This document provides instruction on using the present simple tense in English. It explains that the present simple tense is used for habits, facts, and permanent situations. It then shows how to form positive sentences, questions, and negative sentences in the present simple tense by providing examples of conjugating regular verbs like "eat" and irregular verbs like "go." Rules are given for adding "-s" to third person singular verbs and using "do/does" as auxiliary verbs in questions.

1. GRAĐEVINSKA TEHNIČKA ŠKOLA
Beograd
PREDMET: ENGLESKI JEZIK
NASTAVNA JEDINICA: THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE
PREDMETNI NASTAVNIK: VESNA MARKOVIĆ

2. The Present
Simple Tense

3. This is without doubt the most important
tense in the English language and we use it
in a great number of very different
situations in our lives. I must say that this
tense is relatively easy to understand for
people learning English, which is also why
it is the best tense to learn first.

4. OK, now it's time to
have a look at this tense:
We use this tense for habits, facts and
permanent situations.

5. FORM
You will see how to create a sentence
in the Present Simple. As I mentioned
above it's simple: you just have to
know the base form of the verb (for
example, go), and be careful with the
3rd person singular (he, she, it):

6. I eat
You eat
He eats
She eats
It eats
We eat
You eat
They eat

7. QUESTION
• Questions require the auxiliary verb
"do" or, in the 3rd person singular,
"does". Keep in mind that when you
ask a question you don't need an -s.
Does Mike often play tennis?
How do you know my friends?

8. NEGATIVES
Subject
I/he…
+ Auxiliary verb+not
don't/doesn't/do not
+ Verb
work/go/make
They don't live in New York anymore.
He doesn't go to the cinema at all.