The document discusses the present simple tense of verbs. It provides examples of affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences using the present simple tense. It notes that the present simple tense is used to describe habitual or repeated actions, general truths, and actions happening now. It also discusses the forms of the present tense, including ordinary, emphatic, and present continuous forms. The document provides guidance on how to properly structure sentences using the present simple tense of verbs.

1. Tenses of the Verb
◘ Present Simple Tense
◘ Past Simple Tense
◘ Future Simple Tense

2. What is the Present Simple?
◘ I am Therese.
◘ I live in America.
◘ I like pizza.

3. Note
•How to form and make a
present simple?
•When to use the present
simple?

4. Example:
◘ I am Therese.
◘ I live in America.
◘ I like pizza.

5. Example:
◘ I am Therese.
◘ I live in America.
◘ I like pizza.

6. Example:
◘ He drives fast.
◘ She writes books.
◘ It looks ugly.

7. Example:
◘ He drives fast.
◘ She writes books.
◘ It looks ugly.

8. Note
He/she/it: [-s]
I/you/we/they: [no –s] Affirmative form

9. Example:
◘ She doesn’t often go to church.
He doesn’t like your attitude.
◘ They don’t speak English very
well.
I don’t want to be with you.

10. Example:
◘ She doesn’t often go to church.
He doesn’t like your attitude.
◘ They don’t speak English very
well.
I don’t want to be with you.

11. Note
He/she/it: [Does not or Doesn’t]
Negative form
I/you/we/they: [Do not or Don’t]

12. Example:
◘ Do they speak English?
◘ Do you want a banana?
◘ Does your sister play the piano?

13. Note
He/she/it: [Do]
Interrogative form
I/you/we/they: [Does]

14. How do we make the Present Simple Tense?
There are three important exceptions:
1. For positive sentences, we do not normally use the auxiliary.
2. For the 3rd person singular (he, she, it), we add s to the main
verb or es to the auxiliary.
3. For the verb to be, we do not use an auxiliary, even for
questions and negatives.
auxiliary
subject + + main verb
verb
he/she/it
Do/does base
i/you/They

15. When to use the Present Simple Tense?
We use the present simple tense when:
•the action is general
•the action happens all the time, or habitually, in the
past, present and future
•the action is not only happening now
•the statement is always true

16. Present Tense
A verb tense that expresses action in the present time,
habitual actions, or general truths.
Usage
1. The present simple expresses a fact which is always
true ,or true for a long time.
Example:
He Comes from school.
I like ice cream.
2. It also expresses a habit.
Example:
He works all weekdays.
She goes to work by bus.

17. Forms of Present tense
A. Ordinary – expresses habitual action, a general
truth or a place.
I talk (used mainly when the meaning is habitual).
B. Emphatic – also known as the “do” form
which gives emphasis to the action.
I do talk (used either for emphasis, for example,
yes, I do talk a lot; also to form questions and
negatives).
C. Present continuous (progressive) – indicates an
action continuing up to the present time.
I am talking (meaning now).

18. Past tense
We use the Past Simple to talk about actions that happened
at a specific time in the past.