This document summarizes the simple present tense in English. It outlines the forms of to be, to have, and other verbs in the simple present tense, including affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms. Examples are provided to illustrate how to conjugate verbs in the simple present tense and how to form negative and interrogative sentences. Common uses of the simple present tense include facts, habitual or repeated actions, and scheduled events.

1. THE SIMPLE PRESENT

2. VERB TO BE IS HE SHE IT ARE YOU WE THEY AM I

3. TO BE (aff, neg,int.) Are you ? are not are You/we/ they Is he ? is not is He/she/it Am I ? I am not am I Questions Negative Affirmative

4. VERB TO HAVE HAS HAS (got) HE SHE IT HAVE (got) I YOU WE THEY

5. TO HAVE (aff, neg,int.) HAVE HAVE? HAVE? HAVE HAS Does he He doesn´t He He/she/it Do I I don´t . I have I/you/ we/they Questions Negative Affirmative

6. ALL OTHER VERBS (affirmative) S INFINITIVE HE SHE + IT INFINITIVE I YOU WE + THEY

7. EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULE Verbs can, may, might , must don't add s . Verbs ending in o or ch, sh, s, x add es . Consonant + y ie INFINITIVE +S

8. NEGATIVE and INTERROGATIVE forms Negative sentences and questions are formed with the auxiliary verb DO.

9. NEGATIVE FORM DON’T + INFINITIVE DOESN’T + INFINITIVE He DOESN’T live here. He/she/it + You DON’T live here. I/you/ we/they

10. INTERROGATIVE FORM DO/ DOES + S + INFINITIVE? INFINITIVE? He/she/it DOES INFINITIVE ? I/you/ we/they DO

11. USE Facts known to be true . Action in the present taking place once, never or several times . Actions in the present taking place one after another . Verbs expressing states, possession, senses, emotions and mental activity . Action set by a time table or schedule .

12. Signal Words Always every ... often normally usually sometimes seldom every (week,day,year).

13. EXERCISES TO BE TO HAVE TO HAVE (NEGATIVE AND QUESTIONS) SIMPLE PRESENT ( AFFIRMATIVE ) SIMPLE PRESENT (NEGATIVE) SIMPLE PRESENT QUESTIONS QUESTIONS WITH INTERROGATIVES