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The Present Simple is used to describe ______ and routines.
The Present Simple is used to describe ______ and routines.
habits
The base form of the verb is used to form the ______ Simple.
The base form of the verb is used to form the ______ Simple.
Present
The ______ Simple is used to describe completed actions in the past.
The ______ Simple is used to describe completed actions in the past.
Past
The negative form of the Past Simple is formed using ______ + base form.
The negative form of the Past Simple is formed using ______ + base form.
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The question form of the Present Simple is formed using ______ + subject + base form.
The question form of the Present Simple is formed using ______ + subject + base form.
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I ______ to the gym every morning. (habit)
I ______ to the gym every morning. (habit)
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Study Notes
Simple Tenses
Present Simple
- Used to describe:
- Habits and routines
- General truths
- Facts
- Formation:
- Base form of the verb (e.g., I go, you go, he/she/it goes, we go, they go)
- Negative form: don't/doesn't + base form (e.g., I don't go, she doesn't go)
- Question form: do/does + subject + base form (e.g., Do I go?, Does she go?)
- Examples:
- I get up at 7:00 am every day. (habit)
- Water boils at 100°C. (general truth)
- I live in Paris. (fact)
Past Simple
- Used to describe:
- Completed actions in the past
- Specific times or dates in the past
- Formation:
- Past tense form of the verb (e.g., I went, you went, he/she/it went, we went, they went)
- Negative form: didn't + base form (e.g., I didn't go, she didn't go)
- Question form: did + subject + base form (e.g., Did I go?, Did she go?)
- Examples:
- I went to the movies last night. (completed action)
- I graduated from university in 2010. (specific time)
Simple Tenses
Present Simple
- Describes habits and routines, general truths, and facts
- Formation:
- Use base form of the verb (e.g., go, go, goes, go, go)
- Negative form: don't/doesn't + base form (e.g., don't go, doesn't go)
- Question form: do/does + subject + base form (e.g., Do I go?, Does she go?)
- Examples of habits and routines:
- I get up at 7:00 am every day
- Examples of general truths:
- Water boils at 100°C
- Examples of facts:
- I live in Paris
Past Simple
- Describes completed actions in the past and specific times or dates in the past
- Formation:
- Use past tense form of the verb (e.g., went, went, went, went, went)
- Negative form: didn't + base form (e.g., didn't go, didn't go)
- Question form: did + subject + base form (e.g., Did I go?, Did she go?)
- Examples of completed actions:
- I went to the movies last night
- Examples of specific times or dates:
- I graduated from university in 2010
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Description
Learn about the present simple tense, its uses, formation, and examples, as well as an introduction to the past simple tense. Test your understanding of English grammar rules.
