Simple Present Tense

In Simple Present, the action is simply mentioned and there is nothing being said about its completeness. It is used to talk about an action which happens on a regular basis.

POSITIVE STATEMENTS

SUBJECT	VERB	REST OF THE SENTENCE
I	study	in Bal Bharti school.
You	study	in Bal Bharti school.
He	studies	in Bal Bharti school.
Mohan	studies	in Bal Bharti school.
The boy	studies	in Bal Bharti school.
She	studies	in Bal Bharti school.
Pooja	studies	in Bal Bharti school.
The girl	studies	in Bal Bharti school.
We	study	in Bal Bharti school.
You	study	in Bal Bharti school.
They	study	in Bal Bharti school.
The children	study	in Bal Bharti school.

Notice how we use ‘study’ for the subjects I, You, We, You and They and we use ‘studies’ for the subjects ‘He’ and ‘She’.

NEGATIVE STATEMENTS

SUBJECT	DON’T (DO NOT) / DOESN’T (DOES NOT)	VERB	REST OF THE SENTENCE
I	don’t	play	football.
You	don’t	play	football.
He	doesn’t	play	football.
Mohan	doesn’t	play	football.
The boy	doesn’t	play	football.
She	doesn’t	play	football.
Pooja	doesn’t	play	football.
The girl	doesn’t	play	football.
We	don’t	play	football.
You	don’t	play	football.
They	don’t	play	football.
The men	don’t	play	football.

Notice how we use ‘don’t’ for the subjects I, You, We, You and They
and we use ‘doesn’t’ for the subjects ‘He’ and ‘She’. The verb form remains the same for all subjects.
  
INTERROGATIVE STATEMENTS / QUESTIONS

DO / DOES	SUBJECT	VERB	REST OF THE SENTENCE
Do	I	sleep	in the afternoon?
Do	you	sleep	in the afternoon?
Does	he	sleep	in the afternoon?
Does	Mohan	sleep	in the afternoon?
Does	the boy	sleep	in the afternoon?
Does	she	sleep	in the afternoon?
Does	Pooja	sleep	in the afternoon?
Does	the girl	sleep	in the afternoon?
Do	we	sleep	in the afternoon?
Do	you	sleep	in the afternoon?
Do	they	sleep	in the afternoon?
Do	the men	sleep	in the afternoon?

Notice how we use ‘Do’ for the subjects I, You, We, You and They
and we use ‘Does’ for the subjects ‘He’ and ‘She’. The verb form remains the same for all subjects.

Simple Present

Introduction

The simple present tense is one of the most common tenses in English. This page will explain the rules for forming the tense with regular verbs.

1. Forming the simple present tense

There are only two basic forms for the simple present tense; one ends with -s and the other doesn't. Here are the rules, using the example verb "sing":

Subject	Verb Form	Example
I	simple form	I sing
You	simple form	You sing
He	simple form + S	He sings
She	simple form + S	She sings
It	simple form + S	It sings
We	simple form	We sing
They	simple form	They sing

In other words, only THIRD PERSON SINGULAR subjects (he, she and it) have to have a verb with -S.


2. -s or -es ?
With most verbs, the third person singular form is created simply by adding -S. However, with some verbs, you need to add -ES or change the ending a little. Here are the rules:

Verb ending in...	How to make the 3rd person singular	Example
s	Add -ES	He passes
z	Add -ES	She waltzes
sh	Add -ES	She wishes
ch	Add -ES	He watches
x	Add -ES	She mixes
o	Add -ES	He goes
consonant + y	Change Y to I, then add -ES	It flies
[anything else]	Add -S	He sings

When you are sure that you understand the lesson, you can continue with the exercises.