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Episode 14: How to Make a Present Simple Tense Sentence
How to Make a Present Simple Tense Sentence
- Verb is/ am/ are
- action verb
- Rules for using do/does
- The conclusion at the end of the chapter Present Simple Tense
Simple present
The simple present, present simple or present indefinite is one of the verb forms associated with the present tense in modern English. It is commonly referred to as a tense, although it also encodes certain information about aspect in addition to present time. Wikipedia
Present Simple Tense is the present tense. Before we look at the rules for using the Present Simple Tense, let’s take a look at some example sentences.
- Kate and Kenny do not work as teachers.
- She does not live in Korea.
- Grizzly bears live in the woods.
- John speaks 4 languages.
- Linda likes to cook for the homeless.
- The new employee is pregnant.
From the above example Did we notice anything? Verb or verbs in the Present Simple Tense can convey many different meanings. First, let’s start with the principles of using the Present Simple Tense first.
1. Actual events or information
2. Habitual actions
3. Current events
Therefore, before we choose to use the Present Simple Tense, do not forget to look at the principle of using whether the sentence we want to communicate matches any of the principles or not.
How to Make a Present Simple Tense Sentence
We will explain how to make sentences in Present Simple Tense that are easy to remember like this. Teacher Jib divides verbs into 2 groups, is / am / are and other verbs to make it easier to understand.
Verb is/ am/ are
used with different presidents
telling sentences
Is is used with only one subject such as a car, a plane, a window seat, or as an uncountable noun such as sugar, water, air, money, etc.
am is used with subject pronoun I (I) only,
are used with subject. with more than 1 such as Paul and his friends, students, graduates and pronouns we, you, they such as
- They are happy with the test result.
- Her family is in Chiang Mai.
- This high-speed train is well-known for punctuality.
- I am a new committee here.
- negative sentence
We can add not after is / am / are
without having to use other words to help in negative sentences where the verb is / am / are eg.
- Henry is not a member of our club.
- Polar bears are not native to the South Pole.
- Oliver and his mother are not together.
- I am not 17 years old.
- interrogative sentence
To make an interrogative sentence in is / am / are, we must alternate the position of the subject with the verb is / am / are, for example:
- Is it your bag?
- Are they ready for the interview?
- Am I responsible for this mistake?
- action verb
- other than is / am / are, such as move, polish, think, etc. We have to separate the use of the verb according to the subject as follows.
telling sentences
One singular or uncountable subject must add s or es to the verb such as love-loves, speak-speaks, delay-delays, etc. For example:
- Michael watches a cartoon every day.
- Students love this free tablet.
- The plural subject (greater than 1) or the second person pronoun (you) uses the regular verb form without adding s, e.g.
We play football at school.
Monkeys sometimes steal people’s handbags.
negative sentence
We must use the helping verb do / does in the sentence before adding not before the verb. For example:
- Adam and Eve do not take this course.
- Kangaroos do not live in Thailand.
- That farmer does not own the land.
- But we must remember that Once there is an auxiliary verb do / does, the main verb of the sentence is used in the normal form. That is, you don’t have to add s or es anymore, for example:
- The factory does not make toys.
- The patients do not walk quickly.
interrogative sentence
The interrogative sentence is similar to the negative sentence in that we use the modal verb do / does as well, but do / does is moved before the subject, where do / does is after the wh-question, such as what, when, where, why, how if there is a question such as
- What do you do after eating breakfast?
- When do you go to bed?
- Where does he live?
- Do you wash your clothes?
- Does Nayla cook?
Rules for using do/does
- The auxiliary verb do is used with a plural subject.
- The auxiliary verb does is used with a singular subject. or an uncountable president
The conclusion at the end of the chapter Present Simple Tense
- We must change the verb according to the subject of the sentence accordingly.
- Remember to include the modal verb do/does in negative and interrogative sentences. If the verb is an action verb
- We must not add s / es to verbs when using the modal verb do / does in negative and interrogative sentences.
