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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