Present Simple Grammar Rules

Grammar Rules of Present Simple

Formation:

• The present simple is formed using the base form of the verb.
• The base form is the infinitive form of the verb without "to".
• For example:
  • Base form: go
  • Present simple: I go, you go, he/she/it goes, we go, they go

Spelling Rules:

• Verbs ending in -o, -sh, -ch, -ss, or -x add -es in the third person singular (he/she/it).
  • For example: go -> goes, watch -> watches
• Verbs ending in a consonant + y, change the y to -ies in the third person singular (he/she/it).
  • For example: try -> tries, fly -> flies

Irregular Verbs:

• Some verbs have irregular forms in the present simple.
• For example:
  • Be: I am, you are, he/she/it is, we are, they are
  • Have: I have, you have, he/she/it has, we have, they have

Negation:

• The negation is formed using "do/does not" + the base form of the verb.
• For example:
  • I do not go, you do not go, he/she/it does not go, we do not go, they do not go

Questions:

• Yes/No questions are formed using "do/does" + the subject + the base form of the verb.
• For example:
  • Do I go?, does he/she/it go?, do we go?, do they go?
• Wh-questions are formed using the question word + "do/does" + the subject + the base form of the verb.
• For example:
  • What do I do?, where does he/she/it go?, what do we do?, what do they do?

Formation of Present Simple

• The present simple is formed using the base form of the verb, which is the infinitive form without "to".
• The base form is used for all subjects except the third person singular (he/she/it), which takes the -s form.
• Examples: I go, you go, he/she/it goes, we go, they go

Spelling Rules for Present Simple

• Verbs ending in -o, -sh, -ch, -ss, or -x add -es in the third person singular (he/she/it).
• Examples: go -> goes, watch -> watches
• Verbs ending in a consonant + y, change the y to -ies in the third person singular (he/she/it).
• Examples: try -> tries, fly -> flies

Irregular Verbs in Present Simple

• Some verbs have irregular forms in the present simple.
• Examples: Be (I am, you are, he/she/it is, we are, they are) and Have (I have, you have, he/she/it has, we have, they have)

Negation in Present Simple

• The negation is formed using "do/does not" + the base form of the verb.
• Examples: I do not go, you do not go, he/she/it does not go, we do not go, they do not go

Questions in Present Simple

• Yes/No questions are formed using "do/does" + the subject + the base form of the verb.
• Examples: Do I go?, does he/she/it go?, do we go?, do they go?
• Wh-questions are formed using the question word + "do/does" + the subject + the base form of the verb.
• Examples: What do I do?, where does he/she/it go?, what do we do?, what do they do?