Transcript Simple Present Tense English Grammar Rules

Simple Present Tense
English Grammar Rules
The simple present tense in English is used to describe an action that is regular, true or normal.
• USAGE
• 1. For repeated or regular actions in the
present time period.
• The train to Ankara leaves every hour.
• Rachel sleeps eight hours every day.
• 2. For facts.
• The President of The USA lives in The White House.
• A dog has four legs.
• 3. For habits.
• I get up early every day for school.
• They travel to Istanbul every weekend.
• 4. For things that are always / generally true.
• It rains a lot in winter.
• They speak English at work.
Simple Present (Positive)
• Do not forget the rules for (he, she, it) in the third person we
add 'S' in the third person.
• I
• We
I go to the school every day.
go
go
• You
• They
You go to school every day.
• He
He goes to school every day.
• She
• It
goes
She goes to school every day.
Simple Present (Negative)
• Do not forget the rules for (he, she, it) in the third person we
add 'S' in the third person.
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I
We
You
They
I do not go to the school every day.
do not go
don’t go
You don’t go to school every day.
• He
does not go
He does not go to school every day.
• She
doesn’t go
She doesn’t go to school every day.
• It
Simple Present (Question)
• Do not forget the rules for (he, she, it) in the third person we
add 'S' in the third person.
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I
We
• DO
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You
They
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He
Does
She
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It
Do they go to the school every day.
go
Do you go to school every day.
Does he go to school every day.
go
Does she go to school every day.
The spelling for the verb in the third person differs
depending on the ending of that verb:
 For verbs that end in -O, -CH, -SH, -SS, -X, or we add -ES in the
third person.
• go – goes
catch – catches
wash – washes
kiss – kisses
fix – fixes
 For verbs that end in a consonant + Y, we remove the Y and add IES.
• study – studies
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carry – carries
NOTE: For verbs that end in a vowel + Y, we just add -S.
play – plays
enjoy – enjoys
say – says
Frequency Adverbs
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Always
Frequently
Generally
Hardly ever
Never
Normally
Occasionally
Often
Rarely
Regularly
Seldom
Sometimes
Usually
etc…
I am always happy here.
They sometimes visits my family.
She often goes to theater.
NOTE: Frequency adverbs are used after ‘to be’
and before ‘main verb’.
Examples
Do you like ice-cream?
My brother swims fast.
What does your dog eat?
My parents sometimes visit my relatives in Paris.
How dou you study your lessons?
They never listen to the radio, when they are at home.
Mustafa Canpolat
English Teacher