Simple Present

The Rest of the Verbs

Forming the simple present tense
There are only two basic forms for the simple
present tense; one ends with -s and the other
doesn't. Here are the rules, using the example
verb "sing":
 Have and Has
When we are talking about have, we have to
use the conjugated forms whe we are using
she, he, and it. That is how we say:
He has two brothers.
She has some good friends
We have some good friends.
I have two brothers.
 -s or -es ?
have or has?
Rules for the -s and –es endings

With most verbs, the third person singular

form is created simply by adding -S. However,
with some verbs, you need to add -ES or
change the ending a little. Here are the rules
in the following chart
Forming a negative
 Rules
• Negatives in the simple present are formed by
adding don't or doesn't before the simple form
of the verb
• don’t is the contraction form for “do not” and
doesn't is the contraction form for “does not”
Forming a yes/no question
 Forming a yes/no question

• Yes/no questions are also created using the

auxiliary do. This time, the auxiliary is placed
before the subject. Here are the rules in the
following chart.
 Forming a WH- question
• WH- questions (using words such as “what”,
“when”, and “where”) are also created by
putting the auxiliary do before the subject.
Then, you add the WH- word at the beginning.
Here are some examples
DAILY ROUTINES

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

HE GETS UP AT 7.30
EVERYDAY
HE WASHES HIS HANDS &
HIS FACE
HE BRUSHES HIS TEETH AT
7:45
HE HAS BREAKFAST AT 8:00.
HE GOES TO SCHOOL AT 8:15.
HE HAS LUNCH AT 12:15.
HE GOES BACK HOME AT 15:00.
HE DOES HIS HOMEWORK IN THE
AFTERNOON.
HE PLAYS COMPUTER
GAMES.
HE STUDIES HIS LESSONS.
HE HAS DINNER AT 7.00.
HE WATCHES TV IN THE
EVENING.
HE READS HIS BOOK EVERY
NIGHT.
HE GOES TO BED AT 11.00 EVERY
NIGHT.
Example
• I go to work at 8.45am every morning.
• I usually travel to work with Yolanda.
• She is the pilot, She arrives on time.
• I always check my emails when I get to work,
but I don't always reply to them immediately.
• Because I don’t know how to drive. Yolanda
takes me to lunch meetings.
• I never take the bus because it is too slow.
• At 1pm most days I have lunch. At 3pm we
have afternoon tea, and that is when we
usually talk and eat cake.
• When you are in the office you probably have
a lot of papers. It is important for you to file
your papers, and so that you can find them
again you need to organize your files. When I
work I have to make telephone calls. If an
important issue happens I ask my secretary to
organize a meeting. Once a month I report to
my boss, but maybe you have to report to
your boss more often. I usually write a
document that my boss can read really
quickly.