Present Simple.
How to form the Present Simple:
The present simple is formed with the subject + base form of the infinitive,
To form the third person of most verbs add -s he likes
Verbs ending in ch, sh, s, ss, x, or z, add -es she watches
Verbs ending in a consonant + y, remove the 'y' and add -ies he studies
To form the third person of the verbs 'go' and 'do' add -es
Subject | to like | Subject | to watch | Subject | to study | Subject | to do | |||
I | like | I | watch | I | study | I | do | |||
You | like | You | watch | You | study | You | do | |||
He | likes | He | watches | He | studies | He | does | |||
She | likes | She | watches | She | studies | She | does | |||
It | likes | It | watches | It | studies | It | does | |||
We | like | We | watch | We | study | We | do | |||
You | like | You | watch | You | study | You | do | |||
They | like | They | watch | They | study | They | do |
Present Simple - negative:
I do not play / I don't play
To form the Present Simple negative use subject + auxiliary verb 'do' + not / don't + infinitve
For the third person Present Simple negative use the third person of the auxiliary verb 'do' + not (does not /doesn't) + infinitve
Subject | Auxiliary 'do' + not |
to like | Subject | Auxiliary 'do' + not |
to watch | Subject | Auxiliary 'do' + not |
to study | ||
I |
do not don't |
like | I |
do not don't |
watch | I |
do not don't |
study | ||
You |
do not don't |
like | You |
do not don't |
watch | You |
do not don't |
study | ||
He |
does not doesn't |
like | He |
does not doesn't |
watch | He |
does not doesn't |
study | ||
She |
does not doesn't |
like | She |
does not doesn't |
watch | She |
does not doesn't |
study | ||
It |
does not doesn't |
like | It |
does not doesn't |
watch | It |
does not doesn't |
study | ||
We |
do not don't |
like | We |
do not don't |
watch | We |
do not don't |
study | ||
You |
do not don't |
like | You |
do not don't |
watch | You |
do not don't |
study | ||
They |
do not don't |
like | They |
do not don't |
watch | They |
do not don't |
study |
Present Simple - Questions:
To make questions with the Present Simple use the auxiliary verb 'do' + subject + infinitve
Auxiliary 'do' |
Subject | to like | Auxiliary 'do' | Subject | to watch | Auxiliary 'do' |
Subject | to study | ||
Do | I | like....? | Do | I | watch....? | Do | I | study? | ||
Do | you | like....? | Do | you | watch....? | Do | you | study? | ||
Does | he | like....? | Does | he | watch....? | Does | he | study? | ||
Does | she | like....? | Does | she | watch....? | Does | she | study? | ||
Does | it | like....? | Does | it | watch....? | Does | it | study? | ||
Do | we | like....? | Do | we | watch....? | Do | we | study? | ||
Do | you | like....? | Do | you | watch....? | Do | you | study? | ||
Do | they | like....? | Do | they | watch....? | Do | they | study? |
Present Simple - Negative Questions:
To make negative questions with the Present Simple use the auxiliary verb 'do' + not = don't/doesn't + subject + infinitve
Auxiliary don't / doesn't |
Subject | to like |
Auxiliary don't / doesn't |
Subject | to watch |
Auxiliary don't / doesn't |
Subject | to study | ||
Don't | I | like....? | Don't | I | watch....? | Don't | I | study? | ||
Don't | you | like....? | Don't | you | watch....? | Don't | you | study? | ||
Doesn't |
he | like....? | Doesn't | he | watch....? | Doesn't | he | study? | ||
Doesn't | she | like....? | Doesn't | she | watch....? | Doesn't | she | study? | ||
Doesn't | it | like....? | Doesn't | it | watch....? | Doesn't | it | study? | ||
Don't | we | like....? | Don't | we | watch....? | Don't | we | study? | ||
Don't | you | like....? | Don't | you | watch....? | Don't | you | study? | ||
Don't | they | like....? | Don't | they | watch....? | Don't | they | study? |