Aprenda regras gramaticais úteis para usar o Present Simple Tense em inglês com exemplos.
Forming the Present Simple tense
In English grammar, the present simple is one of the verb forms associated with the present tense.
>> Present Simple tense with “TO BE” (am/is/are)
Affirmative sentence
S + am/is/are + object…
He is a doctor.
Negative Sentence
S + am/is/are + not + object…
He isn’t a doctor.
Interrogative Sentence
Am/Is/ Are + S + object?
Is he a doctor?
>> Present Simple tense with other verbs
Affirmative sentence
S + verb + object…
We like tea.
Negative sentence
S + don’t/doesn’t + verb + object…
We don’t like tea.
Interrogative sentence
Do/ Does + S + verb + object?
Do you like tea?
Notes
The basic form of the simple present is the same as the base form of the verb, unless the subject is third person singular, in which case a form with the addition of -(e)s is used.
- For pronouns I, you, we, they, there is no modification for verbs.
- For pronouns he, she, it, a suffix is added following these rules:
For verbs that end in –o, –ch, –sh, –s, –x, or –z, the suffix –es is added
Do – Does
Touch – Touches
Fix – Fixes
For verbs that end in a consonant + y, the letter y is replaced by the suffix –ies.
Try – Tries
Study – Studies
Carry – Carries
In other cases, the suffix –s is added.
Cook – Cooks
Say – Says
Laugh – laughs
How to use the Present Simple Tense
The Present Simple tense is used to express:
>> General truth
The sun rises in the east.
>> Habits
I play badminton every Tuesday.
>> Future Timetables
Our train leaves at 9 am.
>> Future after “when”, “until”…
I won’t go out until it stops raining.
>> Permanent situations
He works in a bank.
>> For newspaper headlines
Man enters space.
>> With non-progressive
I believe that you are innocent.
>> When telling stories
Suddenly, the window opens and a masked men enters.
>> For giving directions and instructions
First of all, you break the eggs and whisk with sugar.
>> Time Expressions in the Present Simple Tense
- This evening
- At 10 am
- When
- Until
- As soon as
- After
- Before
- Twice a month
- Every Tuesday
- Often
- Sometimes
- …
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