Simple Present Tense

Definition

The simple present tense indicates an action in the present time which is not finished. This can be a habitual action (something done regularly such as brushing your teeth every day) or a general truth.

Use of simple present tense

To describe  Habitual Action

Examples :

 - I go to school every day

 - She goes to office at 7 O’clock

 To describe general facts or the truth

Examples :

- The sun sets in the west

- The Word is Around

    To present thoughts, feelings, and other unchanging states (stative aspect)

Examples :

- I think so

- I like  it

To indicate scheduled events in the near future

Example :

I take the train tomorrow at 6:00

 To indicate events at any time in the future in a dependent clause

Example :

I’ll retire when I reach age 65

 To provide narratives such as instructional narratives

Example

Now I mix the ingredients

now I put the pan in the oven

 To give instructions or directions

Example :

You walk  for two hundred meters, then you turn left

Pattern of Simple present Tense

 Nominal

a) Positive form

I/You/We/They + To be (am/are) + Complement

He/She/It + To be (is) + Complement

Examples :

-           I am here every Sunday

-           She is very rich

b) Negative form

I/You/We/They + To be (am/are) + Not+Complement

He/She/It + To be (is) + Not + Complement

Examples :

- I am not a police

- She is not go to school today

c) Interrogative form

To be (am/are) + I/You/We/They + Complement

To be (is) + He/She/It + Complement

Examples :

- Are you hungry?

- Is He teacher?

B. Verbal

a) Positive form

I/You/We/They + Verb 1+ Complement

He/She/It + Verb 1 (s/es) + Complement

Examples :

- We study English at school

- She Watches TV in the evening

b) Negative form

I/You/We/They + do not + Verb 1+ Complement

He/She/It + does not +  Vrb 1 (s/es) + Complement

Examples :

-          They do not (don’t) study English

-           She Does not (doesn’t) speak English well

c) Interrogative form

Do+ I/You/We/They + Verb 1+ Complement

Does+ He/She/It + Vrb 1 (s/es) + Complement

Examples :

- Do you speak English?

-           Does he go to Bali every week?

If the senteces in verbal is a affirmative and the subject is the third person,the verb that use will change like this:

Verb generally add with - s

Example : To cut → to cuts

Verb ending in ch,sh,s and x add with -es

Example : To teach → to teaches

Verb ending in o add with -es

Example :  To go → to goes

  Verb ending in e add with –s

Example :

- To use → to uses

Verbs ending in –y,the third person changes the –y to –ies

                Examples : fly → flies,  cry → cries

               

If there is a vowel before the –y  it just add with s

Examples :       play → plays ,pray → prays

Time Signal

Always                Never                     Here                                   Now and then  

As arule               Regularly               There                                  Occasionally      

Generally             Sometimes             Every day                           On and Off

Normally              Seldom                  Every other day                  Once in a while

Usually                 Nowdays               Every Sunday                    Once in a week

Often                    Steadily                 Every week                        Twice a year