subject + main verb base

Most Birds can fly

Julio drives a Taxi

I drive to work

I like to drink coffee

subject Auxiliary verbMain verb

+

I, you, we, they, you Like Coffee

He, she, it Likes Coffee

-

I, you, we, they, youDo Not Like Coffee

He, she, itdoes Not Likes Coffee

?

Do I, you, we, they, you

Like Coffee ?

DoesHe, she , it

Likes Coffee ?

subject Main verb to be complement

+

I Am Cuban

you, we, they, youAre

Cuban

He, she, it IsCuban

-

I Am not or (I’m not) Cuban

you, we, they, youAre not (aren’t)

Cuban

He, she, itIs not (isn’t)

Cuban

?

am ICuban?

areyou, we, they, you Cuban?

is He, she, it Cuban?

Present SimpleAffirmative Negative Interrogative

 

I drink I do not drink Do I drink?

You drink You don’t drink Do you drink?

He drinks He doesn’t drink Does he drink?

She drinks She does not drink Does she drink?

It drinks It doesn’t drink Does it drink?

We drink We do not drink Do we drink?

You drink You don’t drink Do you drink?

They drink They don’t drink Do they drink?

USES EXAMPLESHabitual Actions

Used with frequency adverbsI go to the gym everyday

Permanent States

Things that never changeThe sun rises in the morning

Feelings and Emotions

Like, hate, want, hopeI like your shirt. I want a pink one.

Verb of Senses

Hear, see, taste, smell,feelListen! I hear music in the cafeteria