Download Present Simple The affirmative form of the Present

Present Simple
The affirmative form of the Present Simple coincides with the form of the
infinitive without the particle to. The only exception is the third person
singular in which the ending –s or –es is added to the infinitive.
In spelling most verbs have the ending –s in the third person singular.
The ending –es is added in the following cases:
a) If the infinitive ends in –s, -ss, -ch, -tch, -x. For example:
to watch-watches;
b) If the infinitive ends in –y preceded by a consonant; in this case y
changes into i before –es. For example:
to cry – cries;
c) In the verbs to go and to do; for example:
go – goes; do-does:
The interrogative form of the Present Simple is formed by means of the
auxiliary verb to do in the Present Simple and the infinitive of the main
verb without the particle to.
Does he work? Do I study?
The negative form of the Present Simple is formed by means of the
auxiliary verb to do in the Present Simple, the negative particle not and
the infinitive of the main verb without the particle to.
Don’t you know any news?
The Present Simple is used:
1) to express a recurrent or permanent action in the present, for example:
She comes here at six o’clock.
2) to express an action permanently characterizing the subject in the
present, for example:
He dances very badly.
3) to express an action or state which does not refer to any particular time,
for example:
Sugar dissolves in water.
4) to express an action going on at the same time of speaking, for example:
a) if the verb is not used in the continuous form, for example:
I don’t understand anything.
b) when the speaker does not emphasize the progress of the action but
merely states a fact, for example:
Here she comes.
5) to express a future action in adverbial clauses of time and condition, for
example:
I’ll be here till you come.
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6) to express a planned future action mostly with verbs denoting motion, for
example:
Our ship sails on next Tuesday
7) to express an action or a succession of action in the past; by using the
present tense instead of the past the speaker represents such actions as
if they were taking place before the listener’s eyes.
All of a sudden, one evening comes little Mary from her school… .
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