Simple Present Tense
In Simple Present, the action is simply mentioned and there is nothing being said about its completeness. It is used to talk about an action which happens on a regular basis.
POSITIVE STATEMENTS
|
SUBJECT |
VERB |
REST OF THE SENTENCE |
|
I |
study |
in Bal Bharti school. |
|
You |
study |
in Bal Bharti school. |
|
He |
studies |
in Bal Bharti school. |
|
Mohan |
studies |
in Bal Bharti school. |
|
The boy |
studies |
in Bal Bharti school. |
|
She |
studies |
in Bal Bharti school. |
|
Pooja |
studies |
in Bal Bharti school. |
|
The girl |
studies |
in Bal Bharti school. |
|
We |
study |
in Bal Bharti school. |
|
You |
study |
in Bal Bharti school. |
|
They |
study |
in Bal Bharti school. |
|
The children |
study |
in Bal Bharti school. |
Notice how we use ‘study’ for the subjects I, You, We, You and They and we use ‘studies’ for the subjects ‘He’ and ‘She’.
NEGATIVE STATEMENTS
|
SUBJECT |
DON’T (DO NOT) / DOESN’T (DOES NOT) |
VERB |
REST OF THE SENTENCE |
|
I |
don’t |
play |
football. |
|
You |
don’t |
play |
football. |
|
He |
doesn’t |
play |
football. |
|
Mohan |
doesn’t |
play |
football. |
|
The boy |
doesn’t |
play |
football. |
|
She |
doesn’t |
play |
football. |
|
Pooja |
doesn’t |
play |
football. |
|
The girl |
doesn’t |
play |
football. |
|
We |
don’t |
play |
football. |
|
You |
don’t |
play |
football. |
|
They |
don’t |
play |
football. |
|
The men |
don’t |
play |
football. |
Notice how we use ‘don’t’ for the subjects I, You, We, You and They
and we use ‘doesn’t’ for the subjects ‘He’ and ‘She’. The verb form remains the same for all subjects.
INTERROGATIVE STATEMENTS / QUESTIONS
|
DO / DOES |
SUBJECT |
VERB |
REST OF THE SENTENCE |
|
Do |
I |
sleep |
in the afternoon? |
|
Do |
you |
sleep |
in the afternoon? |
|
Does |
he |
sleep |
in the afternoon? |
|
Does |
Mohan |
sleep |
in the afternoon? |
|
Does |
the boy |
sleep |
in the afternoon? |
|
Does |
she |
sleep |
in the afternoon? |
|
Does |
Pooja |
sleep |
in the afternoon? |
|
Does |
the girl |
sleep |
in the afternoon? |
|
Do |
we |
sleep |
in the afternoon? |
|
Do |
you |
sleep |
in the afternoon? |
|
Do |
they |
sleep |
in the afternoon? |
|
Do |
the men |
sleep |
in the afternoon? |
Notice how we use ‘Do’ for the subjects I, You, We, You and They
and we use ‘Does’ for the subjects ‘He’ and ‘She’. The verb form remains the same for all subjects.
