Present Simple Tense Quiz

Present Simple Tense

Interrogative Forms

• Structure: Do/Does + subject + base form of the verb?
  • Example: Do you like coffee? / Does she play tennis?
• Usage:
  • "Do" is used with I, you, we, they.
  • "Does" is used with he, she, it.
• Question Words:
  • Can start with question words (What, Where, When, Why, How).
  • Example: What do you do? / Where does he work?

Negative Sentences

• Structure: Subject + do/does not + base form of the verb.
  • Example: I do not (don't) like coffee. / She does not (doesn't) play tennis.
• Usage:
  • "Don't" is used with I, you, we, they.
  • "Doesn't" is used with he, she, it.

Uses In Daily Conversations

• Routine Actions: Describing habitual actions or daily routines.
  • Example: I go to the gym every day.
• Facts and General Truths: Stating facts or universal truths.
  • Example: Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
• Scheduled Events: Talking about scheduled events or timetables.
  • Example: The train leaves at 6 PM.

Form And Structure

• Affirmative Form: Subject + base form of the verb (with appropriate endings for third-person singular).
  • Example: He works on Mondays.
• Third-person Singular: Add "s" or "es" to the base form for he, she, it.
  • Examples:
    • "He runs." (add "s")
    • "She watches." (add "es" due to ending with "ch")
• Base Form for Other Subjects: No change in the verb.
  • Example: I play, They read.

Interrogative Forms

• Structure: Form questions using "Do" or "Does" followed by the subject and base verb.
• Example questions include "Do you like coffee?" and "Does she play tennis?"
• "Do" applies to subjects: I, you, we, they, while "Does" is used for: he, she, it.
• Questions can begin with words like What, Where, When, Why, and How. Examples: "What do you do?" "Where does he work?"

Negative Sentences

• Structure: Make negative sentences by placing the subject followed by "do/does not" and the base form of the verb.
• Examples: "I do not (don't) like coffee." and "She does not (doesn't) play tennis."
• "Don't" is used with I, you, we, they, whereas "Doesn't" is for he, she, it.

Uses in Daily Conversations

• Describes routine actions and habitual behaviors, such as "I go to the gym every day."
• States facts or universal truths, e.g., "Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius."
• Refers to scheduled events or timetables, as in "The train leaves at 6 PM."

Form and Structure

• Affirmative sentences formed by the subject and the base form of the verb, with third-person singular requiring specific endings.
• In third-person singular, add "s" or "es" to the verb: "He works" (add "s") and "She watches" (add "es" due to "ch").
• For subjects I, you, we, they, the base form remains unchanged: "I play," "They read."