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Present simple tense
1. PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE Howtoformthepresent simple Positive statements Important: Note the-s in the 3rd person singular! E.g. he eats .., sheworks .., my motherlikes ..
2. PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE Negativestatements Important: Note thedoesn’tin the 3rd person singular! E.g.he doesn’teat, shedoesn’twork .., my motherdoesn’tlike
3. PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE Questions Important: Note thedoes in the 3rd person singular! E.g.Does he eat .., doesitsnow .., doesyourmotherlike ..,
4. PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE Here are 3 irregular verb forms: have > she has go > she goes do > she does Verbs that end in -ch, -sh, -ss - add an -es in the 3rd person singular form: watch > he watches brush > he brushes kiss > she kisses Note the 3rd person singular spellings of the verbs that end: -consonant - y: carry > she carries try > he tries study > she studies Verbs that end: -vowel-y do not change like this: play > he plays say > she says
5. PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE Grammar rules for the present simple tense: In positive sentences the auxiliary verb is not used. In positive sentence the main verb changes form according to the subject. In negative statements the auxiliary verb "do-does" is added after the subject. In negative statements and questions the main verb stays in its base form.