The Simple Present The Simple Present TenseTense

Daily Customs

andGeneral truths

Then, I take a bath

I get up in early morning every day

I pray (subuh) together in early morning

I have breakfast every morning

Then, I go to school with my friends

I always play with my friends at school

Especially at night, I always study alone

Water freezes at 32 degrees32º

Triangles have three sides

So, what is the simple present exactly?

The functions of simple present

Here we tell about our activity every day

Or

We tell about facts

And what are the roles to express simple present tense?

Whenever the subject is the third person singular (he/she/it), we should add the verb with (s) or (es).

Eg;

she + go => she goes

he + eat => he eats

it + make => it makes

Especially for verb (have), when the subject is the third person singular, (have) changes to (has).

Eg;

she has breakfast every morning

Negative and InterrogativeShe goes to school every day

They play football every Sunday

Negative:

she does not go to school every day

they do not play football every Sunday

s + do/does + not + verb + complement

Interrogative:

does she go to school every day?

do they play football every Sunday?

do/does + s + verb + complement + ?

Let’s make another example….

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ExerciseArrange the sentence below

• have – you – a car

• a car – my sister – has

• Joe – breakfast – has

• a car – have – John’s sisters

Change the sentences below into negative and interrogative

• Our brother teaches every day

• Our brothers work every day