Present Tense
Present Tense is the most basic English Tense, that is it common to say this as Simple Present. This English Tense is used to express: Facts and generalization, Habits and Routine activities, Permanent Situations, State Verbs (such as be, see, know, think, have, etc). Present Tense is usually used with the adverbs of frequency such as: always, usually, never, selom or rarely, nowadays, every day, every month, sometimes, occasionally, etc.
Ok, let’s see Present Tense expressing the facts:
- I am a blooger
- A dog is an animal
- The morning sun is usually warm in sunny season
The form of Simple Present Tense if it is used without verb is simple, that is:
Subject + Tobe … (am, is, are)
Tobe in Present Tense with it respective Subject:
I am, You are, We are, She is, He is, It is.
In Negative form, You just add NOT after tobe
- I am NOT a blooger
- A table is NOT an animal
- She is NOT happy
If Present Tense used with Verbs, it has the following form:
Positive Form: S + Verb1 (s/es) Negative Form: S + DO/DOES + NOT + Verb1 Interrogative: DO/DOES + S + Verb1
Let’s see several examples:
- I write article for my blog everyday
- My son goes to school
- You learn english
Present Tense in Negative Form examples:
- I do not write article for my blog everyday
- My son does not go to school
- You do not learn english.
It is also commont to use don’t for do not, and doesn’t for does not.
Present Tense is easy and simple right?
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