Present Simple Example In English

The simple present tense in English (simple present tense) is the verb form that we use to talk about an action that happens at the moment or that we do regularly. With this verb tense, we speak of actions that although we are not doing them or are not happening, they will happen immediately; It is also used to talk about things that happened in the past or will happen in the future but that their outcome will not change.

In the simple present in English, verbs are written in their simple form, that is, as they are written in the infinitive but without using the particle to.

Most of the verbs in the present simple in English follow a rule that is quite simple. Only and present disappointments are the verbs to be and to have.

Positive way. In the positive form, that is, when we express an action that happens or that we are doing, the verbs are written in their simple form for the first and second person singular and for the three person plural. For the third person singular a letter –s is added at the end of the verb; when the verb ends in o, add –es:

First person singular: I run, I take, I see, I go.

Second person singular: you run, you take, you see, you go.

Third person singular: he runs, she takes, he sees, it goes.

First person plural: we run, we take, we see, we go.

Second person plural: you run, you take, you see, you go.

Third person plural: they run, they take, they see, they go.

In addition, it is also useful when we talk about the activities we usually do:

I work all week.

He stays at home in afternoons.

We have vacations in July.

Negative form. For the negative forms of verbs in the present simple, the auxiliary verb do and the negative not are used, which are also combined in the contraction don’t. In the case of the third person singular, its characteristic form does not apply to the main verb, but will always apply to the auxiliary verb, that is, with the third person singular the auxiliary form does not or the contraction doesn’t will always be used:

I do not work = I don't work

You do not wait = you don't wait

He does not run = he doesn’t run

Ella she does not awake = Ella She does not awake

It does not rain = it doesn’t rain

We do not go back = we don't go back

You do not do your homework = you don't do your homework

They do not study on Saturdays = they don't study on Saturdays

Interrogative form. For the interrogative forms of the verbs in the present simple, the auxiliary verb do is used, which is written before the verb, at the beginning of the question. For the third person singular, its characteristic form does not apply to the main verb, but is always will apply in the auxiliary verb, that is, with the third person singular the auxiliary form will always be used does:

Do I work?

Do you wait?

Does Robert run?

Does Susie awake early?

Does it rain?

Do We go back?

Do you do your homework?

Do they study?

Verbs to be and to have. The verbs to be and to have are exceptions to the rules just mentioned.

The verb to be has three forms. Am, for the first person singular; she is for the third person singular and are for the second person singular and the three persons of the plural. In the interrogative form they do not use an auxiliary verb, applying the negative directly or forming a negative contraction. In the interrogative form, the corresponding form of the verb to be is written before the noun it describes.

I am young - I am not young - am I young?

You are tired - you are not tired / you aren’t tired - are you tired?

Steve is lawyer - Steve is not lawyer / Steve isn’t lawyer - is Steve lawyer?

Rose is pretty - Rose is not pretty / Rose isn’t pretty - Is Rose pretty?

The dog is brave - The dog is not brave / the dig isn't brave - Is the dog brave?

We are students - we are not students / we are not students - are we students?

You are late - you are not late / you aren’t late - are you late?

They are workers - they are not workers / they aren't workers - are they workers?

The verb to have has for the third person singular the form has. In the negative form only the negative particle not is added or in its case the contraction and in the interrogative form, like the verb to be, is written before the noun, at the beginning of the prayer:

I have a headache - I have not a headache / I haven’t a headache - Have I a headache?

You have red pants - you have not red pants / you haven’t red pants - have you red pants?

He has a notebook - he has not a notebook / he hasn’t a notebook - has he a notebook?

Ann has a new dress - Ann has not a new dress / Ann hasn’t a new dress - has Ann a new dress?

The cat has a white hand - the cat has not a white hand / the cat hasn’t a white hand - has the cat a white hand?

We have a new car - we have not a new car / we haven’t a new car - have we a new car?

They have a motorcycle - they have not a motorcycle / they haven’t a motorcycle - have they a motorcycle?

10 examples of sentences in the present simple in English:

The water runs in the river.

The car is damaged.

I A.M in the school now.

Mary have you a white little sheep.

We drink milk in the morning.

They spent their time.

She doesn’t pain cualquier cosa.

We don’t like vegetables.

Do you think I A.M crazy?

Do they really eat crab soup?