Simple Present

Simple Present Tense.

The simple present tense in English is used to describe an action or an activity. 1. For repeated or regular actions in the present time period. a) I take  the train to the office. b)2. For facts. The President of The USA lives in The White House.  3. For habits. I get up early every day. 4. For things that are always / generally true.It rains a lot in winter.

Verb conjugation and spelling

We form simple present using the base form of the infinitive. Most important  rules: We ever use the base form of the verb. In third person we add an -s or -es depending of the verb. I / you / we / theyspeak / learn English at home. he / she / it speaks / learns English at home. The spelling for the verb in the third person differs depending on the ending of that verb:  1For verbs that end in -O, -CH, -SH, -SS, -X, or -Z we add -ES in the third person. go – goes catch – catches wash – washes kiss – kisses fix – fixes buzz – buzzes 

Spelling for the verb.

2. For verbs that end in a consonant + Y, we remove the Y and add -IES. marry – marries study – studies carry – carries worry – worries  NOTE: For verbs that end in a vowel + Y, we just add -S. play – plays enjoy – enjoys say – says

statements.

Negative Sentences in the Simple Present Tense To make a negative sentence in English we normally use Don't or Doesn't with all verbs EXCEPT To Be and Modal verbs (can, might, should etc.). Affirmative: You speak French.Negative: You don't speak French. You will see that we add don't between the subject and the verb. We use Don't when the subject is I, you, we or they.Affirmative: He speaks German.Negative: He doesn't speak German. 

Questions in the Simple Present Tense

To make a question in English we normally use Do or Does. It has no translation in Spanish though it is essential to show we are making a question. It is normally put at the beginning of the question. Affirmative: You speak English.Question: Do you speak English? You will see that we add DO at the beginning of the affirmative sentence to make it a question. We use Do when the subject is I, you, we or they. Affirmative: He speaks French.Question: Does he speak French? When the subject is he, she or it, we add DOES at the beginning to make the affirmative sentence a question. Notice that the letter S at the end of the verb in the affirmative sentence (because it is in third person) disappears in the question. We will see the reason why below.We DON'T use Do or Does in questions that have the verb To Be or Modal Verbs (can, must, might, should etc.)