Simple Present

Simple Present

Boo English
Boo English
42 Video Views·Dec 14, 2022

Simple present tense:
Refer to an action or event that takes place habitually. In the other hand to remark habits, facts and general realities, repeated actions or unchanging situations, emotions, and wishes.

Such uses are often accompanied by frequency adverbs and adverbial phrases such as always, sometimes, often, usually, from time to time, rarely, and never.

- For pronouns I, you, we, they, there is no modification for verbs.
- For pronouns he, she, it, a suffix is added following these rules:
+ For verbs that end in -o, -ch, -sh, -s, -x, or -z, the suffix -es is added. Eg: teach- teaches; push- pushes; Go – Goes;
+ For verbs that end in a consonant + y, the letter y is replaced by the suffix -ies. Eg: fly- flies
+ In other cases, the suffix -s is added.Eg: love- loves
+ And a special situation happens with the verb "to have" in which the letters ve are omitted before adding s. Eg: have- has
- Grammar:
(+) Positive: S+ V. Eg: I go to school everyday
(-) Negative: S+ do not/ does not + V
(?) Do/Does + S + V? Yes, S +/N, S+ do not/ does not