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    Simple Present - Summary: Affirmative Negative

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    The simple present tense is used to describe: 1) Actions that occur regularly or repeatedly in the present time, such as "I play tennis on Mondays". 2) General facts that are always true, like "The sun rises in the east". 3) Scheduled events or timetables, for example "The train leaves at 6pm". It forms the affirmative, negative, and interrogative of being and having verbs. Exceptions include verbs ending in consonant+y, o, sibilants where 'es' is added. Short forms are used for contractions. The simple present is used for actions, possessions, senses and emotions in the present.

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    The simple present tense is used to describe: 1) Actions that occur regularly or repeatedly in the present time, such as "I play tennis on Mondays". 2) General facts that are always true, like "The sun rises in the east". 3) Scheduled events or timetables, for example "The train leaves at 6pm". It forms the affirmative, negative, and interrogative of being and having verbs. Exceptions include verbs ending in consonant+y, o, sibilants where 'es' is added. Short forms are used for contractions. The simple present is used for actions, possessions, senses and emotions in the present.

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    The simple present tense is used to describe: 1) Actions that occur regularly or repeatedly in the present time, such as "I play tennis on Mondays". 2) General facts that are always true, like "The sun rises in the east". 3) Scheduled events or timetables, for example "The train leaves at 6pm". It forms the affirmative, negative, and interrogative of being and having verbs. Exceptions include verbs ending in consonant+y, o, sibilants where 'es' is added. Short forms are used for contractions. The simple present is used for actions, possessions, senses and emotions in the present.

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    Simple Present - Summary: Affirmative Negative

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    The simple present tense is used to describe: 1) Actions that occur regularly or repeatedly in the present time, such as "I play tennis on Mondays". 2) General facts that are always true, like "The sun rises in the east". 3) Scheduled events or timetables, for example "The train leaves at 6pm". It forms the affirmative, negative, and interrogative of being and having verbs. Exceptions include verbs ending in consonant+y, o, sibilants where 'es' is added. Short forms are used for contractions. The simple present is used for actions, possessions, senses and emotions in the present.

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    Simple Present - Summary

    Form

    be

      affirmative negative question

    I I am. I am not. Am I?

    he/she/it He is. He is not. Is he?

    you/we/they You are. You are not. Are you?

    have

      affirmative negative question

    I/you/we/they I have got. / I have. I have not got. / I do not have. Have I got? / Do I have?

    he/she/it He has got. / He has. He has not got. / He does not Has he got? / Does he
    have. have?

    other verbs

      affirmative negative question

    I/you/we/they I play. I do not play. Do I play?

    he/she/it He plays. He does not play. Does he play?

    Exceptions in Spelling
    Exception Example

    The verbs can, may, might, must remain the same in all forms. So don't add he can, she may, it must
    s.

    Verbs ending in o or a sibilant (ch, sh, s, x) add es instead of s. do - he does, wash - she washes
    A final y after a consonant becomes ie before s. (but: don't modify y after a worry - he worries (but: play - he plays)
    vowel)

    Short Forms
    affirmative negative

    I am English. = I'm English. I am not English. = I'm not English.

    We are English.= We're English. We are not English. = We're not / We aren't English.

    He is English. = He's English. He is not English. = He's not / He isn't English.

    I have got a dog. = I've got a dog. I have not got a dog. = I've not got a dog. / I haven't got a dog.

    He has got a dog. = He's got a dog. He has not got a dog. = He's not got a dog. / He hasn't got a dog.

      I do not play tennis. = I don't play tennis

      He does not play tennis = He doesn't play tennis.

    Use
    Use Example

    action in the present taking place once, never or several times Colin always plays soccer on Tuesdays.

    actions in the present taking place one after another She takes her bag and leaves.

    facts (something is generally known to be true) The sun sets in the west.

    action set by a timetable or schedule The train leaves at 9 pm.

    verbs of possession, senses, emotions and mental activity I love her.

    Typical Signal Words


     always
     every ...
     often
     normally
     usually
     sometimes
     seldom
     never

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