Simple Present Tense
How do we make the Simple Present Tense?
subject | + | auxiliary verb | + | main verb |
| | do | | base |
There are three important
exceptions:
- For positive sentences, we do not normally use the auxiliary.
- For the 3rd person singular (he, she, it), we add s to the main verb or es to the auxiliary.
- For the verb to be, we do not use an auxiliary, even for questions and negatives.
Look at these examples with the main verb
like:
| subject | auxiliary verb | | main verb | |
+ | I, you, we, they |
| | like | coffee. |
He, she, it |
| | likes | coffee. |
- | I, you, we, they | do | not | like | coffee. |
He, she, it | does | not | like | coffee. |
? | Do | I, you, we, they | | like | coffee? |
Does | he, she, it | | like | coffee? |
Look at these examples with the main verb
be. Notice that there is no auxiliary:
| subject | main verb | | |
+ | I | am | | French. |
You, we, they | are | | French. |
He, she, it | is | | French. |
- | I | am | not | old. |
You, we, they | are | not | old. |
He, she, it | is | not | old. |
? | Am | I | | late? |
Are | you, we, they | | late? |
Is | he, she, it | | late? |
Rujukan:http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses_present.htm
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