Simple Present Tense

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The Formula of Simple Present Tense

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•  Nominal

(+)  S + to be + complement <noun, adj, adv>

(-)   S + to be + not + complement

(?)   to be + S + complement + ?

Example :

(+)  Reza is always happy.

(-)   Reza is not always happy.

(?)   Is Reza always happy ?

• Verbal

(+)  S + Verb1 (s/es) + object

(-)   S + do/does + not + Verb1 + object

(?)   Do/does + S + Verb1 + object + ?

Example :

(+)  I usually gets up at six o’clock in the morning.

(-)   I don’t usually get up at six o’clock in the morning.

(?)  Do I usually get up at six o’clock in the morning ?

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• Daily routines or habitual action

Example :

(+)  Jain always swims in the morning.

(-)   Jain doesn’t always swim in the morning.

(?)   Does Jain always swim in the morning ?

Examples of adverb of time :

1. Never
2. Always
3. Every
4. Often
5. Seldom
6. Usually
7. Sometimes
8. Generally
9. Steadly
10. Normally

 

• An action that happen in present time, it follow with stative verb.

Example :

(+)  They understand the problem now.

(-)   They don’t understand the problem now.

(?)   Do they understand the problem now ?

Example stative verb :

• Know
• Have
• Believe
• Hate
• Need
• Hear
• Love
• Understand
• See
• Appear
• Like
• Wish