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Present Simple Tense
How do we make the Simple Present Tense?
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Present Simple Tense
Look at these examples with the main verb like:
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| subject | auxiliary verb |
| main verb |
|
+ | I, you, we |
| like | coffee. | |
He, she, it | likes | ||||
- | I, you, we | do | not | like | |
He, she, it | does |
Present Simple Tense
Look at these examples with the main verb like:
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| auxiliary | subject |
| main verb |
|
? | Do | I, you, we, they |
| like | coffee. |
Does | He, she, it |
Present Simple Tense
Look at these examples with the main verb be. Notice that there is no auxiliary:
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| subject | main verb |
| |
+ | I | am |
| French. |
You, we, they | are | |||
He, she, it | is | |||
- | I | am | not | old. |
You, we, they | are | |||
He, she, it | is |
Present Simple Tense
Look at these examples with the main verb be. Notice that there is no auxiliary:
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| main verb | subject |
|
? | Am | I | late? |
Are | you, we, they | ||
Is | He, she, it |
|
Present Simple Tense
How do we use the Simple Present Tense?
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John drives a taxi. | ||
past | present | future |
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It is John's job to drive a taxi. He does it every day. Past, present and future. |
Present Simple Tense
Note that with the verb to be, we can also use the simple present tense for situations that are not general. We can use the simple present tense to talk about now. Look at these examples of the verb "to be" in the simple present tense - some of them are general, some of them are now:
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Am I right? | ||
present | future |
|
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The situation is now. |
I am not tall. | ||
present | future |
|
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The situation is general. Past, present and future. |
Present Simple Tense
This page shows the use of the simple present tense to talk about general events. But note that there are some other uses for the simple present tense, for example in conditional or if sentences, or to talk about the future. You will learn about those later.
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Theme 1
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Complete the Present Simple Test on the computer and send screenshots of the completed test.
References
Клинкова, Е.В. Продвинутый англиийский язык для студентов технических вузов: учеб. пособие / Е. В. Клинкова. - Комсомольск-на-Амуре : ФГБОУ ВО «КнАГТУ», 2017. – 72 с.
Першина, Е.Ю. Практическая грамматика английского языка. Глагольные форсы и синтаксис: учеб. Пособие / Е.Ю. Першина - Комсомольск-на-Амуре : ФГБОУ ВПО «КнАГТУ», 2015. – 169 с.
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