hamsters run all night.
    tense is formed by using the root form or by
    adding ‑s or ‑es to the end.
    EXAMPLE: • Typically, when we want to describe a
    ⮚ I feel great! temporary action that is currently in
    ⮚ Pauline loves pie. progress, we use the present continuous:
    ⮚ I’m sorry to hear that you’re sick. Pauline can’t come to the phone right now
    because she is brushing her teeth.
    2. How to form the Simple Present Tense

    First-person singular
    I write.
    First-person plural
    We write
    Second-person singular
    You write
    Second-person plural
    You write
    Third-person singular
    He/she/it writes (note the ‑s)
    Third-person plural
    They write
    For a few verbs, the third-person singular ends with -es instead of -s. Typically,
    these are verbs whose root form ends in o, ch, sh, th, ss, gh, or z.

    01 First-person singular: I go 02 Second-person singular: You go

    03 Third-person singular:  04 First-person plural: We go


    He/she/it goes (note the ‑es)

    05 Second-person plural: You go 06 Third-person plural: They go


    The verb to be is irregular:
    ❑ First-person singular: I am

    ❑ Second-person singular: You are

    ❑ Third-person singular: He/she/it is

    ❑ First-person plural: We are

    ❑ Second-person plural: You are

    ❑ Third-person plural: They are


    3. How to Make the Simple Present Negative

    EXAMPLE:
    • Pauline does not want to share the pie.
    • She doesn’t think there is enough to go around.
    • Her friends do not agree.
    • I don’t want pie anyway.

    • do/does + not +
    [verb].

    • [to be] + not.

    EXAMPLE
    • I am not a pie lover, but Pauline sure is.
    • You aren’t ready for such delicious pie
    4. How to Ask a Question

    do/does + [subject] + [verb].

    ? EXAMPLE:
    • Do you know how to bake a pie?
    • How much does Pauline love pie?

    [to be] +[subject] + [N/Adj/Adv]

    EXAMPLE:
    • Is he a student?
    • Are they at school?
    • Am I pretty?
    5. Common verbs in the Simple Present

    Infinitive I, You, We, They He, She, It


    to ask ask / do not ask asks / does not ask
    to work work / do not work works / does not work
    to call call / do not call calls / does not call
    to use use / do not use uses / does not use
    to have have / do not have has / does not have
    • The Verb to Be in the Simple Present

    You, We,
    Infinitive I He, She, It
    They
    to be am / am not are / are not is / is not
    Exercise
    THANK YOU

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