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

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